Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology (Kemendikbudristek) has said that traditional schools in Indonesia can help eradicate illiteracy.cting director of community education and special education at Kemendikbudristek, Aswin Wihdiyanto, said that to meet its target for reducing illiteracy rates in 20202030, the government could utilize traditional schools by using their respective local wisdom approach. "Previously, there was an explicit illiteracy program for indigenous communities, but we no longer carry out that program. But there is still a program to eradicate illiteracy, and this program is more holistic, including for indigenous communities," he informed at the Indigenous Community Education Discussion in Jakarta on Wednesday. part from eradicating illiteracy, traditional schools could serve as a bridge to improve the quality of life of the community, he added. The illiteracy alleviation program, he said, could help people to take part in the Equivalence Education program so that they can get a diploma. "Because this illiteracy program is a bridge into Program Packages A, B, and C (Equivalence Education Program). When you finish, you get a diploma," he expounded. ccording to Wihdiyanto, in 2022, the number of illiterate in the 1559 age group reached 2,666,859, or 1.5 percent of the total population. He said that under the strategic plan for eradicating illiteracy by 2030, the government is targeting to reduce the figure to 0.40 percent, or by 681,967. He added that the government's strategy to eradicate illiteracy includes updating data, contextual and functional learning, regional government commitment, encouraging regional regulations, and involving traditional community leaders as well as stakeholders.
Source: Antara News Agency