Literacy programme for Bahnar ethnic minorities utilising bilingual/mother tongue approach

• Thematic framework: Education
• Geographical outreach: National
• Types of project: Capacity-building
  
  
• Beneficiary country: Vietnam
  
  
  
  
  
• Main responsible:
  UNESCO Hanoi
  Education Sector
  23 Cao Ba Quat
  Hanoi
  Vietnam

Summary of the activities
This project is implemented under a regional JFIT-funded programme. The project aims to develop a quality mother tongue/bilingual literacy programme for Bahnar ethnic minority adults. A mother tongue curriculum and literacy primer for Bahnar adults have been developed. The project will further consist of the following activities:
- Development of a bilingual teacher guide and training materials
- Capacity building for national experts
- Conducting a training workshop for CLC facilitators on using the curriculum, literacy primer and teacher guides
- Pilot testing the curriculum, literacy primer and teacher guides at a CLC through conducting a literacy course for Bahnar adults
- Finalising the curriculum, literacy primer and teacher guide for printing, dissemination and advocacy

Main partners
- Ministry of Education and Training
- Research Centre for Ethnic Minority Education
- Department of Education and Training of Gia Lai province