Cuba Teaches Nearly 20,000 Guatemalans to Read Yo Si Puedo has taught millions of people to read and write all over the world. (Photo: DVIDSHUB/Wikimedia Commons) Yo Si Puedo has taught millions of people to read and write all over the world. (Photo: DVIDSHUB/Wikimedia Commons) | Photo: DVIDSHUB/Wikimedia Commons Published 28 August 2014 0Coments From 2007 until now, at least 19,425 Guatemalans have learned to read and write through a Cuban program. At least 19,425 Guatemalans have studied in the Cuban literacy programme, Vielma Monteagudo, the national coordinator, said on Thursday. Dubbed “Yo Si Puedo” (I can do it), Cubas international literacy programme has operated in Guatemala for over seven years. According to Cubas Prensa Latina, the programme has around 28 volunteer workers operating across six Guatemalan states, including the capital. The programme uses a unique Cuban education model, developed specifically for mature age students eager to learn how to read and write. The programme itself has been used in over thirty countries, ranging from Venezuela to Nigeria and Australia. Nearly four million people have benefited from the initiative worldwide, according to the Cuban government. The programme uses audio/visual tools and experimental techniques to teach students how to read and write quickly, according to advocates of the course. The programme is adapted specifically to the geographic areas where it is implemented. Local vocabulary is also used. Cuba itself has one of the highest rates of literacy in Latin America, at around 99.8 percent, according to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Comparatively, around 76.9 percent of Guatemalans are literate, according to UNESCO.
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