Wednesday, March 12, 2008

More than three million benefit from Cuban literacy method

http://www.granma.cu/ingles/2008/marzo/mier12/yosipuedo.html

THOUSANDS of illiterate people in many different countries are learning how to read and write using the "Yes I Can Do It" method, which has already benefited more than three million people in 28 countries, education leaders noted.

More than three million benefit from Cuban literacy methodDuring a press conference in Havana, Luis Ignacio Gómez, Cuban education minister, highlighted the island’s contribution in response to the humanitarian call to eradicate world illiteracy as part of the battle for social justice and human emancipation.

The Cuban project aims to help eradicate illiteracy in the world, where there are more than 774 million illiterate people, 72 million children without schools and a shortage of 30 million teachers, said Gómez. He added that many countries are interested in applying the Cuban method.

The minister reiterated that Cuba is to be the venue of the Ibero-American Congress for Literacy in Basic Education of Young People and Adults, which constitutes an acknowledgement of the island’s contribution.

The forum is to take place in Havana’s International Conference Center from June 9-12, sponsored by the Cuban Ministry of Education, the Organization of Ibero-American States for Education, Science and Culture and the Ibero-American General Secretariat.

Translated by Granma International

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