Literacy Initiatives: SANLI

DESCRIPTION:

In 2000, the national Department of Education launched the South African National Literacy Initiative (SANLI), which oversees the establishment of a voluntary service to reach our estimated 3,3 million illiterate adults.

SANLI caters for pre-ABET and ABET Level 1 learners and is part of the Tirisano programme. The campaign is run by volunteers who receive an honorarium.

All current and future ABET Level 1 learners must be enrolled as SANLI learners for the duration of the campaign. When they have completed the SANLI programme, learners can enrol for ABET Level 2 at a community learning centre registered with the Western Cape Education Department.

The curriculum gives learners access to primary and additional languages and numeracy. It also includes AIDS Education, Entrepreneurship, Human Rights Education and Voter Education. Classes are conducted in Afrikaans, English and Xhosa.

INSTRUCTIONS:

Learners can register at any Community Learning Centre (CLC).

For more information on SANLI project implementation in the Western Cape, contact:

André Damon
Tel: 021 467 2000 / 467 2606
Fax: 021 467 2996
adamon@pgwc.gov.za

PROVIDED AT:

These facility categories:

ABET & Community Learning Centres

PROVIDED BY:

GOVERNMENT BODY:	Institutional Management and Governance Planning (Western Cape Education Department, Provincial Government of the Western Cape)
PRICE:	This service is free and all learners' and educators' materials are provided.

The content on this page was last updated on 24 February 2004

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