Literacy for Health

A lack of awareness, rooted in illiteracy, plays a negative role in many health issues. In Egypt, literacy workers integrate personal health and environmental awareness into literacy sessions. An accelerated learning program in Afghanistan includes health information and offers training for future women healthcare workers. In Bolivia, community volunteers teach two-tier literacy courses—first achieving basic literacy in a student’s native language, then in Spanish.

A participant in the Learning for Life program shows her writings.

Caritas Egypt Basic Education - Egypt

Learning for Life - Afghanistan

Alfalit International, Inc. - Bolivia