Fon Literacy Project
Fon is a language spoken by 2.7 million people in Southern Benin. The illiteracy rate is 80%. This people group are mostly voodooist.
LEI is partnering with Union Evangelical Churches of Benin and SIM to construct an adult literacy primer/basic reader in the Fon language and launch a literacy program in Benin.
Sadri Language Project
The Sadri people have a population of 22 million living in northern India. The Sadri’s have been blessed with the New Testament, but only 30% of the population are able to read it for themselves. Functional illiteracy rates range from 65% for males up to 75% for females.
The majority of the population are illiterate tea garden laborers who are being exploited financially due to their lack of education.
Invest in primer/basic reader development: $15,000
Printing: $3,500
Adopt a literacy program supervisor for one year: $1,400
Sponsor four Teacher Training Workshops at $600 each.
Total Project: $22,300
Amharic Literacy Project
Amharic is the second most spoken Semitic language in the world, after Arabic, and the official language of Ethiopia. Amhara is an ethnic group in the central highlands of Ethiopia, numbering about 23 million, most of whom cannot read or write.
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