Literacy Without Borders
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
About
Literacy Without Borders is a non-governmental organisation based in Edmonton, Canada working on education, children & youth, community development.
Literacy Without Borders is a federally incorporated non-profit based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It works to improve literacy for children, youth and families, and to develop global citizens. Its main activities are literacy programmes, playground construction and sports equipment donations, focused mainly on schools and communities in Belize City, Belize, and on volunteer and exchange opportunities for Canadians.
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Rhymes That Bind
Education
Oral language development programme that promotes positive parenting, with parents and their infants and toddlers in a peer group.
Computer Assisted Literacy Software (CALS)
Education · Belize
Computer-based literacy programme used in schools in Belize City.
Playground Builds
Children & Youth · Belize
Construction of recycled playground sets for schools in Belize City, sourced from schools across Alberta.
Sports Equipment Donations
Children & Youth · Belize
Collection and delivery of sports equipment from Canada to schools and youth in Belize.
Libraries & Graded Readers
Education · Belize
Culturally and age-appropriate graded readers supplied for classroom libraries in Belize.
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Rotary Club of Stony Plain, Rotary Club of Belize Sunrise, Rotary Club of Edmonton Riverview, Restore Belize, Handy Tools Ltd., Belize Ministry of Education, Youth & Sports, Emmanuel Foundation, Cisco Construction
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Management & team (5)
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