9 September 2024, 14:00 – 15:30
770 million adults have never learned to read and write. Two thirds of them are women. Why are so many women and girls still denied an education? How can literacy contribute to women’s empowerment? To mark International Literacy Day 2024 ALEF is proud to host a forum on Literacy and Women’s Rights featuring contributions from leading researchers and practitioners.
The meeting will take place on Zoom. Please register here, and you will receive a confirmation email with instructions on how to the join the meeting:
Speakers
RAFAT NABI
Rafat Nabi is a Team Leader of the World Bank funded “Select” educational programme in Sindh, Pakistan, and academic visitor at Lancaster University. She has previously worked as Director of Education, Aga Khan Foundation (Afghanistan) and Senior Advisor to the Swedish Committee for Afghanistan and Save the Children (Afghanistan). Her forthcoming book encapsulates a decade of hands-on experience in both formal and non-formal education in remote and challenging regions.
BARBARA TRUDELL
Barbara Trudell is a senior consultant in the use of African languages for learning; she currently works for SIL Africa Learning & Development. Barbara lived and worked in Africa for 30 years, and currently resides in the United States. She is a member of ALEF’s advisory board.
KEZABU RESTY
Kezabu Resty is executive director of the Ugandan NGO Change African Child International, which works to empower girls and women through education. For the last ten years CACI have partnered with ALEF to run literacy empowerment groups for unschooled adults living in poverty in Kampala and Entebbe.
ALEF, Adult Learning and Empowerment Facilitators is an NGO based in Sweden. We support non-formal mother tongue education for unschooled adults living in extreme poverty. More information is available here.
If you have any questions about the event please contact adam@alef.org