Working in partnership with the Akwa Ibom State Government and the University of Uyo’s Institute of Education, the lead training provider for education in Akwa Ibom State, Read and Write Now  aims to improve the reading and writing abilities of 171,900 children over 2 years using the fun and successful synthetic phonics method. This method has been proven to dramatically improve literacy levels, especially amongst children for whom English is a second language. The project will train 3400 teachers from 1146 schools in the use of synthetic phonics using fun actions, songs & stories specifically adapted for Nigerian culture. After the successful completion of the project in August 2012, the Akwa Ibom State Government will take over the management and funding, a factor that will contribute towards long term sustainability of the project. Another key aim of the project is to create and test a training model that incorporates best phonics practice alongside the cultural needs and skills of Nigerian teachers so that the model may be used by other organisations and state governments in the Niger Delta and beyond. Find out more by clicking below:

Read and Write Now is kindly supported by Isle of Man Overseas Aid Committee, Equitable Trust and The Allan and Nesta Foundation