AWARDS
Rotary International Voluntary Teacher Training Grant Improving Literacy for 0-9 Year-Old deep rural children.
Kamoso Award – Community Work Programme 2015 Best National Education Programme in the Community Work Programme, Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Shoprite Checkers/Ukhozi FM Award
2013: Community educational project in KwaZulu-Natal
Rotary International
2011: Lynn Stefano received the Paul Harris Fellow Award for exemplary work in promoting literacy among underprivileged communities in rural areas
ABSA ECD Awards
2009: Runner up KZN ECD Innovations category for home visiting programme
2007: Breakthrough Ideas In Education
Adult Learning Network
2006: Best Project In KZN
2005: Best Adult Educator in KZN
Best Adult Learner in KZN
2004: 3rd Best Adult Literacy Group in R.S.A.
Most Outstanding Adult Literacy Group in KZN
UDV/Guiness
2003: Adult Literacy Award Runner Up
RECOGNITION
FLP has been sponsored to present our work at international and national conferences over the years:
2014 – Celebrating libraries in 20 years of democracy. Msunduzi Museum’s library week celebration, 17 March 2014, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa.
2013 – Prepare for Life! Raising Awareness for Early Literacy Education. International Conference of Experts hosted by Stiftung Lesen, March 12-14, Leipzig, Germany.
2011 – Common Goals, Shared Purpose. Conference hosted by BALID UK, 24-25 January 2011, University of Cape Town, South Africa.
2010 – Adult Literacy Information Exchange, 7-8 September. Scottburgh, South Africa.
2007 – African Regional Conference in Support of Literacy: Renewing Literacy to Face African and International Challenges. Conference hosted by Unesco Institute for Lifelong Learning, 10-12 September, Bamako, Mali.
2007 – North-South Exchange on Family Literacy, Hamburg, Germany.
2007 – Research and Practice in Adult Literacy Conference, Northern Ireland.
2006 – White House Conference on Global Literacy, New York, USA.
2006 – ADEA Biennale, Gabon.