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ProLiteracy Worldwide champions
the life-changing benefits of literacy for adults and their
families
ProLiteracy Worldwide is a nonprofit international literacy
organization based in Syracuse, NY, that was formed by the
2002 merger of Laubach Literacy International and Literacy
Volunteers of America, Inc. ProLiteracy Worldwide is the oldest
and largest nongovernmental literacy organization in the world.
It achieves its mission, championing the life-changing benefits
of literacy for adults and their families, by sponsoring educational
programs that help adults and their families acquire the literacy
practices and skills they need to function more effectively
in their daily lives.
ProLiteracy�s International Programs Division builds on work
begun more than 70 years ago in the Philippines. In 65 developing
countries around the world, thousands of adult learners are
improving conditions for their families and their communities
through ProLiteracy�s 125 grassroots partner programs. ProLiteracy
uses its unique methodology to provide training, technical
assistance, and targeted local grants to support tailored
programs that combine literacy with economic self-reliance,
health, education, peace, human rights, and environmental
sustainability projects.
ProLiteracy America, the U.S. Programs Division of ProLiteracy
Worldwide, represents 1,200 community-based volunteer and
adult basic education members in all 50 states and the District
of Columbia. ProLiteracy America provides accreditation, advocacy,
and technical assistance as well as program and professional
development services. In addition, its members benefit from
an annual conference and a menu of regional trainings.
New Readers Press, ProLiteracy�s publishing house, generates $8 million in revenue annually.
Proceeds from the sale of its materials support ProLiteracy�s work throughout the U.S. and the
world. News for You, a New Readers Press weekly newspaper written in plain English, is read by
new learners both here and abroad.
 Download a PDF fact sheet about ProLiteracy Worldwide.
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