Community empowerment through enhanced literacy

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Attainment Map Community Evidence Areas Strength Transferability Editors Introduction Initial Study Five Monitoiring Planned Implementing Matriculant Further Graduation flexible Local Straightforward 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

A flexible approach

A great effort was made to ensure that learners 'learnt how to learn'. The teacher-centred approaches were therefore rejected in favour of a ‘constructivist view’. Communities had a choice of who would be recognized as a facilitator; a factor that made the best candidates step forward to prove their credentials. The implications for improved social stability and the addressing of negative activities involving young adults within communities were clear.