focus on basic education and literacy
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Focus on Basic Education and LiteracyModerator: Anne L. Matthews, RI Director and
Future Vision Committee Member
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Rotary supports
activities and
training to improve
education for all
children and
literacy for children
and adults.
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Rotary’s Support of Basic Education & Literacy
Narrow Focus
Broad FocusGlobal
GrantsDistrict
Grants
Service Projects
Rotarian Action Group for
Literacy (LitRag)
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Basic Education and Literacy Goals
• Involving the community to support programs that strengthen the capacity of communities to provide basic education and literacy to all;
• Increasing adult literacy in communities
• Working to reduce gender disparity in education
• Supporting studies for career-minded professionals related to basic education and literacy.
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Panelists• Noraseth Pathmanand, PRID and LitRag President, RC
Bangrak, Thailand, District 3350
• Carolyn Johnson, District Governor-elect, RC
Yarmouth, Maine, United States, District 7780
• Jones Kyazze, Basic Education and Literacy Cadre
Member, RC Nateete-Kampala, Uganda, District 9200
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PDG Dr. Richard Walker
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Saowalak Rattanavich
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Myanmar Laos
MalaysiaIndonesia
Cambodia
Surin
Chaiyaphum
Bangkok
Buriram
Sisaket
Vietnam
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Guatemala Literacy Project
(GLP)
A partnership between Rotary clubs
& the non-profit organization, Cooperative for Education
16 Years, 404 Rotary Clubs, 63 Districts
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Textbooks
Computer
labs, traini
ng, &
technical
support
Scholarships
Literacy
Instruction
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Culture of Reading Program
Ongoing teacher training, classroom support,
basic materials
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1. Identify needs
2. Sustainability
3. Measurable results
Factors for Success
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Needs: Why Guatemala?
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Sustainability Plan
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$5
Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4
+
+$1 $5
Year 5
$1 $1 $1 $1+ + +
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SustainabilityOngoing teacher training
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SustainabilityClassroom support
Textbook Project
Computer Project
Scholarship
CORP Project
GLP Guatemala
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Results
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Results
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Results
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1. Identify needs
2. Sustainability
3. Measure
results
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Carolyn Johnson [email protected]
Rotary Club of Yarmouth, Maine, USA
District 7780
www.guatemalaliteracy.org
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Focus Groups & Activities
• For Adults: Emphasis on
-Organization
-Facilitator Training
-Materials/supplies
provision
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• For Young ones: Emphasis on
- Support to primary
schools
- Identification of disenabling
factors
- Attenuation of Challenges
through action on
disenabling
factors
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• Desirability, Feasibility, Impact & Sustainability• Rotary Strengths &
Weaknesses• Availability of Volunteers
for Service Above Self• Availability of operational structures such as
Rotaractors, Interactors and RCCs as partners in service
• Limitation of resources
Guiding Factors
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• For Adults:- Awareness/Sensitization- Social /Cultural sensibilities- Location of activities • For Primary Schools- Location of the school &
Management- Nature of disenabling
factors to be attenuated
Operational Challenges depending on Focus Group and
Location
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• In the face of a multitude of challenges in the area of Basic Education and Literacy
- Which ones should Rotary Focus on?
- Why?
Questions For Consideration
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Basic Education and Literacy
Resources:• Area of Focus
Publication;
• Rotarian Action Group for Literacy
• Basic Education and Literacy Statement (Global Grants)
• District/Regional Leaders
• Staff
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Thank you
for your
time and
service to
Rotary
Questions?