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Your gift provides literacy classes, materials, and training to help people learn to read
When you give this gift, you're helping vulnerable people access life-changing literacy and language classes through expert teachers, learning materials, and community support. Reading opens up so many doors—education, work, pleasure, self-improvement, and connection. For refugees and displaced families, literacy in a new language can mean the difference between isolation and integration, between struggling and thriving.
"I am happy with myself and my children are proud of me. I am now more confident and more connected." - Akilah, Lebanon
What your gift provides:
- Literacy and language classes: Expert-led lessons for children and adults learning to read and write
- Learning materials: Books, supplies, and resources to support reading development
- Qualified teachers: Trained educators who understand the needs of vulnerable learners
- Lifelong skills: Reading abilities that open doors to education, employment, and opportunity
- Community connection: Opportunities to meet new friends and build social networks
- Family empowerment: Parents can support their children's education and homework
- Future opportunities: Better job prospects and economic independence for learners
Why this makes the perfect gift:
- Read all about it! Perfect end-of-term present for teachers and children alike
- Celebrate your favourite bookworm's love of reading with this thoughtful gift
- Available as a postal card, eCard, or print-at-home option
- Meaningful gift for birthdays, Christmas, Teacher Appreciation Day, and special occasions
Real impact in Lebanon
War forced Akilah to flee her home. When she arrived in Lebanon with her four sons, she didn't understand any English—the language they were taught at school. As a refugee mother, Akilah felt isolated and unable to help her children with their schoolwork.
Akilah soon signed up for CAFOD-funded English classes run by local partners, so she could support her sons with their education and make new friends in her community.
Now Akilah feels confident speaking and writing in English. She can help her sons with their homework and answer their questions about English. The transformation has been profound—not just for Akilah, but for her whole family.
She also meets up once a week with new friends from both her own refugee community and Lebanese communities to read and discuss stories together. What started as language classes has become a lifeline of connection and confidence.
"I am now more confident and more connected," Akilah said.
Give the gift of literacy today and help people unlock their full potential.
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Your gift provides literacy classes, materials, and training to help people learn to read
When you give this gift, you're helping vulnerable people access life-changing literacy and language classes through expert teachers, learning materials, and community support. Reading opens up so many doors—education, work, pleasure, self-improvement, and connection. For refugees and displaced families, literacy in a new language can mean the difference between isolation and integration, between struggling and thriving.
"I am happy with myself and my children are proud of me. I am now more confident and more connected." - Akilah, Lebanon
What your gift provides:
- Literacy and language classes: Expert-led lessons for children and adults learning to read and write
- Learning materials: Books, supplies, and resources to support reading development
- Qualified teachers: Trained educators who understand the needs of vulnerable learners
- Lifelong skills: Reading abilities that open doors to education, employment, and opportunity
- Community connection: Opportunities to meet new friends and build social networks
- Family empowerment: Parents can support their children's education and homework
- Future opportunities: Better job prospects and economic independence for learners
Why this makes the perfect gift:
- Read all about it! Perfect end-of-term present for teachers and children alike
- Celebrate your favourite bookworm's love of reading with this thoughtful gift
- Available as a postal card, eCard, or print-at-home option
- Meaningful gift for birthdays, Christmas, Teacher Appreciation Day, and special occasions
Real impact in Lebanon
War forced Akilah to flee her home. When she arrived in Lebanon with her four sons, she didn't understand any English—the language they were taught at school. As a refugee mother, Akilah felt isolated and unable to help her children with their schoolwork.
Akilah soon signed up for CAFOD-funded English classes run by local partners, so she could support her sons with their education and make new friends in her community.
Now Akilah feels confident speaking and writing in English. She can help her sons with their homework and answer their questions about English. The transformation has been profound—not just for Akilah, but for her whole family.
She also meets up once a week with new friends from both her own refugee community and Lebanese communities to read and discuss stories together. What started as language classes has become a lifeline of connection and confidence.
"I am now more confident and more connected," Akilah said.
Give the gift of literacy today and help people unlock their full potential.
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