Ivory Coast - Literacy (Tax Deductible)
The prolonged crisis in Côte d’Ivoire since 2002’s attempted coup-turned-rebellion has led to a steady decline in people’s living conditions and livelihoods. High unemployment, HIV/AIDS, and inadequate education are major burdens.
Côte d’Ivoire’s low literacy rate (just 55% for men and 39% for women) is reflected in the churches, with about two thirds of women in churches unable to read. In some village churches, only a small percentage of people can read and write. One pastor told of a village church numbering 150 people where only 20 of the members could read and write. Another church of 70 had only one person who could read.
These believers will struggle to grow in their Christian faith because they are cut off from God’s Word. They also have a limited earning capacity, cannot buy and sell produce without the risk of being cheated, and have no access to vital health information that might well mean the difference between life and death.
Bible Society WA wants to improve lives across Côte d’Ivoire by helping establish literacy programs in French and seven targeted languages that will utilise Scripture-based literature and related resources.
Offering support and supervision for literacy classes is a real challenge in Côte d’Ivoire. Most take place in villages where there are no postal services, landline telephone services or internet cafes. Often there is no mobile network or the network is busy. The roads are usually bad, and travel by car is not easy.
Project co-ordinators ask for your prayer so they can manage the logistics of organising training workshops and keeping track of what is happening to classes afterwards.
Côte d’Ivoire’s low literacy rate (just 55% for men and 39% for women) is reflected in the churches, with about two thirds of women in churches unable to read. In some village churches, only a small percentage of people can read and write. One pastor told of a village church numbering 150 people where only 20 of the members could read and write. Another church of 70 had only one person who could read.
These believers will struggle to grow in their Christian faith because they are cut off from God’s Word. They also have a limited earning capacity, cannot buy and sell produce without the risk of being cheated, and have no access to vital health information that might well mean the difference between life and death.
Bible Society WA wants to improve lives across Côte d’Ivoire by helping establish literacy programs in French and seven targeted languages that will utilise Scripture-based literature and related resources.
Offering support and supervision for literacy classes is a real challenge in Côte d’Ivoire. Most take place in villages where there are no postal services, landline telephone services or internet cafes. Often there is no mobile network or the network is busy. The roads are usually bad, and travel by car is not easy.
Project co-ordinators ask for your prayer so they can manage the logistics of organising training workshops and keeping track of what is happening to classes afterwards.
Timeframe: 2007 - 2011
Funding Required: $460,000.00
Funding Required: $460,000.00
