CATA Anyi Literacy Translation & Training

 

PLEASE JOIN US IN REACHING OUR GOAL! 

CATA: Anyi Literacy, Translation, & Training, a ministry that started in 1997, and became a Minnesota nonprofit in 2018, raises funds for educational programs for the Anyi people of the Ivory Coast, which has grown to consist of three main components--Bible translation, literacy development, and Christian discipleship training. To learn more and support these efforts go HERE.

The Goal: $30,000!

Our goal is broken into 2 parts: The Bible Institute Building Project and our General Operating Expenses. Your donation dollars will support things like

1. Building Funds for the Future Anyi Bible Institute (ABI)
2. Stipends for Teachers
3. Workbooks for students
4. Motorcycles for Coordinator Transportation
5. Radio Ministry
6. Small Sheep and Fish Farms to work towards Self-Sustainable Efforts
7. CATA - Ivory Coast Training Center Operating Expenses

• Future Anyi Bible Institute We are so close to being able to begin this phase of our ministry. We need about $20,000 to break ground - we have about $40,000 raised so far! 
• Stipend for a Teacher Costs about $500/year We provide a stipend to about 100 teachers.
• A Box of 500 Workbooks costs about $500   About 4000 adult learners are becoming literate in their own language, Anyi every year.
• Small Motorcycles cost about $1500 each  provides transportation for our program coordinators who travel in rugged terrain between villages. 
• Radio Ministry Daily devotionals are broadcast to a listening audience of about 500,000 Anyi people in and around the County Seat, Bongouanou, to help them grow in their faith. 

Fish Farm and Sheep Farm at CATA Center CATA is situated on a lake! CATA: Cote d'Ivoire will use the proceeds will help support the Literacy, Translation, and Training programs! 

• CATA-Ivory Coast Training Center Operations  provides a place for teachers, church leaders, and other community leaders to come for seminars to advance their knowledge and skills in teaching. We also provide Christian Discipleship Training. Our grounds keeper and his family live on site, and he maintains the area keeping it clean and safe for those who come for teaching and events throughout the year.
  

Three major geographical areas These are similar to what we would call counties. They are located in the Central Eastern region of the Ivory Coast in West Africa, Mbatto, Bongouanou, and Arrah. There are nearly 1 million people who speak Anyi and our literacy classes are in nearly 100 villages. We get requests to start programs in other villages every year, but before we can say YES, we need to make sure we have adequate funding. Your giving is what makes the difference every year!  

In 2017, the New Testament was completed and dedicated to the Christian communities in the same areas where our literacy programs are active. During service trips, we have also led a basketball camp, tutored high school students as they practiced for English language exams, help to build buildings and paint a pavilion at the CATA Center.  Go to www.anyiliteracy.org for more information about our programs and how you can partner with us to further this work.