Literacy Friendly Longford
Raising awareness about literacy needs among local businesses in Longford.
This project provided English classes and digital literacy courses to non-English speakers and senior adults. At first, tutors aimed to teach learners how to use mobile phones and other devices. However, since many learners did not speak English, the Kenmare Family Resource Centre (FRC) also organized English classes.
Classes took place between July and December 2023 in Kenmare FRC, the Adult Education Centre, and Pobal Scoil Inbhear Sceine. Digital skills courses took place twice per week. Seven tutors also ran English classes for six weeks. 12 learners attended the digital skills course and 81 learners attended English classes.
Learners were delighted to take part in these courses. Many are attending cooking and arts and crafts classes now, while others hope to attend basic computer courses in future.
For more information, please contact Paula Tiller, City of Dublin Regional Literacy Coordinator at paula.tiller@kerryetb.ie
Raising awareness about literacy needs among local businesses in Longford.
Developing tutor training programmes and digital skills resources for refugees.
Digital and English literacy courses for senior adults and non-English speakers.
Addressing literacy needs through sign-making and outdoor activities.
Improving literacy in the Traveller community through storytelling.
Teaching boxing coaches how to raise literacy awareness.
Developing courses for Down Syndrome Ireland members and other students.
Developing library literacy champions among Dublin City Library staff.
Adult literacy awareness training for addiction response workers.
Developing teaching and learning methods for voter education.
Building literacy skills through mindfulness and design courses.
Working with parents to address unmet literacy needs.
Providing digital literacy training to marginalized groups in Cork city.
Addressing unmet literacy needs among homeless people in Cork.
One-to-one digital skills sessions for the general public.
Helping adults to re-imagine their future.
Developing sustainability courses for special needs and divergent learners.
Using cooking to improve adult literacy and numeracy skills.
Creating an online training course for Plain Irish tutors.
Literacy activities focusing on health, well-being, and social inclusion.
Addressing digital exclusion among adults in Limerick City.
Addressing unmet literacy needs among International Protection Applicants (IPAs) in Louth.
A family learning programme in Tipperary for the Traveller community.
Helping people develop skills to navigate the digital world.
English tuition for adults learning English as a second language.
Helping families engage with digital literacy.
English language classes for Ukrainian refugees in Waterford City.
Addressing digital needs in Wexford and Enniscorthy.
Teaching educators how to promote critical media literacy.
Teaching health literacy and digital skills to adults in Kildare.
Childcare literacy course for refugees in Tralee.
Addressing digital exclusion among adults in Leitrim.
Literacy-based summer workshops for people using Respond Housing.
Helping learners understand their rights and entitlements.
Creative English language training for migrants and senior citizens.
Digital skills drop-in service and Embodied English classes.
Film screenings to support English language skills.
Literacy classes for asylum seekers and refugees.
Skills development programme for people with moderate intellectual disabilities.
Improving literacy, numeracy, and digital literacy through cooking.
Learning conversational English through outdoor activities.
Digital literacy training for West Cork Islanders.
Comic-making classes to help adults improve their literacy skills.
Literacy resources for everyone
Literacy training for non-Latin script speakers.
Healthy cooking courses that improve literacy.
Professional development programme for adult numeracy practitioners.
Raising awareness about literacy needs in voluntary and community sectors.
Digital literacy courses for adults in Dublin.
Leadership skills for people who return to education.
A collection of recipes and stories by Traveller women
The Collaboration and Innovation Fund supports projects for adults with unmet literacy, numeracy and digital literacy needs and projects that support organisations to be literacy friendly. The closing date for 2024 applications has now passed but keep an eye out for information on our 2025 fund which will be launched in December.