Public Awareness

• We organize literacy events like the NWT Writing Contest and the PGI (Peter Gzowski Invitational Golf Tournament).
• We provide information on literacy issues, programs, and events across the NWT.
• We make presentations on literacy to government, business, labour and the public.
• We hold conferences on literacy issues.

Resources

• We have a resource library of program support materials and literacy research.
• We write and publish four issues of Literacy Matters, our newsletter.
• We write and publish four issues of W.O.W., a newsletter for at-risk youth.
• We have a website with resources and information about literacy in the NWT.

An example of the way we try to weave community development into our work is the Tools for Community Building Project. The Tools project was a joint project between the NWT and Nunavut Literacy Councils. The project was a series of workshops that were developed to be interactive and build on the existing strengths of the community. The three-day workshop provided participants and the community an opportunity to identify their literacy needs, develop a plan of action and write a funding proposal.

The Tools for Community Building Project seemed to capture the needs of small communities wanting to address literacy issues in their community. The workshops were very successful with a wide range of participants from a variety of organizations. Each community developed a literacy project and submitted a proposal for funding.

The Tools for Community Building project was a great opportunity for us to travel to many different regions and find out the literacy needs of small northern communities. We were able to build stronger relationships with northern communities and were able to identify ways in which we can support literacy initiatives in these communities.

We have developed a manual to go with the workshops. The manual includes all the activities and examples of what people said in their community. It also provides information on proposal writing and funding options for our regions. To order a copy of the Tools for Community Building Manual please contact us at info@nwtliteracy.ca

You will find more information about the Tools For Community Building Project on our website www.nwt.literacy.ca along with other great information on:

• family literacy
• northern rhymes and stories
• workshop information
• community development and capacity building
• plain language
• Aboriginal language development

For more information : NWT Literacy Council, Box 761, 5122 - 48th Street,Yellowknife, NT X1A 2N6, Tel. (867) 873-9262, Fax (867) 873-2176, Email : info@nwtliteracy.ca Website : www.nwt.literacy.ca/

The NALD Newsletter
Vol.7, No. 2 / Summer 2002
ISSN 1485-2713

Networks, the newsletter of the National Adult Literacy Database Inc., provides the Canadian literacy community with current information on educational activities in adult literacy and basic adult education.

NALD keeps literacy practitioners, learners, administrators, policy makers and researchers informed on trends, recent publications, available resources, upcoming events and ongoing activities both nationally and in the regions.

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NALD Networks Production Team:
Editor : Lorette Chiasson
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Lorraine Nolan

NALD would like to thank the Road to Reading Festival - ON; the Learning Exchange - QC; Literacy Program at Brandon Correctional Institution - MB; Guérin, éditeur - QC; Learners’ Advisory Network - ON; Commission scolaire de Montréal - QC; Institut canadien d’éd. des adultes - QC and NWT Literacy Council - NT; Canadian Labour Congress - ON; National Aboriginal Design Committee - SK; and the Saint John Learning Exchange - NB for the opportunity to use their photographs and graphics within this newsletter.