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An adult education promotion drive in the Sierra Leonean districts of Waterloo and Koya has received an 80-million-leone (US $42,127) donation from the British NGO, OXFAM, SLENA reported on Monday.
The project is being run by the Partners in Adult Education Coordinating Office (PADECO), a local agency that has started a test-run with 1,000 adult learners in the area. PADECO coordinator Peter Koroma told SLENA the 1,000 should be able to read and write simple sentences in six months. They will receive instruction in Civic Education, Family Planning, and information on HIV/AIDS.
PADECO and a management team set up to oversee the project will monitor and supervise the initiative. The team includes representatives of the Sierra Leone Adult Educational Association, the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports, and the Njala University College.
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