Literacy is a human right
Literacy is the foundation of a thriving society. It supports personal, community and country- wide prosperity and cultural understanding. Our mission is to lift literacy skills to ensure whānau, workplaces and communities reach their full potential.
Literacy strengthens Aotearoa
Literacy strengthens family and community connections. By teaching essential literacy skills, we create a brighter future for all New Zealanders.
Happier families
Literacy opens doors to better job opportunities and personal growth.
Thriving communities
Communities thrive when individuals collaborate, and contribute effectively.
Safer workplaces
Higher literacy rates lead to a more skilled, safer workforce and increased productivity.
Stronger country
Literacy fosters community engagement and enhances overall quality of life for everyone in Aotearoa.
One in four adults in New Zealand experience literacy difficulties - more than 1.25 million people!
For some, it’s struggling with the Road Code to get their driver licence. For others it’s reading a health and safety sign at work. Or following written instructions. Or helping kids with homework. Or doing online banking. Low literacy is a burden.
By strengthening adults’ ability to listen, speak, read, write, work with numbers and computers, we help unlock their social, cultural, and economic potential. This empowers them to participate fully in their whānau, workplaces, and communities.
We treat literacy as a fundamental human right and the bedrock of personal freedom, lifelong learning, and collective wellbeing.
Our impact
Māori met their learning goals
Agree ‘what I have learned helps my family’
Learner retention
“I am learning health and safety, road code, money management.
It's amazing, I love it.”
“My kids were coming home, talking to me in English, I couldn’t understand. Now I talk to my kids in English.”
“We strongly believe in investing in our people. It helps us communicate health and safety and brings value to our people both individually and for the community.”
“Ka taunaki ahau i tēnei akoranga ki te tangata katoa, ahakoa he rangatahi, he kaumātua rānei koe. Mā tēnei akoranga koe e whiwhi ki te māia katoa.”
“Programmes like this build confidence and competence, and that builds the individual and the team, and that builds the business.”
Where to learn
Our 20+ sites are across Aotearoa, from Kaitaia to Invercargill.
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