Global Literacy Matters

ProLiteracy has joined forces with several other international organizations offering training in literacy instruction and business coaching to help small businesses in Ecuador improve their operations. ProLiteracy, the world's largest organization of adult literacy and education programs, and Interweave Solutions, offering business training in developing countries, recently trained 22 people on literacy instruction, business practices, and community development. The trainees are loan officers and trainers from FINCA , a microfinance bank that provides small business loans to low-income people. The trainees will use what they've learned in their work with residents in 30 communities throughout Ecuador, giving residents the literacy and business skills they need to start and maintain businesses that will help them support their families and make improvements in their communities. The pilot project is sponsored by Citi Foundation. "This exciting project is ba...

Close to a billion people suffer from hunger every day. The World Food Program (WFP) is grappling with how to address the increasing needs of starving populations. October 16, 2010 - World Food Day - has been marked as a day to remember that global hunger is still a life threatening crisis in close to 22 countries . Many countries are facing dramatic food shortages, and relief agencies are overwhelmed in places like Pakistan as they try to meet the demand. While we reflect on the challenges the world is facing with food, ProLiterac y would like to highlight a program we support in Haiti that, despite the shortage of resources, is making a significant difference in the lives of rural Haitian farmers and their families. AyitKonseVet (AKV) is a training program that works with Haitian farmers in the north and northwest regions of Haiti. The project includes literacy classes for rural farmers and their families with a focus on environmental sustainability through better farming techniqu...