Mission Robinson

Mission Robinson is one of the Bolivarian Missions (a series of anti-poverty and social welfare programs) implemented by Hugo Chávez in 2003.

Name

The name "Robinson" was given to the Mission in remembrance of the Venezuelan philosopher and educator Simón Rodríguez because he adopted the pseudonym Samuel Robinson during his exile from Spanish America.

History

On May 23, 2003, the government implemented a pilot plan in the Capital District and the states of Vargas, Miranda and Aragua. The government followed with Mission Robinson I, a nationwide literacy program, on July 1, and on September 15, 2003, Mission Robinson II was created to continue the education to sixth grade for the first mission's graduates.^{[citation needed]}

Statistics

On 28 October 2005, Venezuela declared itself a "Territory Free of Illiteracy".^[1] The government claimed that 1,482,000 adults had learned to read and write.^[2]

According to Francisco Rodríguez of Wesleyan University in Connecticut and Daniel Ortega of IESA, there has been “little evidence” of “statistically distinguishable effect on Venezuelan illiteracy”.^[1] The Venezuelan government claimed that it had taught 1.5 million Venezuelans to read,^[2] but the study found that "only 1.1m were illiterate to begin with" and that the illiteracy reduction of less than 100,000 can be attributed to adults that were elderly and died.^[1] Previous reports had claimed that the eradication of illiteracy had been UNESCO-verified. In October 2006, Venezuelan Education Minister Aristóbulo Istúriz clarified that Venezuela had not received a UNESCO certification because the organisation does not certify literacy programs.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Propaganda, not policy". The Economist. 28 February 2008. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
^ ^a ^b Márquez, Humberto (28 October 2005). "Venezuela se declara libre de analfabetismo" (in Spanish). Inter Press Service. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 29 December 2006.

External links

The Robinson Mission Venezuela (unesco.org)
Misión Robinson – Official government website

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[ECONread-1] "Propaganda, not policy". The Economist. 28 February 2008. Retrieved 3 May 2014.

[Márquez-2] Márquez, Humberto (28 October 2005). "Venezuela se declara libre de analfabetismo" (in Spanish). Inter Press Service. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 29 December 2006.

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