Reading and writing open doors to knowledge, communication and greater independence.

Reading and writing are practical skills. They are how a person follows a lesson, understands a notice, manages money, and makes sense of information about health or work.

When those skills are missing, the rest of an education is harder to reach. Literacy is not a separate luxury beside schooling. For many learners, it is the start of it.

A person learns to read and write with teaching, practice, and materials: books, a place to study, and time. Without those, ability and effort are not enough.

The focus here is access to that learning. It includes children entering school and people who did not have the chance earlier.

The literacy work is aimed at learners for whom the chance to read and write has not been available. It is a focus Samaa Charity Projects is developing.

This page does not describe a class already running, a reading programme in operation, or a count of learners. Those would be named here only when they exist and can be described accurately.

You can donate to literacy, or write about time, a skill, or a partnership you would like to discuss.