My interaction with workers in the field intensified with the commencement
of the implementation of the Post-Literacy Project (PLP)
and my appointment by GTZ as the project adviser. PLP is a technical
co-operation endeavour between the Government of Kenya and the
Government of the Federal Republic of Germany.The project addresses
the problem of relapse into illiteracy, and the need for opportunities for
continuing education and lifelong learning by over 3 million adults and
out-of-school youths. It is being implemented in 15 districts at a time,
where the gains made in the fight against illiteracy over the years are still
being eroded by poverty.According to the 1999 Population and Housing
Census in Kenya, 4.2 million people have never been to school. Added
to this figure is some 3 million out-of-school youths.This means that
initial literacy and post-literacy have got to be addressed in tandem.