KERALA ASSOCIATION FOR NON-FORMAL EDUCATION: DEVELOPMENT, ISSUES AND CHALLENGES- AN IDEATIONAL FRAMEWORK

Education is an instrument which helps individual to develop his personality regardless of sex, race, and stage of development. It is through education that individuals can attain different kinds of knowledge and skills which can help them to appreciate their environment and to respond positively. Kerala Association for Non-Formal Education and Development was documented under the Travancore-Cochin Charitable Societies Act No 12 of 1955, encompassing the members of the Literacy Expert Committee aiming to eliminate illiteracy and strengthening developmental activities with nonformal education. P. N. Panicker was the founder of Kerala Association for Non formal Education and Development and this association was registered on 30 June 1977. This research paper carries an indepth analysis of role played by Kerala Association for Non formal Education and Development (KANFED)as a voluntary organization in providing opportunities for continuing education for all people in need through its literacy activities and further investigates the reason for the emergence of Kerala as the first totally literate state in India.