DOHA: Over 120 volunteers recently completed Reach Out To Asia’s (Rota) second Training of Trainers programme (ToT) responsible for providing training for 250 low-income workers as part of ROTA’s Adult English Literacy Programme (RAEL).
Sponsored by Qatar Petroleum (QP), RAEL programme provides an educational opportunity for workers who may have had limited schooling in their countries, and a learning opportunity for students and volunteers who gain new teaching skills, along with an understanding of communities and their needs.
The course delivered to volunteers covered topics to support student volunteers in becoming full-fledged literacy trainers. Topics included teaching and learning, communication and understanding the overall context of global migration.
RAEL started last year over 16 weeks, split into two terms — the first in September and the second this month.
In the first term, 120 volunteers from Qatar Foundation’s branch campus universities, Ashghal and ROTA helped low-income workers improve their English language skills.
Rota Executive Director, Essa Al Mannai, said: “The RAEL programme has proved to be a very effective way of supporting low-income workers and empowering them to achieve their aspirations and goals. We are pleased to resume the initiative and build capacities of such a big number of volunteers who dedicated their time and effort to the initiative. It makes us proud to know we have so many people dedicated to improving and empowering others’ well-being.
“We are thankful to our sponsor Qatar Petroleum which shares our belief of supporting workers through RAEL.”
RAEL was launched in collaboration with Georgetown University in Qatar, Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar, Northwestern University in Qatar, Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar, Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar and Ashghal.
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