- +229 95 71 57 03
- danielawolou@literacyinternational.net
- Parakou, Benin, West Africa
Literacy Benin is a non-profit organization that enables the Church to share the message of Jesus Christ through the gift of reading. Literacy Benin works to eradicate adult and youth illiteracy in rural areas of Benin and the West African sub-region, and to promote rural evangelism by creating and sharing, with the support of Literacy & Evangelism International, Bible-based reading materials in over 9 local languages.
Literacy Benin is Literacy & Evangelism International’s partner in Benin. Since 2005, Literacy Benin has enabled over 20,000 people to learn to read and write in their mother tongue, thanks to Bible-based syllabaries in over 9 local languages, and over 200 literacy classes. Literacy Benin currently works with the following social-ethnic groups: Lokpa, Yowa, Fulani and Sola.
One of Literacy Benin’s main activities is the opening and follow-up of literacy classes in rural areas. These classes provide fertile ground for evangelization. Unfortunately, the roads are in poor condition and not paved, making them difficult to use, especially in wet weather. To overcome this problem, we need a vehicle that can negotiate these difficult roads.
We’re thinking that a used 4×4 vehicle might make it easier for us to get around. Such a vehicle costs between $20,000 and $30000, depending on its age and mileage.
Our fundraising target is $20,000.
We therefore appeal to your prayers and generosity to make this project a reality.
If you feel moved to make a donation, you can do so online by clicking on the following button and specifying the reason « Donation for vehicle purchase ».
Note: A generous church donated $5,000 to help purchase this vehicle. Thank you so much! This has helped us to start fundraising for this important need! The total funds raised are shown on this page and include the initial funds received. We’ll be updating this total weekly.
Literacy Benin’s mission is to equip churches, ecclesiastical and para-church organizations with teaching materials, in particular textbooks with biblical content in African languages and books for learning foreign languages such as French and English.
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