Towards Total Literacy

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Towards Total Literacy

• K K Krishnakumar
• Kerala, India

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Towards Total Literacy

• K K Krishnakumar
• Kerala, India

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Kerala
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Kerala


Population 32 Million Population Density 819 /
km2 Language Malayalam Sex Ratio 1058
No of women per 1000 men
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Literacy Rates
Literacy Literacy Literacy
M F Total
Kerala 94 88 91
India 76 54 65
China 95 86 91
USA 97 97 97
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Total Literacy Campaign in Ernakulam District,
Kerala 1989
150,000 Learners 20,000 Voluntary Teachers
Mass Campaign Mode Government, Non-Government
Collaboration Lesson for the Entire Country
UNESCO Award
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Total Literacy Campaign in Kerala 1990 - 91
Around 300,000 Volunteers/Teachers 3 Million
Learners 13 Districts 65 Learners and About
70 Volunteer Instructors were Women
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Total Literacy Campaign in Kerala 1990 - 91
High Voltage Mass Campaign Environment
Creation Involve All Sections of Society
Mobilise Volunteers
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Total Literacy Campaign in Kerala 1990 - 91
Cultural Programmes - Kalajatha (Cultural
Caravan) Festivals as an Organisational Mode
Festival of Literacy Lights Festival of
Floral Letters Festivals as Highest Form of
Participation
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Milestones
Massive Literacy Survey Enrolment of
Voluntary Teachers Training of Voluntary
Teachers with Local Participation and
Support Class Inauguration Festivals
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Milestones
Festival to Celebrate Total Enrolment Several
Waves of Environment Creation Involving
Children, Youth, Teachers, Police etc
Facilitating Creative Participation
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Milestones
Massive Eye Testing and Spectacle
Distribution Neo-Literate Cultural Festivals
Study Tours by Learners, Village Mapping
Village Parliaments Total Literacy Declaration
Festivals
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Training Structure
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Literacy as
A Platform for Collective Thought and Action
A Binding Force A Cultural Process A
Beginning to Lifelong Education and a Learning
Society
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From Ernakulam to Kerala to India
Total Literacy Campaigns One of the Biggest
Mobilisations Since Indian Freedom Movement
About 3 Million Volunteers Around 500
Districts Covered Highest Decadal Growth of
13.17 in Literacy 203.6 Million
Neo-literates
Literacy in India Literacy in India
1991 52.21
2001 65.38
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Off Shoots of Literacy Campaign
Literacy to Health Campaign Library and
Peoples Reading Land Literacy and Resource
Mapping Womens Empowerment Micro Credit
Groups Neo-literates Co-operatives
Resistance Movements Right To Information
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Off Shoots of Literacy Campaign
Cycling Women of Puthukkottai Anti Arrack
Campaign of Nelloor Self Respect Movement in
Bihar Political Participation by Women
Support for Elementary Education People Against
Communalism
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Bharat Gyan Vigyan Jatha
300 Major Rallies, 1000s of Sub Rallies
Cultural Upsurge All Over the Country Creation
of Demand for Learning Cultural Programmes for
Mobilisation and Organisation Local Peoples
Committees
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From Learning the Word to Learning the World
Primary Education Peoples Participatory
Development Women Empowerment Deepening
Political Participation
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Its Not All Rosy Rosy
Literacy Threatens Village Landlords
Political Self Interests Bureaucrats
Husbands!! So they say, Just Learn to Read
and WriteNothing More But Its Political!
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Thank You