OPAL RECEIVES GRANT
Grant received for literacy projects in Northern Virginia
Through the auspices of George Mason University we have just been awarded a grant from money originally gifted by Verizon for literacy projects in the Northern Virginia Area.Grant received for literacy projects in Northern Virginia
Our thanks to George Mason University and to Verizon for enhancing our abilities to serve the literacy needs of Northern Virginia.
See Virginia to learn more about our work in the U.S.
PALESTINE PROJECT TO BEGIN
A family literacy center will open in the Am'ari Refugee Camp in Spring 2009!
Family literacy programs give literacy skills to women and at the same time give their pre-school children a familiarity with print and books that they could not get in a household with illiterate parents.
The Palestine Net for Literacy and Adult Learning will train the teacher/facilitators and the director of the Net, Hiyam AbuGhazaleh, has volunteered to supervise the program.
The Women's Center of the Am'ari Camp will donate the use of its space for the classes.
The program will run for two years and will include a series of weekly lectures in Life Development topics such as First aid, Coping with trauma, Pre-natal care, and other topics suggested by the women.
We are very grateful to Ms AbuGhazaleh and to the Women's Center for making this possible!
See Palestine to learn how you can help.
A family literacy center will open in the Am'ari Refugee Camp in Spring 2009!
Family literacy programs give literacy skills to women and at the same time give their pre-school children a familiarity with print and books that they could not get in a household with illiterate parents.
The Palestine Net for Literacy and Adult Learning will train the teacher/facilitators and the director of the Net, Hiyam AbuGhazaleh, has volunteered to supervise the program.
The Women's Center of the Am'ari Camp will donate the use of its space for the classes.
The program will run for two years and will include a series of weekly lectures in Life Development topics such as First aid, Coping with trauma, Pre-natal care, and other topics suggested by the women.
We are very grateful to Ms AbuGhazaleh and to the Women's Center for making this possible!
See Palestine to learn how you can help.
NEW READER STORIES
On line stories for the newly literate
Read them on line or print them for your own use or for use in a classroom setting. There are stories at various levels of difficulty. On line stories for the newly literate
YOU can be a part of this! You can submit a story or artwork--even if you have never written before. Our editors will help you.
See New Reader for information and to see the stories already submitted. We welcome comments and submissions. editor@opaliteracy.org
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The Organization to Promote Adult Literacy supports adult literacy among the peoples of the world by providing aid to literacy programs through operational, monetary, and/or technical support.