British Association for Literacy in Development (BALID)
BALID is a non-governmental organisation (NGO) promoting adult and family literacy and numeracy as a basic human right, in the context of development. As a UK charity, BALID brings together organisations and individuals who believe that sharing experience about learning and literacy can help enrich workers and citizens in both the industrial and the developing world. This is because, as our header photo (of a literacy parade in Vanuatu) declares, ‘Literacy imparts longevity!’ – and much else besides.
