BookTrek is a literacy enhancement project by the Rural Resilience Foundation which seeks to enhance literacy among rural students in Northern Ghana specifically in the Tolon, Nanton, and Sagnarigu districts by providing them with teaching and learning materials (TLMs) and reading sessions (in the form of mobile libraries) to enhance their vocabulary and that of their command of the English language as well as help them improve in their academics. This project will employ the services of volunteers who will be designated to specified schools in the districts. These volunteers will run bi-weekly reading sessions with designated rural schools. The project will assess student’s progress every two months to help in the improvement of the project as well as make amendments if need be. We also solicit for TLMs such as books, pens, school bags, computers, etc. and distribute to deserving students in our catchment area.
Northern Ghana is one of the regions with a low literacy rate specifically among rural folks. Also, the issue of lack of learning and reading materials by rural folks makes it difficult for them to catch up with other students from the urban areas. Hence, this project seeks to help bridge the gap between rural and urban areas. The short-to-mid-term goal is to fully operate mobile libraries and reading clubs in our schools with the long-term goal being the establishment of ultra-modern libraries in these communities.
