Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is a nation in the Lesser Antilles chain, which lies at the eastern border of the Caribbean Sea where it meets the Atlantic Ocean.

Its 389-square-kilometre (150 sq mi) territory consists of the main island of Saint Vincent and the northern two-thirds of the Grenadines, which are a chain of smaller islands stretching south from Saint Vincent to Grenada.

To the north of St Vincent lies Saint Lucia, to the east Barbados, and to the south Grenada.

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has an estimated population of 120,000. The capital is Kingstown.

The country has a French and British colonial history and is now part of the Commonwealth of Nations and CARICOM.

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• In 2006, Japan financed the project "Literacy Learning Material Production in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines "

This project, financed under the Japanese Funds-in-Trust for the Capacity-building of Human Resources, is an example of Japan 's support for Education for all (EFA). This sixteen-month project began in June 2006.

In 2005, the Government of Saint-Vincent and the Grenadines launched a nation-wide literacy programme called the "National Literacy Crusade". This project aimed at assisting Saint-Vincent and the Grenadines in reaching EFA goals by improving the capacity-of the National Literacy Crusade to develop locally relevant learning materials. It also aimed to increase the capacity of the Adult Education Unit of the Ministry of Education of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to formulate and package literacy programmes for distance learning as well as assessment tools.

Activities foreseen:

• The equipping of offices for in-house publishing
• The training of 45 education specialist in the development of learning material
• The printing of learning materials
• The development of a literacy programme via distance modes (development of a literacy learning programme package for radio broadcasting and of literacy learning pages in a newspaper)
• The assessment of the impact of the National Literacy Crusade

This project will improve the level of literacy for 9,000 persons over the age of 15 who have participated in the National Literacy Crusade Programme

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