All of our innovations, including pedagogical strategies, the FOCUS application and educational materials and resources, are meticulously tested in our Learning Center in Cajamarca, with a special focus on low literate participants.
In the fight against illiteracy and the lack of basic reading and writing skills in the northern region of Cajamarca, the Dispurse Foundation has deployed its commitment through the Community Literacy project.
The Regional Literacy Program "It is never too late to learn - Atikunmi" seeks to reduce the illiteracy rate and strengthen the capacities of the adult population.
In response to the problem of anemia, the Regional Government of Cajamarca has launched crucial initiatives, such as the Pact for the Development and Autonomy of Women and the Articulated Program for the Prevention and Reduction of Anemia and Chronic Child Malnutrition. Dispurse Foundation joins these strategies with the implementation of its literacy program in 30 districts of the region, starting in Cortegana, province of Celendín.
Dispurse promotes Open Community Schools (ECA) in the province of Quispicanchi, Cusco, in response to the educational need of more than 5 million people over the age of 15 with incomplete basic education, mainly in rural areas of Peru, according to the 2017 Census.
Dispurse Foundation has taken on the responsibility of addressing this educational crisis through its basic literacy program, which is functional, digital and critical, oriented towards youth and adults, with a special focus on women in vulnerable areas.
In the Open Community Schools promoted by Dispurse Foundation, cultural knowledge and life experiences are identified and incorporated into the literacy and educational continuity of young people and adults; these accelerate and enhance the achievement of the competencies required by the education system, in compliance with current regulations.
Dispurse Foundation, in agreement with the Regional Education Management of Cusco, has initiated the construction and implementation of regional key learning with teachers of Alternative Basic Education (EBA).
Our work is driven by a strong interest in learning more about and investigate the effect of FOCUS and the complementary materials, which in 2022 led us to initiate a research-based evaluation together with two researchers