When Literacy Mid-South adult program coordinator Lee Chase nominated Russell Joy to be featured in ProLiteracy’s new Instructor Spotlight series, he said Russell came to the program five years ago with the skills and personality to connect with the program’s ESL students from various age ranges and cultures. 

Over the past few years, as programs were challenged at every turn, two of our member programs found ways to thrive. Every two years at our ProLiteracy Conference on Adult Education, we recognize programs that are doing outstanding things. 

In recognition of the tremendous impact SEVOTA has had on the lives of women in Rwanda, ProLiteracy presented Mukasarasi with the Ann C. Michel International Women in Literacy Award at our biennial conference in October 2022.