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Archive for April 2008

Language without words

Sunday, April 6, 2008, 12:17 am

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Sipascancha literacy class

Wednesday, April 2, 2008, 6:44 pm

Cusco Quechua is spoken by more than a million people in Peru. Literacy rates among Cusco Quechua speakers — particularly women — are extremely low, which has a negative effect on many women’s self-esteem. ATEK is a Quechua organization that, among many other things, trains Quechua teachers to run literacy classes in remote villages. Here’s a taste of what those classes are like:

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