The
Need
Guatemala has an illiteracy rate of nearly 30% for adults, the highest
in Latin America. Many adults cannot read or write their names. Among
indigenous people, illiteracy rates are even more alarming. For Example,
65% of adults in San Antonio La Nueva Esperana, cannot read or write.
How can these statistics change?
Presently there are no books available in the region for reading, research
or training.
Just think:
• How can teachers at the elementary or middle
school level teach with no books?
• How can children learn creativity – or imagine a different
life — with no stories to read?
• How can adults learn to be self-sufficient with no access to information
about developments in agriculture?
Never
forget,
"A small group of thoughtful people could change the world. Indeed,
it's
the only thing that ever has."
–Margaret Meade
