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CIYAWOLANGUAGESPECIALISTVISITSCASASAt the CASAS workshop that was held at Chancellor College on 29th January 2009, participants expressed their displeasure at the tendency of encouraging people to write materials that are in the end shelved in offices. The general feeling among the participants was that the monographs that CASAS publishes carry valuable information that can empower communities. Hence there is need to make the monographs available to the people through programmes such as adult literacy. In view of this, participants identified Mr. Ahmmardouh Mjaya, and entrusted him with the responsibility of coordinating the CASAS adult literacy initiative. Mr. Mjaya, who is Ciyawo language specialist at CLS, is also an adult literacy expert. A trip to CASAS was therefore arranged for Mr. Mjaya to go to Cape Town to discuss the modalities of the initiative with CASAS management. The visit took place between 11th and 14th February 2009. The CASAS adult literacy initiative has three main objectives: · to provide adult learners with an opportunity to read other materials apart from their primers, · to encourage adult learners develop a reading culture, · to help adult learners gain knowledge and help them sustain their literacy. The initiative is underway in three centres in Domasi zone in Zomba district. It commenced on 6th April 2009 and is expected to run up 31st July. |