If illiteracy were a simple problem, Rotarians would have solved it by now.
The issues are myriad: a scarcity of schools and learning
materials, insufficient government spending on education, and cultural
stigmas that limit education for women and girls, to name a few. And the
problem goes far beyond the inability to decipher words on a page. In
an increasingly complex world, poor reading comprehension condemns
adults to the lowest rungs of society.(click below to read more)
Rotarians, however, are committed to improving the situation.
Rotary clubs worldwide have been carrying out thousands of literacy
projects for decades. Basic education and literacy is one of Rotary's areas of focus.
Rotary's work in literacy has included rebuilding schools destroyed
by natural disasters in Sri Lanka and Haiti, partnering with the
Dollywood Foundation's Imagination Library to promote early childhood
reading, and teaching students to read and write through the
concentrated language encounter method in Brazil and Turkey.
Enjoy a gallery of Rotary literacy projects above. For more information:
- Read about Rotary's work with the Imagination Library to promote early childhood reading.
- Learn more about the basic education and literacy area of focus.
- Read " Vocational Training Teams Give Kids an Edge"
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