Functional literacy programme has been effective- Atsu

Dormaa-Ahenkro (B/A), Oct. 24, GNA - Mr Patrick Atsu, Assistant Executive Officer of Dormaa District Assembly, on Friday noted that the Functional Literacy Programme has widened and improved the scope of knowledge and learning of adults.

The programme has greatly improved the economic well being of the people as it has encouraged them to engage in income generating ventures.

Mr Atsu was opening a 10-day workshop at Dormaa Ahenkro for 51 facilitators.

It was organized by the Dormaa District Office of the Non-Formal Education Division (NFED) of the Ministry of Education to upgrade the knowledge of the participants to enhance the performance of their duties.

Mr Atsu said apart from learning how to read and write, the adults had also been actively engaged in skills in income-generating ventures such as soap making, oil palm extraction, bread making and farming. The District has 10 supervisors, 200 facilitators and more than 4,000 adult learners, he added.

Mr Kwasi Aning-Mensah, District Coordinator of NFED commended the facilitators for their selflessness and urged them to ensure the success of the programme.

He appealed to the government to provide the facilitators with incentive packages like wax prints, cement, bicycles and others to motivate them to work harder.