Federal Association for Literacy and Basic Education

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The Federal Association for Literacy and Basic Education e. V. is a non-profit German association that helps illiterate adults learn to read and write , and through public relations work tries to emphasize the United Nations' demand for basic education (as part of the UN Decade of Literacy 2003–2012) in German-speaking countries .

In 2006 it was named “Landmark in the Land of Ideas ”. The association is based in Münster (Westphalia) . The association has had an office in Berlin since 2018 .

profile

The Federal Association for Literacy and Basic Education is a nationwide specialist, service and lobby institution. 500 people or institutions are members of the recognized non-profit association. The association's work is financed by membership fees, donations and sales proceeds.

history

  • 1984 Foundation of the association as a writing workshop for new readers and writers e. V.
  • 1997 Merger with the Bundesarbeitsgemeinschaft Alphabetisierung e. V. to the Federal Association for Literacy e. V.
  • 2006 Renaming to the Federal Association for Literacy and Basic Education e. V.

At the end of 2011, the then Federal Minister for Education and Research, Annette Schavan , together with the then President of the Conference of Ministers of Education, Bernd Althusmann , launched the "National Strategy for Adult Literacy and Basic Education in Germany". Alongside other partners, the Federal Association for Literacy and Basic Education is actively involved in the implementation of the national strategy. In 2016, Federal Education Minister Johanna Wanka announced the transfer of the “National Strategy” into a “National Decade for Adult Literacy and Basic Education in Germany 2016–2026” (short name: AlphaDekade 2016–2026). The federal government intends to invest at least 180 million euros over a period of 10 years to noticeably reduce functional illiteracy in Germany. Within the AlphaDekade, the Bundesverband Alphabetisierung und Grundbildung e. V. together with other social actors, partners of the federal and state governments.

aims

The federal association states the following goals on its homepage:

  • Promote reading and writing by adults
  • Optimization of the existing range of courses for those unfamiliar with reading and writing
  • Motivation of those affected to use learning opportunities
  • Support for the people and institutions involved in literacy and basic education work
  • Lobbying and advice for those who do not know how to read and write
  • Informing the public about the causes, backgrounds and effects of functional illiteracy
  • Strengthening and activation of those affected

Awards

  • Telly Award USA for campaign “Don't write yourself off. Learn to read and write! "
  • GWA Effie in bronze 1999 for campaign “Don't write yourself off. Learn to read and write! "
  • AusLese 2005 category “Media Awards” for the campaign “Don't write yourself off. Learn to read and write! "
  • Golden Social-Effie 2005 for the campaign "Don't copy yourself. Learn to read and write!"
  • Comenius Medal 2005 for the learning portal "www.ich-will-schreiben-lernen.de"
  • Germany - Land of Ideas : Selected Location 2006 and 2007

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Ceremonial opening of the ALFA-Mobil branch in the capital. Federal Association for Literacy and Basic Education e. V., accessed on January 28, 2019 .
  2. ^ National strategy for literacy and basic education for adults in Germany. Education Ministers Conference, accessed on January 28, 2019 .
  3. ↑ Policy paper on the National Decade for Literacy and Basic Education 2016–2026. In: Policy Paper. BMBF; KMK, November 28, 2016, accessed January 28, 2019 .
  4. ↑ BMBF Internet editorial office: Illiteracy - not a phenomenon of the past! Retrieved January 28, 2019 .