We are pleased to announce that we have started our literacy program with FOCUS in the district of Bambamarca with 245 young and adult students who are illiterate or have incomplete primary education.
This project is developed thanks to the agreement signed with the Ministry of Education, within the framework of the normative document N°057-2022-MINEDU, called “Guidelines for the development of the Alternative Basic Education Literacy Program”.
In November 2022, the inter-institutional cooperation agreement N°036-2022 was signed between the Ministry of Education and the Dispurse Foundation. The objective of this agreement is to implement Dispurse's Educational Proposal for the recognition of learning of students from 15 years of age and older who are illiterate, primarily in rural areas and areas of extreme poverty.
This initiative is also part of the collaboration between Fe y Alegría and Fundación Dispurse, an alliance that supports the efforts of the Directorate of Alternative Basic Education of the Ministry of Education, generating innovative experiences that have an impact on public education policies for youth and adults.
In 2023, we worked with 155 students from CEBA Fe y Alegría N°69 in the province of Cutervo. In 2024, we have started our program in 15 literacy circles of CEBA Fe y Alegría N°83 Bambamarca, in the province of Hualgayoc in the Cajamarca region.
The event organized by Es Hoy, DVV International and Dispurse Foundation highlighted the joint efforts of companies, municipalities, educational institutions and civil society to close the educational gaps in youth and adults. In a context where 1 in 3 people in Peru have not completed their basic education, this event highlighted the importance of education as a tool for transformation.
In commemoration of International Literacy Day, Dispurse Foundation joined the awareness parade held in the city of Cajamarca. This event brought together students, teachers, organizations and local authorities to highlight the importance of literacy in personal and community development.
María Quispe Ito is a 51-year-old artisan who knits hats, gloves and booties with sheep's wool and sells them in the Plaza de Armas of her district Coata, in the Puno region. As a child she was forced to work, so she was taken away from school by her parents when she was very young.
