# READING EDGE AFRICA

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1161361
- **Other names:** REA
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** April 21, 2015
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1161361


## Contact

- **Address:** 2 Housesteads Close, Wallsend
- **Postcode:** NE28 0BQ
- **Phone:** 0191 263 8001
- **Email:** ReadingEdgeAfrica@gmail.com
- **Website:** www.readingedgeafrica.org



## Activities

**Objects:** TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN, PARTICULARLY THOSE IN AFRICA OR WHO DO NOT SPEAK ENGLISH AS A FIRST LANGUAGE IN THE SUBJECT OF LITERACY, IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL THINK FIT INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO SETTING UP LITERACY PROGRAMMES, ENHANCING THE TEACHING OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE, TRAINING TEACHERS TO ENABLE THEM TO BETTER TEACH LITERACY AND COLLABORATING WITH OTHER CHARITIES, BODIES AND ORGANISATIONS AS APPROPRIATE TO PROMOTE READING AND LITERACY.

**Activities:** We set up study groups through which we provide literacy training to pupils struggling to read and write in Nigeria, Liberia and Sierra Leone. We also make available culturally appropriate reading materials for the pupils in these countries. We also provide training to teachers on bespoke methods of teaching reading and writing skills.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Human Resources, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- **What:** Education/training
- **Who:** Children/young People, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, Other Defined Groups



## Geography

- Liberia
- Nigeria
- Sierra Leone





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| **JOSEPH AKINYEMI** | Chair | May 19, 2014 |
| Abiodun Adesanya |  | May 19, 2014 |
| FUNMI VICTORIA AKINYEMI |  | May 19, 2014 |
| OLAYEMI ADESANYA |  | May 19, 2014 |




