We are a territorial organization that promotes and supports literacy in all the official languages of the NWT. The most important outcome of community development is improved quality of life. Community development helps to build capacity in communities by addressing issues and taking advantage...
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We are a territorial organization that promotes and supports literacy in all the official languages of the NWT. The most important outcome of community development is improved quality of life. Community development helps to build capacity in communities by addressing issues and taking advantage of opportunities for training and change at the community level.
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* We work with communities to help develop local literacy projects.
* We provide resources to literacy practitioners and other community workers.
* We develop teaching, learning and promotional materials for use by literacy practitioners, teachers, and other community...
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* We work with communities to help develop local literacy projects.
* We provide resources to literacy practitioners and other community workers.
* We develop teaching, learning and promotional materials for use by literacy practitioners, teachers, and other community workers.
* We monitor and respond to territorial and federal literacy policies.
* We research literacy issues affecting the NWT.
* We encourage reading and writing at all ages.

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Our program builds on this philosophy:
People have the right to be able to read, understand, and use written information.

Business, government, and non-profits have a responsibility to produce written information that people can easily read, understand, and use.
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Our program builds on this philosophy:
People have the right to be able to read, understand, and use written information.

Business, government, and non-profits have a responsibility to produce written information that people can easily read, understand, and use.

Plain language helps people read, understand, and use written information.

Our commitment is to develop partnerships and work cooperatively to achieve our plain language objectives.
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