Forum for Language Initiatives

Why Literacy?

Literacy is one of the keys that opens locked doors to opportunities in all areas of life: education, health, development, you name it! Starting with one’s own self-esteem (or discovery of one’s own personal value) it tears down barriers that tend to marginalise individuals and entire communities.

Our focus is on Mother Tongue literacy because there is no better vehicle of instruction than that which allows a person to understand fully, enquire, and exchange a good deal of information in the language that one has greater command in.

Literacy and education are not optional, they represent a right of every human being, regardless of the difficulties or challenges of the location where one lives.