>Dear Colleagues:


Daphne Greenberg, the moderator for the Women and Literacy Discussion List, 
has invited us to participate in a discussion with guest Brenda Bell, who 
will be on the list starting November 17.  The information is posted below.

I have had the opportunity to talk with Brenda a couple of times about her 
literacy work in Afghanistan.  It is very intriguing, and I believe this is 
a good opportunity to hear about literacy work in another part of the 
world.  Brenda has many years experience in adult education and literacy, 
and will welcome any questions you have on topics related to leadership and 
program improvement.

To access the "Women and Literacy Discussion List", as well as the other 
NIFL lists, please go to:
[http://www.nifl.gov/lincs/discussions/discussion.html].

Sincerely,
Kim


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>I am pleased and honored to announce that from November 17th-December 1st, 

>Brenda Bell has graciously agreed to be a guest facilitator on our 

>listserv. The focus of her time with us will be to discuss her litercy 

>work in Afghanistan.

>Here is some general information about her:

>Brenda Bell, formerly Associate Director of the Center for Literacy 

>Studies, University of Tennessee, and long-time EFF manager, is in 

>Afghanistan for several months assisting with the Literacy for Community 

>Empowerment Program, a project of Education Development Center in 

>partnership with UN Habitat.  This is Brenda's third trip to Afghanistan 

>in the past ten months.

>The LCEP, active in five Afghan provinces, links literacy with governance 

>and economic development activities in 200 rural villages.  Literacy 

>teachers, for women's and men's classes, are from the villages, and often 

>have less than a 10th grade education.  They are supported by training and 

>mentoring provided by facilitators at the district and national level.

>

>

>Daphne Greenberg

>Assistant Professor

>Educational Psych. & Special Ed.

>Georgia State University

>P.O. Box 3979

>Atlanta, Georgia 30302-3979

>phone: 404-651-0127

>fax:404-651-4901

>dgreenberg at gsu.edu

>

>Daphne Greenberg

>Associate Director

>Center for the Study of Adult Literacy

>Georgia State University

>P.O. Box 3977

>Atlanta, Georgia 30302-3977

>phone: 404-651-0127

>fax:404-651-4901

>dgreenberg at gsu.edu

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