1500 entrepreneurial girls and women and 500 men will have increased their income and improved their health conditions through basic literacy.
Local Solution
On 15 November we have reached out to 402 Adult Leaners so far. All females at this point. We are equally strategizing to see how far we can go on reaching 2000, but it will take us some more time.
One of our volunteers, Doris from Kongo Gorug during one of our visits whispered to me: “the local school authorities have started according us so much respect because of the work we are doing with the women in the community and I am happy”.
Also on one of our rounds, a woman approaches me while we were leaving the community and says that they have a group of women in the same community and would like to benefit from the Literacy Training. Two of our volunteers Millicent and Paulina in Zupeliga one of our communities in the Nabdam District are setting up new classes for more people in the community who have expressed interest in taking part.
Alterations we had to make include:
Financial report
First 2 financial reports from 15 Nov 21: €6,597 (transferred in Jun & Sept 21)
The remaining budget will be used to complete the project. A final report will follow in April 2022.
Studies show that access to literacy education for women can improve their lives and that of their families.
From experience RSS sees that some husbands initially resisted their wife’s participation in the literacy school, and later on they start supporting by accompanying them to school or by donating equipment for the school. Increased literacy will also enable women to help their children with their schoolwork. Moreover, evidence shows that educated women raise their confidence, are more likely to gain economic independence and more often engage in local governance.
The project requires GHS55,000 (or €8,032). The donations will be used for:
Every additional donation of €4 will result in one more student to access the literacy school, also in other communities that RSS works or start working.
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Weurt, The Netherlands
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