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Wilcannia – 'Yes I Can' Adult Literacy Program
Literacy levels amongst Aboriginal adults in Australia are lower than those in the non-Aboriginal population. It is believed that these low levels of literacy in the adult population are impacting on improvements in other areas including health, community, socio-economic, education and training.

To address this issue, the 'Yes I Can' program, originally run in Cuba, was adopted as a pilot by the local Aboriginal Land Council. This program has taught Wilcannia adults to read and write, and there's interest from other communities in trying the project.

According to an ABC report, Jack Beetson, CEO of the Wilcannia Aboriginal Land Council, said the ‘Yes I can!’ literacy pilot was a great success because students relate to the training style.

Find out more in this brief.

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