Edgar Montiel, representative of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) made the announcement at an event in the town of Santa Maria Visitacion, in the central department of Solola, 140 km (87 miles) west of the capital.
It was precisely the Cuban method which contributed to achieving the target of teaching Santa Maria Visitacion’s 59 illiterate residents to read and write.
The other two municipalities declared illiteracy-free by UNESCO this year are Cristobal Acasaguastlan (January 18) and San Jose del Golfo (June 26).
The “Yes, I Can” produces results in just three months, making it the most rapid and effective way to teach reading and writing skills among the eight such methods used in Guatemala.
At least 24,583 people have graduated from this program in Guatemala since November 2007, and another 1,000 people are expected to complete their studies, thus bringing the total to 45,000 this year, according to Coordinator Barbara Roque. She announced that another three municipalities are expected to be declared illiteracy-free by September 8, which is International Literacy Day.
During the event celebrating the UNESCO announcement, Santiago Feliu, political counselor at the Cuban Embassy in Guatemala, told the Guatemalan people that “Cuba will always stand with you.”
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