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Tidy Towns and Lough Ree Access for All volunteers helped Ukrainian refugees learn English through weekly outdoor activities.
An outdoor classroom gave 50 learners a chance to improve their English language skills while integrating in the local community. Tidy Town volunteers took Ukrainians out and about in Ballyleague village, while Access for All volunteers organised boat trips on the River Shannon. Failté Isteach tutors ran outdoor classes, ensuring that Ukrainians improved their conversational English.
This project was extremely beneficial for everyone involved. It showed that learners can broaden their knowledge of English in informal settings. Outdoor activities also gave Ukrainian refugees a chance to build friendships with local people and explore new environments.
For more information about the project, please contact Bernadette Smith, GRETB Regional Literacy Coordinator at Bernadette.smith@gretb.ie
A collection of recipes and stories by Traveller women
The Collaboration and Innovation Fund supports projects for adults with unmet literacy, numeracy and digital literacy needs and projects that support organisations to be literacy friendly. The closing date for 2024 applications has now passed but keep an eye out for information on our 2025 fund which will be launched in December.