Nicaragua Expands Literacy Campaign with Cuban Method

[Cuba Solidarity]

Havana, August 9 (acn) The Nicaraguan Ministry of Education announced on Wednesday that the penitentiary system of that Central American country has opened the door to the National Literacy Campaign so that that the penal population can also learn to read and write with the Cuban audiovisual method 'Yo sí puedo' (Yes, I Can).

In a press release, the Education Ministry explained that several projects are being implemented in prisons across the country, including elementary and secondary studies.

According to Mario Rivera, director of the campaign that began last July, their goal is to contribute to the social reintegration of all those serving sentences.

Rivera added that they are also organizing a plan to teach the disabled.

The Nicaraguan literacy campaign, called "From Martí to Fidel" as a sign of appreciation for Cuba's assistance, also includes the indigenous communities of the Atlantic coast.

More than 50 thousand people are participating in the first stage of the campaign. The main goal is to declare Nicaragua as a country free from illiteracy in the year 2009.