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ActionAid
UK
Branch of INGO with significant focus on literacy. Main activities include
campaigning; advocacy; emergencies and development projects. Well known
for pioneering the REFLECT approach to adult learning now used by 350
organisations in 60 countries worldwide.
ActionAid
International
International partnership set up in S. Africa as move towards decentralisation.
Supports similar activities to country branches (see above) including
International campaigns for quality in and access to education.
Africa
Educational Trust
Most work now focused on supporting education in Africa for people living
in areas of conflict but continues to provide support for African refugees
and asylum seekers in Britain. Involved in a large literacy, numeracy
and skills training radio project in Somalia with the BBC World Service
Trust.
Association
for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA)
Network involving African Ministries of Education Development Agencies,
Education specialists and researchers and NGOs active in education. Originally
set up by the World Bank as Donors to African Education. Activities carried
out by the 11 sub-sector working groups include advocacy work, analytical
work, and capacity-building. ADEA also provides links to statistical databases
on Education in Africa.
Avanti
Books
Specialises in books for Adult Education. No specific focus on literacy
and development.
Basic
Skills Agency (BSA)
National agency for literacy, numeracy and related skills for England
and Wales. Funded by Department for Education and Skills and the Welsh
Assembly government but maintains a relatively independent status. 5 major
programmes: Primary and Secondary Quality Marks; Developing Effective
Practice; Better Teaching Partnership; National Projects; Consultancy.
Bellagio
Publishing Network
Network for publishing and book development in the south. Includes publishers;
government, international and private donor organisations. Main aim is
to support and develop indigenous publishing in developing countries.
Book
Aid International
Works in 30 countries, providing books and journals to libraries, hospitals,
refugee camps and schools. Main partners are library networks.
British
Education Research Association (BERA)
Produces the British Educational Research Journal as well as one off publications.
Contributes to the activities of the National Educational Research Forum
(NERF). Organises training events and conferences. Advocacy and communications
work focuses on quality education in the UK. Makes representations to
government departments and agencies on specific issues and to investigating
committees such as the Parliamentary Select Committee on Education.
Building
bridges through books
Sends Volunteer Mentors to day care centres, orphanages, pre-schools,
and after-school programs in developing countries.
Campaign
for Female Education (CAMFED)
Group of non-governmental agencies in Africa, the USA and the UK, focusing
on extending girls' access to education in poor rural communities of Africa.
Canadian
Organization for Development through Education (CODE)
Works with overseas partners on education and literacy projects in Africa
and the Caribbean. Overseas, the primary target group is primary school-aged
children. Programs are in four general areas: Provision of children's
learning materials; Skills development in teaching/librarianship; Promotion
of literate environment for children; Strengthening resource and education
networks.
Catholic
Agency for Overseas Development (CAFOD)
Faith based INGO working in overseas development and humanitarian assistance.
Significant education work including literacy projects in Brazil.
Centre
for Literacy Studies
Literacy Research department, University of Nottingham (formerly the Centre
for the Study of Children's Reading). Main focus of research is children's
literacy in the UK.
Christian
Outreach Relief and Development (CORD)
Non-denominational relief and development agency. Focus on children and
those displaced by conflict. Some literacy projects.
Christian
Partners in Africa
INGO working in the areas of skills training, education, healthcare, micro-finance
and childcare in Africa, including literacy work in Malawi.
Collective
Consultation of NGOs on Literacy and Education for All
UNESCO-NGO cooperative programme initiated by UNESCO in 1984 as a Collective
Consultation of NGOs on Literacy. Name and scope were changed to Collective
Consultation of NGOs on Literacy and Education for All at the Jomtiem
conference. Around 100 mostly international NGOs have been involved in
this programme over the past few years.
Comic
Relief
One of the UK's largest non-state funding bodies. Education not a priority
area, however funding programmes are currently under review.
Commonwealth
Education Fund
Collaboration between UK Government, UK INGOs ActionAid, Oxfam and Save
the Children, and the private sector. Builds national coalitions to promote
education at the national level in support of quality basic education
for all. Provides funds for targeted advocacy and lobbying work.
Commonwealth
of Learning
Created by Commonwealth Heads of Government to encourage the development
and sharing of open learning/distance education knowledge, resources and
technologies.
Concern
Universal
Development and Humanitarian Relief organisation working in a number of
areas including Adult literacy and basic education training with children
and adolescents in Colombia, Brazil and Bangladesh.
Concern
Worldwide
Development and Humanitarian Relief organisation focusing on Education,
Health, Emergencies, Livelihoods and HIV/AIDS. Basic Education programme
area has a specific focus on formal primary education.
