The 15 visitors from the blogging communities of ieatishootipost and Nuffnang were given a first-hand view of the progress of Goducate’s 2 year old literacy program in Sabah, Malaysia.
When they visited Goducate’s newest literacy center (barely 2 months old) they saw only 40 students learning their ABC’s in a little “porch” over a swamp. In this community of over a 1000 people, we were told by the village-head who had lived there for 25 years, that this was the first “school” in that community.
When they visited another literacy center that had functioned for 6 months, they witnessed a concert performed by over 150 students. The students of this school performed a little “concert” for us (some standing in the swampy mud) presenting items in halting English.
When they visited a center that had functioned for a year, they witnessed classes in arithmetic and English conducted in neat classrooms. The students in this center were confidently answering their teachers’ questions.
When they visited the first literacy center that Goducate started 2 years ago, they saw a nice school house with 400 students and were entertained by children speaking confidently in English.
It was a real pleasure to see how these centers had progressed through the efforts of their teachers – most of whom are mothers whom Goducate has trained.
Goducate believes that mothers make the best teachers.
Goducate believes that every mother wants to see her children learn and grow.
Goducate wants to empower mothers by training them to help their own children.
Goducate helps needy Asians help themselves.