The National Literacy Plan “Quisqueya Learns With You” has announced the steps to follow for the declaration that the Dominican Republic is free of illiteracy in November 2019. In reality, the country’s illiteracy rate is currently 6.8% and to achieve the goal of less than 5% around 80,000 people still need to be taught to read and write.
In order to meet this goal, 30 municipalities have been selected who will have the largest effect on reducing the national rate of illiteracy due to their large populations. Among the municipalities chosen for the program are Santo Domingo, Santiago, San Cristóbal, Azua, Puerto Plata, El Seibo and Yaguate. Facilitators and coordinators are being selected for the chosen areas.
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Diario Libre
27 September 2018
