Reflections

This is the second issue of REFLECTions, the newsletter of the REFLECT (Regenerated Freierian Literacy through Empowering Community Techniques) Coordination Unit in Bangladesh. The REFLECT approach towards adult-literacy combines the theory of Paulo Freire with the methodology of Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) techniques. A REFLECT project uses innovative means designed by participants of the project for developing learning materials such as maps, matrices, calendars or diagrams. This is instead of the traditional textbook approach. The newsletter pays homage to Paulo Freire as the beacon for REFLECT. It also describes personal experiences of REFLECT participants and the outcomes of the recent trainers forum.