Adult Literacy

New Project for 2008

In Vanuatu the majority of the adult population in rural areas have not had any opportunity to acquire minimum reading and writing levels. Literacy programs are very welcome, but poverty makes access to relevant teaching and learning materials extremely difficult for learners and teachers.

Within the Church of Melanesia structure, literacy classes are being established in different parishes and it’s the responsibility of the Mothers Union, the Melanesian Brotherhood and Youth Ministries, who have trained literacy trainers, to conduct classes. This literacy training will also provide women with information about health issues, nutrition, malaria, child vaccination and HIV and AIDS. These classes will enable the women to understand their lives and social environment further.

Here are some of the ways your gift will be used:

• $300 will help provide learning materials to be used in Literacy Class, motivating women to learn how to read and write
• $500 will enable under privileged women in rural areas to receive literacy skills
• $800 will help in training Literacy Trainers to assist in facilitating literacy classes
• $1,000 will support the Mother’s Union Literacy Trainers to travel to the villages and facilitate the classes

We need to raise $35,000* in 2008
You can Donate Now to this project by selecting VAN Adult Literacy
*Donations to this project are tax deductible for individuals.