Handbook for literacy and non-formal education facilitators in Africa

This handbook was developed to provide a holistic regional resource package for capacity building of Non-Formal Education personnel in Africa. The main objective is to build the capacities of facilitators and other literacy and non-formal education personnel to promote learning and development at the community level. It aims at developing their skills and knowledge in literacy training, while sensitising them to issues that are at the very heart of adult literacy and education in Africa.

There are seven modules, each which address an essential theme in the context of literacy and non-formal education in Africa:

• Module 1: community sensitisation and mobilisation for development
• Module 2: identifying the needs of the learners
• Module 3: organisation, running and management of a community-based learning centre (CBLC)
• Module 4: facilitating adult learning
• Module 5: assessment of learning achievement
• Module 6: capacity building for sustainability
• Module 7: specific themes