Nicaragua’s 1980 literacy crusade, part of building a new society based on equality, well being, & social justice

Written By Nicaragua Solidarity Coalition

NICARAGUA SOLIDARITY CAMPAIGN ACTION GROUP—Forty-six years ago, over 60,000 young people and 30,000 adults mostly from urban areas, received basic training in teaching literary before being assigned to rural communities to spend five months living and working with families and teaching them to read and write. Thousands of others provided logistical support, bringing total numbers involved in the campaign to one fifth of the population. Women made up 60% of brigadistas and 50% of literacy learners.

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