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Mozambique
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Regular/professional teachers also used.
NGOs very active, especially at the grass-roots
level.
Diplomas are awarded as incentives – EP1 (fifth
grade equivalent), allowing persons who so
desire to rejoin the formal sector.
Literacy is not enough;
it must help to alleviate
poverty.
illiteracy rate for the country is 60.5 per
cent, while the illiteracy rate for women is 74.1 per cent.
lliteracy is being tackled through a network of 1,162
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iteracy and adult education centres. Women seem to be
to the call to acquire literacy and life skills,
they form approximately half of registered students in
these centres (Table 3). The figures represent persons duly
egistered and attending classes as at June 2001.
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and literacy classes – 2001
Year
I
II
III
Total
Total enrolment
72 602
49 516
31 024
153 142
Women
40 941
25 313
14 769
81 023
Women (%)
56.39
51.12
47.61
52.91
NGOs for practical matters;
government for long-term
perspective guidance.
There has been a steady evolution in the approach
the provision of adult literacy and non-formal educa-
Until 1978, the emphasis was on reading–writing–
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