Venezuela’s Mission Robinson Literacy Program at 9 Years

[Judi Lynn]

Venezuela’s Mission Robinson Literacy Program at 9 Years
By Ewan Robertson
Source: Venezuelanalysis.com
Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Venezuela’s literacy and primary education program, Mission Robinson, yesterday celebrated its 9thanniversary, with the program having taught over 1.75 million Venezuelans to read and write since its founding.

Launched by President Hugo Chavez on 28 October 2003, the program uses the Cuban literacy methodology “Yes I Can”. One of the program’s greatest achievements was to teach almost 1.5 million Venezuelans basic literacy skills in its first two years, with Venezuela being declared an “Illiteracy Free Territory” by United Nations body UNESCO in October 2005.

Of those taught reading and writing skills, over 39,000 are indigenous people, 7,249 are disabled persons, 1,442 are prisoners and over 7,250 belong to Socialist Production Units (UPS).

Mission Robinson encapsulates not only a basic literacy program, but primary education (Robinson II) and reading circles (Robinson III) to encourage continued practice and assimilation of skills learned in the first stages of the social program.

More:
http://www.zcommunications.org/venezuela-s-mission-robinson-literacy-program-at-9-years-by-ewan-robertson

[polly7]

1. I'm so glad to read

they're trying to get senior citizens "particularly those in remote or rural areas" involved. Can you imagine, it would be like a whole new world opening up for them. So many societies treat the elderly as throwaways. This really impresses me.