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The Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) paid tribute to revolutionary icon Augusto César Sandino, for whom they are named, on the 4th anniversary of the National Literacy Crusade. Sandino was a revolutionary who advocated for education for…
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The Ministry of Education promoted the National Literacy Crusade and it was mostly welcomed by the rural communities where they operated. A common slogan of the time was, “In every home a classroom/ Every table a school desk/ Every Nicaraguan a…
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The eradication of illiteracy became an important mandate for the Sandinista Front soon after the 1979 Revolution, as it was seen as a necessary step in the road to development. These posters were created for the Sandinistas Youth campaign held in…
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The Popular Literacy Army, or EPA, were those individuals that volunteered to fight the battle against illiteracy; they were the teaching force. The EPA consisted mostly of secondary and university student volunteers from urban areas who taught…
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The promotion of literacy went hand in hand with the fight for social justice. The Literacy Brigades were welcomed from most Nicaraguans in order to encourage learning and education for all. Sandinistas believed that the mass-mobilization of the…
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Nicaraguans witnessed ongoing promotion of social well-being by various government ministries in neighborhoods across the country. In the words of Fernando Cardenal, coordinator of the National Literacy Crusade, education serves to “encourage people…
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Fernando Cardenal once said, “Nicaraguan people should be confident that they could win the battle against illiteracy since they already had defeated a strong, well-armed enemy in the former dictator.” As the coordinator of the National Literacy…
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The Popular Education Collective (CEP) enhanced primary school and educational centers to promote programs such as the Basic Adult Education program. The goal was to continue promoting adult education after the Literary Crusade of 1980. By 1983,…
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Throughout the 1980s, the Nicaraguan Ministry of Education promoted technical careers through the Popular Education Collective (CEP). The CEP was derived from the National Literacy Crusade as a kind of follow-up programme to continue promoting…
