Centro de Educacion Base Alternativo (CEBA) – Layo

Background

Layo is a Andean village (about 5.000 inhabitants) where year average temperature range from 7°C to 8°C. Due to these temperatures, agriculture is difficult. Most of its inhabitants are bilingual Quechua and Spanish speakers. They are self-sustained farmers with literacy difficulties.

Objective

To increase knowledge and productive skill of indigenous youth and adults of six rural communities of the Layo district.

Activities.

Thursdays and Fridays (9am-4pm), lessons are given in the CEBA (Centro de Educacion Base Alternativa) to young people and adults.

• Theory lessons: Social sciences, religion and English are taught by a RSCJ. Mathematics, computing, environmental and health education are run by local teachers.
• Productive workshops (since 2011): carpentry, production of dairy products and plant nursing.

Outcomes

• Participants have improved their communication skills
• Participants have acquired manual skills
• Participants sharing their newly acquired skill to other potential learners
• In 2015, 9 students graduated from the CEBA. Most of them have a family and are community leaders. The younger have followed studies in the Technological Institute of Sicuani and since 2016 in the Technical Institute of Layo.

People being served : People who are marginalised

Project status : Ongoing

Focus of the project : People

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