ALEF Seminar on Literacy and Women’s Rights

Adult learning and Empowerment Facilitators (ALEF) is hosting a forum on Literacy and Women’s Rights featuring contributions from leading researchers and practitioners on 9 September, 15.00-16.30 CEST. “770 million adults have never learned to read and write. Two thirds of them are women. Why are so many women and girls still denied an education? How can literacy contribute to women’s empowerment?”

ALEF is a Sweden-based NGO which supports non-formal mother tongue education for unschooled adults living in extreme poverty.

Participation

The seminar will take place digitally on zoom. To participate, please register here.

Speakers

• Rafat Nabi: Rafat Nabi is a Team Leader of the World Bank funded “Select” educational programme in Sindh, Pakistan, and academic visitor at Lancaster University. She has previously worked as Director of Education, Aga Khan Foundation (Afghanistan) and Senior Advisor to the Swedish Committee for Afghanistan and Save the Children (Afghanistan). Her forthcoming book encapsulates a decade of hands-on experience in both formal and non-formal education in remote and challenging regions.
• Barbara Trudell: Barbara Trudell is a senior consultant in the use of African languages for learning; she currently works for SIL Africa Learning & Development. Barbara lived and worked in Africa for 30 years, and currently resides in the United States. She is a member of ALEF’s advisory board.
• Kezabu Resty Mutaawe: Kezabu Resty is executive director of the Ugandan NGO Change African Child International, which works to empower girls and women through education. For the last ten years CACI have partnered with ALEF to run literacy empowerment groups for unschooled adults living in poverty in Kampala and Entebbe.