Illiteracy

The United Nations says that in the world today there are one billion adults who cannot read. Most of these are women. They cannot read a Bible, help a child with homework, or read the instructions on a medicine bottle. Neither can they fill out a work application.

The Seventh-day Adventist department of Women's Ministries is supporting programs - mainly in Papua New Guinea and Aboriginal communities in Western Australia - to help increase literacy among women.

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Adult Literacy in Papua New Guinea

In Papua New Guinea, only 56% of females aged 15 years or over are literate. Around 50% of children of primary school age do not attend school.

The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) in Papua New Guinea, runs a literacy program for adults. To find out more about this program visit their website at http://www.adra.org.pg/literacy.html or contact -

Michelle Abel (Country Director)
Mail:
PO Box 3206
Lae, Morobe Province 411
Papua New Guinea
Phone: 472 7088
Fax: 472 7638
Email: adrapng@adra.org.pg

Justin Rogers (Team Leader)
Mail
PO Box 66
Bougainville
Papua New Guinea
Phone: 973 9046

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Resources

Starting a Literacy Program
The worldwide Seventh-day Adventist Women's Ministries department has developed a manual on how to start a literacy program. You can view it at http://wm.gc.adventist.org/LiteracyProgram/indexlitprog.html

EdNA Online - Adult and Community Education http://www.edna.edu.au/edna/go/pid/412
This is the Education Network for Australia. Here you can find courses for adults wanting to improve their skills.

http://www.dyslexia.com/
Here you will find information and training in methods for overcoming learning problems. Also listed are correctional providers for dyslexia and a discussion forum.

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