Latin America and the Caribbean

Yo, Si Puedo (Spanish for Yes, I Can) is a low-cost mass education programme that involves relevant government and non-government agencies and actors to promote literacy among adults. As of 2014, Yo, Si Puedo helped over 6 million people in 29 countries to acquire basic literacy (Boughton & Durnan, 2014).

In Uruguay, Plan Ceibal (Educational Connectivity in Basic Computing for Online Learning) was first implemented in 2007. Its underlying principles trace back to the non-profit organization One Laptop per Child (OLPC) but have been adapted and developed by Uruguayan stakeholders to complement the national context.

The Programa de Formação em Serviço (Portuguese for In-Service Training Programme) of Contagem, Brazil, is a network that promotes work-based training and improvement of students’ learning. The initiative was based on the idea that education is linked necessarily with the development of the country and active citizenship. Training the citizens in the construction of knowledge, skills, and competences allows them to plan sustainable personal and professional life. The Community Speaker Project, as a part of the In-Service Training Programme, aims at long-lasting collaboration with local families to support the underprivileged members of the community while promoting the values of lifelong learning.