Community Learning Centers (CLCs)

These are initiatives created by and mobilised from the community. Community people are responsible for
maintaining and determining the activities of the CLC and as such a given CLC will offer a variety of activities related to many aspects of life in the community.

CLCs are places that providing lifelong learning opportunities to everyone in the community in order
to:

• Empower them to become self-reliant
• Improve their quality of life
• Develop their community

CLCs can help mobilise and generate potential resources in the community to address pertinent issues such as the alleviation of poverty and improving the quality of life.

Because the CLC alone cannot carry out all the activities needed in the community, it must work with community
groups concerned with development as well as get support from government organizations as well as non-government organizations (NGOs).

Finally, CLCs provide not only services but also help review, monitor and give feedback by documenting
the findings of the community development activities as a basis for planning future activities.

Multimedia Learning Centers

For selected locations, the Global Literacy Project, Inc. will facilitate the creation of Multimedia Learning Centers.

These centers will be made up of a mixture of Apple and PC computers installed with basic word processing, spreadsheet and presentation software.

Users will also have access to several science, math and literacy development programs.

We prefer to place Multimedia Learning Centers in public libraries or public schools where maximum access is possible. The centers normally contain 10-15 computers.

Objectives

GLP Community Learning Centers are aimed towards working with community partners in order to achieve the following key objectives:

• To increase academic achievement of students in math and reading
• To provide students access to positive, enriching activities during out-of-school hours, helping them build personal, social and leadership skills
• To serve as a resource for parents and other community members to improve literacy skills, parenting skills, family well being and to develop computer technology skills
• To provide academic, social, and family support to students transitioning from elementary to middle school, from middle school to high school and beyond
• To increase capacity of schools, staff, parents, students and community partners to plan, implement and sustain neighborhood based community learning center activities.