Learn How to Read for Adults

In many impoverished countries, illiteracy is a barrier that holds people back from higher-paying jobs and more fulfilling opportunities. Illiteracy is a key factor in the continuing cycle of poverty—generation after generation locked in privation. Classes that share how to learn how to read, for adults or children, create a practical solution to a solvable problem.

It is estimated that over 250 million women in Asia today are unable to read and write.1 Many of these women long to become literate and fulfill hopes and dreams; literacy classes are a practical way to help them.

A survey conducted by GFA World’s Women’s Fellowship in Nepal found that almost all the women in their fellowships and churches have a desire to read the Bible. Sadly, more than 60 percent are illiterate.2 These women’s fellowships stepped into action. Thirteen teachers from eight different churches came together with a great goal of educating the women in their churches in the basic skills of reading, writing and simple math. These women then returned to their villages to share their new teaching skills with other women in their communities.

GFA literacy classes teach participants to learn how to read, for adults in particular, but they also teach participants how to write and perform basic math skills. When adults learn these valuable skills, they are less likely to be taken advantage of in the marketplace. They can also understand street signs, maps, contracts, rental agreements, food labels, prices on items and more.


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