The Rotary International theme this month is: Basic Education & Literacy. This is also one of the seven pillars of Rotary.
While Canada has a literacy rate of 99% for adults 15 years of age and older, many African countries have literacy rates of less than 40%. Then there’s Afghanistan where girls are forbidden an education beyond grade 6.
Do you know anyone who is unable to read or write? Can you imagine what their future would hold? Consider how our Club could create lasting change like we are doing in Kenya with solar lighting in classrooms with unstable electricity. Perhaps you could volunteer as a tutor for a newcomer to Canada or help an adult learn to change their shame of illiteracy into a more confident future? Literacy opens a world of learning and opportunity.
