EDUCATION-adult illiteracy p1

(disadvantages) limited employment opportunities and lower earning potentials

• prevents them from applying for jobs requiring basic reading or writing (white-collar requires typing skills) —> ….

(dis) limited accessibility to general knowledge

• creates barriers to participate in civic activities and political discourse —> hinder …democratic progresses —> disengagement and misguided vote

• struggle to participate in accessing health information and public services

• challenging to have effective communication —> struggle to fully participate in community life

vulnerability to exploitation

• likely fall victim to fraud in legal and financial matters without understanding legal document and contracts —> ex: signing unfair labour contracts as they are unlikely to comprehend the terms —> unfair treatment —> exploitation and poor working conditions

(solu) literacy programs

• educational classes

• financial incentives for them to attend class

investment in infrastructures

• improve and construct infrastructure like schools and roads (exp: many ethnic groups/ living in mountainous areas are inevitably derived of the right to learn due to bad roads and the limited availability of local schools) —> initiatives should center on infrastructures