[nasional_list] [ppiindia] Venezuela declared 'free of illiteracy'
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Venezuela declared 'free of illiteracy'
By Berta Joubert-Ceci
Published Nov 5, 2005 10:40 PM
On Oct. 28 Venezuela declared it is now a "Territory Free of Illiteracy." The
Bolivarian government is pushing ahead with policies and measures to raise its
population from the misery and ignorance that prevailed for decades, despite
Wash ington's mounting hostilities against Venezuela and particularly against
its president, Hugo Chávez, including a thoroughly negative media campaign.
The guidelines of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Orga
nization (UNESCO) say that a territory must have less than 4 percent illiteracy
in order to declare it is free of illiteracy. In the last two years, Venezuela
has lowered illiteracy to less than 1 percent by teaching close to 1.5 million
people how to read.
Venezuela accomplished this tremendous educational leap forward with the
generous and expert help of Revolutionary Cuba and its program, "Yo sí puedo"
("Yes, I can"). Not surprisingly, these are the only two countries in Latin
America to have won the status of "illiteracy free."
On the day of the announcement, celebrated joyously all over Venezuela, Presi
dent Chávez gave special recognition to the people who had overcome illiteracy
through participation in the Robinson Mission, stating that, "Democracy must be
practiced with a cultured people."
Chávez specially highlighted and expres sed gratitude to Cuba and its President
Fidel Castro, stating that even though Venezuela had been trying since 2000 to
erase illiteracy, it was not until they used the Cuban method that they were
able to succeed. "Without Cuba, the Robinson Mission would have been
impossible," said the Venezuelan president.
Reaching Indigenous communities
Sports and Education Minister Aristó bulo Istúriz said that the program had
placed great emphasis on reaching nomadic Indigenous communities.
He added, "The Robinson Mission permitted people with visual problems to learn
the Braille method, and for those who could not hear, we taught them through
sign language, that is, this process involved everybody equally."
Education and especially teaching reading is an area where the United States
lags way behind Cuba and Venezuela. The U.S. government could learn a great
deal from countries it deems to be "the enemy."
The website of the U.S. Department of Education reports on the grim findings of
a 1993 study on literacy in the U.S. Results are as yet unavailable from
another study conducted in 2003.
'The statistics make it clear: illiteracy is on the increase in the United
States. The Office of Technology Assessment (OTA), an analytical arm of the
U.S. Congress, stated in a 1993 report:
"Standards and requirements for literacy have increased over time and a large
number of adults need to improve their literacy skills. OTA finds that at least
35 million adults have difficulty with common literacy tasks. Although many of
these adults can read at rudimentary levels, they need higher levels of
literacy to function effectively in society, to find employment, or to be
trained for new jobs as the workplace changes.... Fewer than 10 percent of the
population in need is being reached.'" Bolivia, the poorest country in the
region, and the Dominican Republic may soon join Cuba and Venezuela in
eradicating illiteracy, probably before the U.S. does. On Oct. 28, the
Venezuelans announ ced that the Robinson Mission and the "Yes, I can" method
will be used in these two poor countries.
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