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Transform someone’s life.
Give them the chance to learn to read and do numeracy.
We support thousands of people every year to learn to read and improve their numeracy skills, but there are many more who need our help. By making a gift to Shannon Trust, you can help us make sure nobody is left out of learning.
How your donations make a difference
£10 could provide a learner with certificates and a dictionary or calculator on completion of their learning programme. This is often the first award or learning recognition they’ve ever had.
£35 could pay for a set of Turning Pages or Count Me In manuals, so that someone can learn to read or do numeracy. It will provide improved future opportunities.
£50 could help us train a new mentor or reading coach, so that we can reach more learners. Mentors and coaches report that their role gives them confidence, and helps them to develop new skills.
Anwar's story*
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When I came into prison I could not read or write at all in English.
I had to ask for help with everything such as writing a letter to my family or friends, putting in applications to see someone such as a doctor or OMU, and getting a job while I am in prison. Then I would have to get help again reading the reply. But there is help available from the Shannon Trust.
With the help of a Shannon Trust mentor I have learned how to read and write. My mentor is also a prisoner but he has chosen to give his time to helping many prisoners like myself.
It is this help and support that has helped me to cope with the daily life inside and to be able to sit in my cell and write this on my own.
*Name has been changed to protect identity.
Why we need your support
Being unable to read or do numeracy is more common than you think. And people often struggle with both low literacy and low numeracy at the same time.
They are vital skills, and without them, people are less likely to have access to education and employment opportunities. It’s harder for them to access support services too. It can make people more vulnerable to becoming involved with crime.
Learning makes day to day life easier and safer for the learner, improves family relationships including with children, and helps to break the cycle of low literacy and numeracy.
Learning to read and do numeracy is often the first step into further learning and employment.
With your support, we can have a transformative impact on the life of the learner and those around them, which in turn can lead to reduced offending and reoffending, and a better society for all.
Make a donation today and help people to learn to read and do numeracy, access education and training opportunities, build relationships with their families, and have more hope for the future.
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