This document contains 19 papers on adult education and development worldwide. The following papers are included: "Editorial" (Heribert Hinzen); "Lifelong Learning in Europe: Moving towards EFA (Dakar Framework for Action on Education for All) Goals and the CONFINTEA V Agenda" (Sofia Conference on Adult Education); "Poverty and Schooling in the Lives of Girls in Latin America" (Nelly P. Stromquist); "Promoting Democratic Values through the Discussion Forum (DF) Strategy: Evaluation of Its Impact on the Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices (KAPs) of Adult Learners in Tanzania" (Willy Komba); "Empowerment of Women in Cuba: Experiences of the SOFIA Mentor Program" (Janneke Jellema, Magdalena Mazon Hernandez); "Gender Impact of HIV/AIDS/STIs" (Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/Sexually Transferred Infections): Some Implications for Adult Education Practitioners in West Africa" (Evelyn Appiah-Donyina); "10 Years of Project Activities in Mexico" (Ursula Klesing-Rempel); "What Works and What Doesn't" (Herbert Bergmann); "From Dakar to Pisa: Growing Support for Basic Education" (Michael Hofmann, Stefan Lock); "Putting Bread on the Table: The Effects of Literacy and Livelihood" (Ekundayo J.D. Thompson); "Multilingual Literacies as a Resource" (Anthony Okech); "Ethnic Differences in the Approach to Adult Literacy: Experiences from Nationwide Literacy Training" (Godfrey Sentumbwe); "The Role of Adult Education in Sustainable Development" (Forough Olinga, Margaret Nakato Lubyayi); "Adult Education and Skills Training for Small and Medium-Size Enterprises in the Tourist Industry in One Region of Chile" (Oscar Corvalan V); "Training Methodology Used by the Nigerian Indigenous Apprenticeship System" (Raymond Uwameiye, Ede O.S. Iyamu); "Public Health Education in Rural Thailand: Professional Perspectives on the 'Learning @ the Workplace' Program"(Montira Inkochasan, Thitikorn Trayaporn, Marc Van der Putten); "Why Dialogue Is Important" (Romano Prodi); "Adult and Continuing Education in and through International and Supranational Organizations" (Joachim H. Knoll); and "After 11th September ... Development-Oriented Adult Education as World Domestic Policy?" (Heribert Hinzen). Some papers contain substantial bibliographies. (MN)