Adult Literacy Program
Functional Adult Literacy
The aim of RESPECT International’s adult literacy program is to make adults functionally literate. The initial Functional Adult Literacy (FAL) programme provided three two-hour classes weekly: English, Entrepreneurship and Literacy. Class sizes ranged from 7 to 17, with a total weekly attendance of about 40. Held in a classroom which doubled as a waiting room for Legal Aid and Counselling clients with only a blackboard and chalk and 11 Functional Adult Literacy workbooks, it was a start.
The Program is Growing
Within a year they had 329 students enrolled. They established a four level program and a multi-level women’s program with three full time volunteer teachers. Moses Mugume, an intern from Makerere, assists Winnifred Agabo, the head of department of the FAL programme, with her research and training duties. David Bukenye is a full-time volunteer who supports the department by photocopying and assembling much of the education and training material, as well as taking care of photocopying for other Refugee Law Project (LAW) departments and the newest member, Rita Nammembwa. Gabriel Mugaruka has been assisting with teaching on a part-time basis. David and Gabriel are both refugees.
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