Literacy
ACTS Ministry empowers village women and children who are AIDS victims in order to bring them self esteem, show them God’s love in tangible ways and give them hope for the future.
The pilot program for ACTS impacts the village of Saonré in the department of Komsilga in Burkina Faso West Africa. ACTS ministers to 180 widows and 725 children as well as more than 1,500 individuals within walking distance to Saonré.
 ACTS reaches individuals who are the poorest of Burkinabé society. They are broken by ignorance, poverty and hopelessness. They have no means or tools to break the cycle of poverty. ACTS ministers the love of Christ to them in practical ways to bring them to salvation.
In the village of Saonré ACTS has established a secure building which will have multi-purpose use:
- Life skills education for women and children at risk,
- Literacy classes for women,
- Spiritual training conferences center for women,
- Library for the community in rural area,
Through a life skills education program 180 women are learning how to support their families and this will build their self esteem.
Upon completion of spiritual training conferences and literacy program women will:
- Read their Bible for spiritual growth
- Understand the micro-enterprise projects and provide income for daily living
- Learn basics principles of budgeting and finance for family income
- Understand life issues and be involved in helping others in their community
- Contribute to the improvement of their churches
- Use their knowledge to encourage their children and give them hope for the future
This is a way out from material and spiritual poverty for women who are the poorest ones in the country.
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