The Basic Literacy Project (64 districts) has been designed to prepare 4.5 million learners enable to gather further education and livelihood skill training in order to foster a better life style and to develop them as enlightened and productive citizens involved in lifelong learning. Its coverage area is 250 selected upazilas of 64 districts of the country. The program of the project will be implemented through building partnership with selected implementing NGO’s (INGO’s).

Objectives of the Basic Literacy Project (64 districts)

BNFE has designed Basic Literacy Project (64 districts) to achieve a group of objectives. These are as follows:

• To provide Basic Literacy and Life Skills to 4.5 million illiterate adolescents and adults of 15-45 age group;
• To contribute in eradication of illiteracy from the country as well as achieving global and national EFA goals as envisaged in NPA-II and the Sixth Five Year Plan;
• To contribute in implementation of the National NFE Policy-2006 and the National Education Policy-2010;
• To strengthen the capacity of BNFE and other agencies involved in Non-Formal Education;
• To promote GO-NGO and community collaboration in NFE and
• To develop primers in the mother tongue(s) of the ethnic groups for the learners of 3 hill districts.

Beneficiaries and Stakeholders of the project

The illiterate adolescents and adults of 15- 45 age group are the direct beneficiaries of this project. Among the direct beneficiaries 50 percent are male and another 50 percent female. The project will make access of 18,000 illiterate adolescents and adults of 15- 45 age group to basic literacy. The illiterate adolescents and adults of 15- 45 age group from marginalized and hard core poor households and outcaste minority communities and those who are living in remote locations will be given special emphasis. The assignment will be implemented for the period of 10 months.

Coverage (Union, Upazila, District): 7 Union of Tahirpur Upazilla under Sunamgonj District.

Beneficiary Number: Male – 9,387 and Female – 10,614 total beneficiary –20,001.

Literacy Center: 300

Number of Teachers: Male – 208 and Female – 392 total teacher – 600.

Number of Supervisor: Male – 15.