Nicaragua Aims to Reduce
Illiteracy
Cuban and Nicaraguan
teachers are working to
reduce the level of
illiteracy in Nicaragua
to less than five
percent, after
increasing during 16
years of neoliberal
governments.
Alberto Salas of the
brigade of 30 advisors
from the island told
Prensa Latina that the
literacy crusade is a
continuation of an
effort begun during the
80s with Cuban support.
According to UNESCO data
illiteracy had reduced
from 50.2 percent to
12.9 percent.
After several neoliberal
administrations in the
country the index rose
to 33.5 percent but
Cuban, Nicaraguan and
Venezuelans are ready to
lower it to 5 percent.
With the index reduced
to this figure the
country can be declared
free of illiteracy,
according to UNESCO
parameters.
Currently the program is
in its third stage and,
according to Mario
Rivera in charge of the
National Literacy
Campaign, there are now
60 thousand young people
and adults enrolled.
In the evaluation
meeting presided by
Rivero, Rene Cevallos,
political advisor of the
Cuban embassy in
Nicaragua was also
present.
The goal for Nicaragua
to proclaim itself free
of illiteracy is set for
2009.
During the meeting Cuban
collaborators ratified
the ideas of the leader
of the Cuban Revolution,
Fidel Castro, of "not
giving away our
leftovers but sharing
what we have." |
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