Women's Literacy Program
One hundred percent of all contributions for Women's Literacy are sent to the mission field.
The Facts
Millions of South Asian women are illiterate. More than half the women in Bangladesh cannot read at all. In India alone, there are an estimated 242 million women who are unable to read—that's about half the adult women in the country.
Teaching women to read and write opens doors of opportunity and gives them the joy of being able to study God's Word for themselves. These women are eager to learn; they just need a teacher and a few simple materials.
Breaking the Chains of Illiteracy
Women's Literacy: Breaking the Chains of Illiteracy
September 8 is International Literacy Day.
In observance of the holiday, Gospel for Asia-supported missionaries and Women's Fellowships conducted rallies in their South Asian villages to promote literacy.
More than one in four Indians cannot read or write. The illiteracy rate among women is even higher, so the rallies placed a special emphasis on women's education.
Hundreds came out to the rallies to promote literacy in their communities.
Guest speakers talked about the need for education. In a society that sees women as a burden, an education offers women freedom to pursue a better quality of life than they were given.
Many speakers thanked Gospel for Asia's Women's Literacy Programs for their efforts in increasing literacy in the community.
Creative skits performed by Bible college students further encouraged the audience to pursue learning.
The rallies included marches through city streets and slum areas to expose people to the value of an education.
An education—and the higher-paying jobs that come with it—can break the cycle of poverty that has burdened so many millions in Asia for centuries.
As part of its efforts to give women basic reading and writing skills, Gospel for Asia Women's Fellowship has developed this literacy book.
It has become instrumental in the women's literacy classes.
Literacy offers the subjugated women of Asia opportunities for a better quality of life than they would have otherwise.
Beyond the short-term benefits, there is a greater reason for these people to become literate: They want to be able to read God's Word for themselves!
These women can now hear firsthand from their Creator as they grow in the knowledge and love of Christ.