Literacy for Social Change Action Areas

Participants in ProLiteracy programs identify major needs in their families and communities in one or more of six action areas: health, economic self-reliance, environment, education, peace, and human rights/status of women. Effectively addressing daily challenges in these action areas requires an approach that accounts for the ways that they overlap and intersect.

Economic Self-reliance
Micro-enterprise, micro-credit or agricultural projects and improvements to community infrastructure

Health
Medical facilities and services, as well as campaigns to prevent or treat disease

Education
Basic literacy or educational programs and schools for children or adults

Environment
Projects that protect natural resources or alleviate the impact of environmental degradation

Human Rights/Status of Women
Systematic efforts to advocate on behalf of human rights and to decrease abuse and exploitation of women

Peace
Events that resolve conflict or increase understanding among disparate populations