Department
for Education and Skills
UK Government department responsible for all aspects of basic education
as well as skills training and adult education.
Education
Action
UK based organisation working with displaced people overseas and in the
UK. International Activities grouped according to the following areas:
Literacy and Basic Education; Education for Social Action; Teacher development.
European
Association for the Education of Adults
100 member organisations from 34 countries working in the fields of adult
learning. Main activities: policy advocacy for lifelong learning at a
European level, development of practice through projects, publications
and training, provision of information and services for members, international
co-operation.
European
Society for Research on the Education of Adults
Promotes and disseminates theoretical and empirical research on the education
of adults and adult learning in Europe through research networks, conferences
and publications.
Feed
The Minds (www.feedtheminds.org )
An ecumenical Christian charity which supports indigenous organisations
projects that aim to transform lives through education, communication
and the provision of information to people with few resources. Strong
interest in literacy.
Friends
of Birzeit University
Involved in securing and administering grants from British and European
funding agencies for development projects at Birzeit University.
Gatehouse
Books
Gatehouse is a specialist publisher of adult beginner readers and resources,
written by and for adults who are developing their literacy skills. Its
philosophy is “a beginner reader is not a beginner thinker.”
Global
Campaign for Education
Campaign Network set up with the aim of campaigning for Education as a
basic human right. Activities of the network include global action week
and lobbying International financial instiutions and governments.
International
Childcare Trust
Works in Sri Lanka, South India and Kenya in the fields of childcare,
primary health, education and skills training, agricultural training and
resettlement schemes, social forestry and wasteland development, disaster
relief, shanty improvement and refugee welfare. Literacy is a component
of some integrated development projects.
International
Extension College
UK-based educational NGO, specialising in non-formal and community education
and open, distance and flexible learning.
International
Literacy Institute
Established in 1994 by UNESCO and the University of Pennsylvania Graduate
School of Education. Mission is to provide leadership in research, development
and training in the broad field of international literacy and development,
with an emphasis on developing countries.
Islamic
Relief
INGO working in a number of areas including adult education. Education
programme covers: School Rehabilitation; Education Centres; Community
Training Centres; Adult Literacy; Primary School Reconstruction; Graduate
Training Centres.
Language
and Literacy Studies in Education Research and Teaching Group
(University of Manchester)
Offers research, consultancy and teaching services. Research interests
include: development and evaluation of teaching and learning frameworks;
language and literacy across the curriculum; language study; language
analysis; assessment; gender and achievement; distributed and distance
learning; use and evaluation of new technologies; intercultural communication
and cultural studies.
Learning
for Life
Works with local partners to provide education opportunities for children
in Afghanistan, India and Pakistan. Literacy a component of overseas projects.
Learning
from Experience Trust
Carries out research, training and development on practical approaches
that enhance learning from experience. Holds conferences, workshops and
study tours for professional development and publishes reports for individuals
and institutions. Primarily a UK focus.
Lifelong
Education and International Development
Created from the EID (Education and International Development) and Lifelong
Learning Academic Groups. Researches systems undergoing change and societies
in transition.
Lifelong
Learning Foundation
Funding organisation focused mainly on the challenge of sparking and sustaining
individual motivation and commitment to learning through life; and to
reforming and revitalising the framework for learning and, in particular,
compulsory education.
Link
Community Development
Development agency specialising in educational and community development
in South Africa, Ghana and Uganda, working in partnership with local NGOs,
teacher training colleges and Departments of Education. Work is primarily
school centered, with no specific focus on literacy.
Literacy
Information and Communications System of the NIFL (LINCS)
LINCS is an electronic internet network that provides a single focal point
for adult literacy resources, knowledge and experience from across the
USA and the world. It is hosted by the National Institute for Literacy.
London
Language Unit (LLU+)
National consultancy and professional development centre for staff working
in the areas of literacy, numeracy, dyslexia, family learning and English
for Speakers of Other Languages. Also runs training courses for literacy
and ESOL teachers/trainers.
National
Centre for Language and Literacy
Supports teachers, parents and governors through collection of resources;
NCLL publications; courses and conferences; research; and a school membership
scheme.
National
Institute for Adult Continuing Education (NIACE)
Works to promote the study and general advancement of adult continuing
education. Main activities: advocacy to national and local government,
funding bodies, industry and providers of education and training; collaboration
with providers across all sectors of post-compulsory education and training;
fostering progression routes for adults seeking to develop pathways as
learners; supporting evaluation and monitoring; research; arranging seminars
and conferences; networking and sharing practice.
