The goal of this project is to provide reading, listening and writing skills to non-literate youth and children. These include children from underprivileged backgrounds and ethnic minorities ranging from those who are yet to learn to read and write and those struggling to do so.

The classes will be run in the Sinhala and Tamil languages and include reading Scripture through simple Bible stories (both printed and digital), explaining stories from the Bible and Christian books, and covering simple teachings of Jesus, Gospel parables, songs and other audio material.

Plans to implement a syllabus in Sinhala and Tamil are currently in their final stages and being reviewed as the project’s main learning materials. There will also be teacher guidebooks and training workshops for the teachers each year.

The Ceylon Bible Society is grateful for the addition of 12 more classes with 229 students and 30 teachers, bringing the total to 20 classes, 350 students, and 50 teachers in 2023. Classes are now held for two days, and educational materials are in the final stages, ready for review. Aside from learning literacy skills, the students have learned good manners, cleanliness and come to an understanding of God’s love, while some are introduced to Christianity.

At the end of this project, the Ceylon Bible Society expects to have impacted 1,200 beneficiaries.