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?

2013 RI CONVENTIONCarolyn F Johnson / Guatemala Literacy Project / Culture of Reading Program

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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 cfj2@mac.com

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?