Canberra, February 18, 2019.- On February 15th, the first literacy program for aboriginal communities in urban areas of the State of New South Wales, Australia, was officially inaugurated, with the implementation of the Cuban method of literacy "Yes I Can" which has been applied in about thirty countries and that was awarded the Unesco Literacy Prize in 2006.
The ceremony was attended by the state minister of Aboriginal Affairs, Sarah Mitchell, the executive chairman of the "Literacy for Life" foundation, Jack Beetson, as well as the Cuban adviser, Lucy Núñez, who methodologically supports the application of the "Yes I Can" to the characteristics of Australian communities.
Since its introduction in 2012, the Cuban method of literacy "Yes I Can" has been applied in 8 aboriginal communities of Australia and has achieved to date a total of 223 graduated people, with a retention rate of 63% average per course.