National
Institute for Literacy (NIFL)
American organisation providing an extensive network of information for
adult literacy.
National
Literacy Trust
National literacy charity providing a web-based support network for sharing
best practice, information and resources. Also involved in practical initiatives
e.g. National Reading Campaign. Lobbying and advocacy work in response
to UK government policy related to literacy.
National
Research and Development Centre for Adult Literacy and Numeracy
Consortium of partners, led by the Institute of Education, established
by the DfES as part of the Skills for Life Strategy. Conducts research
and development projects into adult literacy, numeracy, ESOL and ICT.
Ockenden
International
Works with refugees, displaced people and their host communities in conflict
and post-conflict situations. Provides support in the fields of education,
vocational training, health and income generation. Literacy a component
of overseas projects with specific adult education initiatives in Cambodia.
OXFAM
UK
International development organisation with national offices in many countries.
Significant focus on education, including literacy.
PAMOJA
The Reflect Network for Africa. Established in 2002 by African Reflect
practitioners, to facilitate learning, sharing and continuing evolution
of Reflect practices in Africa. It forms part of CIRAC (Circle for International
Reflect Action and Communication), which is a global organization of Reflect
practitioners, set up in 2000.
Save
the Children UK
UK INGO focusing on child rights. Campaigns on educational issues in the
UK and internationally. Supports some literacy projects through in-country
offices in developing countries. Also supports UK community development
projects and produces research and teachers' resources.
SIL
International
Works with speakers of languages which are still unwritten to develop
an alphabet and writing system, and then to organise literacy programmes
for their community. Literacy work conducted as part of a programme that
includes linguistic analysis, community service, language development
and translation.
Tearfund
International evangelical relief and development organisation working
through Christian partners and local churches. Education programme includes
some literacy projects.
The
Mothers' Union
Supports relief and development programmes overseas and in the UK. International
literacy programme began in 2000 as a response to members' requests. Currently
supports literacy circles in Sudan, Burundi and Malawi.
Trócaire
(Northern Ireland)
International relief and development organisation focusing on the following
areas: development of civil society;livelihood security; HIV/AIDS; peace
building/conflict transformation.
UN
Literacy Decade
The Decade (2003-12) is focusing on the needs of adults with the goal
that people everywhere should be able to use literacy to communicate within
their own community, in the wider society and beyond. Activities aimed
at achieving results through policy change; programmes; capacity building;
research; community participation.
United
Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO)
United Nations’ specialised agency for education. Works to improve
education worldwide through technical advice, standard setting, innovative
projects, capacity-building and networking.
UNESCO/UIE
Adult Literacy Exchange Network on Developing Countries
Directory of individuals and institutions throughout the world who are
working on adult literacy in developing countries.
UNICEF
Supports education projects in developing countries and engages in advocacy
initiatives through country offices. Literacy interventions cover a wide
range of themes and countries.
United
Kingdom Literacy Association (UKLA - formerly United Kingdom Reading Association)
Main aim is to promote good practice in literacy and language teaching
and research. Main activities: conferences; publication of journals; responses
to government consultations and policy changes; international networking.
University
of East Anglia Literacy and Development Group
Forum for exchange for those involved in educational and research initiatives
in the field of literacy and development. Research interests include:
ICT and multimodal literacies; literacy and livelihoods; gender and literacy;
training and capacity building; minority literacies; religious literacies;
numeracy practices; lifelong learning; academic literacy.
Uppingham Seminars (uppinghamseminars.org)
US
Foundations funding Literacy Projects
Various Foundations giving support to literacy projects.
UK
Funders
Guide to funders and funding resources in UK. Go to 'Resources' section
of site.
Village
AiD
International development organisation supporting projects in the following
areas: literacy and development; agriculture and micro-credit. REFLECT
approach is used in literacy projects.
WOMANKIND
Worldwide
INGO focusing on improving women's lives through advocacy, campaigning
and development projects. Programme of work is structured according to
the 'Four Literacies' framework: body literacy; civil literacy; word literacy
and money literacy.
Workers
Educational Association (WEA)
UK's largest voluntary provider of adult learning courses. Supported by
the Government through funding from the Learning and Skills Council in
England, and by the Scottish Executive and Local Authorities in Scotland.
World
Vision UK
Evangelical international relief and development organisation. Main programme
areas are: HIV/AIDS; peace and conflict; food security; development and
rights; disability. Literacy not a specific focus of education projects.
Y
Care International
International relief and development organisation working through local
YMCAs in the UK and overseas. Education and post-basic education are two
of the main programme areas.
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