ANAIM: Empowering Indigenous Women and Girls Through Literacy and Numeracy

Project Name: ANAIM: Empowering Indigenous Women and Girls Through Literacy and Numeracy

Partner: Food for The Poor Guyana Inc.

GGI Priority Area: Education and Training

Target Beneficiaries: 90 Indigenous women and girls from the hinterlands

Regions: 1, 8 and 9

Duration: 9 months

Purpose: To enable Indigenous women to acquire foundational literacy and numeracy skills that will enhance their ability to function confidently and independently in daily life.

Overview: The Adult Literacy and Numeracy Project aims to enable 90 Indigenous women from Regions 1, 8, and 9 to acquire foundational literacy and numeracy skills, enhancing their ability to function confidently and independently in daily life. The project addresses persistent literacy gaps in hinterland communities by equipping participants with essential life skills that promote confidence, dignity, and self-reliance, while advancing inclusive education and empowering women in remote Indigenous communities.

Immediate Anticipated Outputs:

1. 90 Indigenous women enrolled and actively participating: thirty women each from Regions 1, 8, and 9 recruited, oriented and taught.
2. Established monitoring and assessment system.
3. Enhanced access to essential services and civic participation, building stronger, more inclusive communities.

Anticipated Impacts:

1. Long-term empowerment of Indigenous women and girls.
2. Support the shift from intergenerational illiteracy to promote higher learning in the hinterlands.