This site has been produced by the "Functional Literacy" project within Wycliffe Associates (UK). We are a registered charity in the UK. If you would like more information about our parent organisation, perhaps with a view to helping support our work, please click here or on the WA logo at the top left-hand corner of this page. (Then look for a link at the bottom of the Home Page to the section that tells you "All About WA".)

What are we all about? Well, we use a concept called "Shell Books". These are "how to do it" booklets produced as computer files that can be printed off locally. The text can be lifted out and replaced in any language - the pictures and all the formatting (the 'Shell') remain. The books can then be used as a resource by literacy workers who are teaching adults to read. The subject matter is generally much more interesting than a simple reading primer! The books can also be used by Community Development workers to teach new skills or to generate interest in new projects.