Non formal education in rural comunities

Community participation is elicited during community entry process. Adult Literacy classes are accessible in all 30 district offices of the region.Д¬ommunity members are the major stakeholders in the literacy delivery process. Altogether 349 classes are running with learner population of 4807 comprising 1584 male learners and 3223 female learners.Д«oth Batch 19 and English 4 are facilitated by NFED staff while English 5 is being manned by National Service Personnel. These are Batch 19 local language classes, English Batch 4 and English Batch 5 classes. To help reduce the illiteracy rate in the region, Non-Formal Education, Ashanti since 1992 has been organizing pro-active programmes and establishment of literacy classes to deal with the problem.Д¬urrently the region runs 3 different literacy programmes. Illiteracy is much greater not only at the rural communities but also among its women populace and children who have dropped out of school. Most of the people reside in the rural communities where illiteracy is endemic and for that matter calls for vibrant literacy programmes. Nevertheless literacy is much concentrated in the Metropolitan city of Kumasi and other major urban towns. The RegionвЂ™s literacy rate of 41.5% is among the highest in the country. It currently has thirty (30) political administrative Districts comprising of one (1) Metropolitan Assembly, Seven (7) Municipal Assemblies and twenty-two (22) District Assemblies. It has a heterogeneous population of ethnic groups with Asante Twi dominating as the major language for business. The Region shares boundaries with part of Brong-Ahafo to the West North, and Western to the South West (Awaso District) and to the South by Central Region (Dunkwa District and to the East by Eastern Region. Ashanti Region is the second most populous Region in Ghana with an estimated population of over 3.5 million (2010 census).

Non formal education in rural comunities