The goal of this project is the funding of a literacy specialist for the Asia Pacific, who works to enhance the standard of literacy projects and provides literacy staff and projects of Bible Societies in the Asia Pacific with direct benefit and support.

Among other things, the Literacy Advisor will: develop a global strategy for literacy work within the UBS; develop and strengthen links between Bible translation and literacy; encourage and guide Bible Societies in initiating relevant literacy programmes; help Bible Societies to assess the literacy need of a given language/group; develop partnerships with other agencies involved in literacy; help with the planning, implementation and evaluation of UBS literacy projects.

The goal of this project is the continuation of services of the literacy specialist for Asia for the next three years, who will seek to enhance the standard of literacy projects run by Bible Societies in the regions to new heights.

It is expected that there will ultimately be 100,000 beneficiaries of this project over the 3 ½ years of the project. The direct beneficiaries are the Bible Society staff involved in literacy work; all the staff involved in literacy projects in the Asia Pacific will receive quality support and hands-on assistance from a literacy expert. The indirect beneficiaries will be the literacy graduates and their families and communities.