The
Centre for the Promotion of Literacy in Sub-Saharan Africa (CAPOLSA)
is based in the Psychology
Department, School of Humanities & Social Sciences, on the Great East Road
Campus of the University of Zambia. It was established in May 2011 in cooperation
with the University of Jyvaskyla, Finland with financial support from the
Government of Finland, through its Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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| Lusaka Grade 1 learners playing Graphogame |
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| CAPOLSA Early Grade Readers in two Zambian languages |
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| Grade 3 child reading aloud a newly composed story | at CAPOLSA writers workshop |
The Centre has the following staff:
Coordinator:
Dr Jacqueline Jere-Folotiya, PhD
(Educational Psychology)
Projects Cooperation
Officer:
Ms Mwanza Nakawala Maumbi, BA, MSc (Neuropsychology)
Office Manager:
Ms Eneless
Mtonga Njobvu, Dip (Secretarial Studies)
Psychology Department, UNZA, PO Box
32379, Lusaka, Zambia
Phone: (+260) 211 290850
Email: CAPOLSA@unza.zm OR
Includes applied research, curriculum development, instructional innovation, teacher education and production of child-friendly reading materials in African languages to support children’s initial reading acquisition.
For Detailed information on the activities of CAPOLSA click on the following links
