Managua Free of
Illiteracy
Managua will be declared
as of Wednesday the
first Central American
capital free of
illiteracy, after a
successful two-year
literacy campaign with
the Cuban method "Yo Si
Puedo" (Yes, I Can).
Although the certificate
will be granted by the
UNESCO, a census carried
out by university
students proved that the
number of illiterate
persons in the city does
not currently surpass
three percent.
Wednesday's public act,
led by President Daniel
Ortega, will also be to
start a new national
literacy crusade, whose
aim is to totally
eradicate a scourge that
affect 35 percent of
Nicaraguans by 2009.
According to the UNESCO
data, the illiteracy
rate in Nicaragua in the
prior Sandinista
government (1979-1990)
was reduced from 50
percent to 12.5 percent,
but in the last 16 years
of neoliberal
governments, that figure
increased to 35 percent. |
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