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”The Lit! Project” launches a “Reading Revolution” for children across the island, as a pilot project designed to develop confident and imaginative readers who are supported by a community that values literacy.
Barbudans are taking an innovative step to strengthen literacy across Barbuda, inspiring young readers to discover the joy of books and empowering families, schools, and the wider community to support lifelong learning.
“The Lit! Project”, launched on Tuesday, 23 September 2025, at the Community Centre in Barbuda, is a groundbreaking initiative spearheaded by The Be Foundation (TBF) that aims to:
- Increase access to engaging, age-appropriate books for students.
- Encourage family and community involvement in literacy development.
- Spark creativity and imagination in young learners.
- Build sustainable systems to ensure reading success across schools.
Under the theme: Reading Revolution: Igniting Imagination, Building Bright Futures, the Lit Project welcomed parents, caregivers, teachers, staff from Holy Trinity School (HTS) and the Sir McChesney George Secondary School (MGS), representatives from the Barbuda Council, and the Early Learners Support Team from the Ministry of Education Antigua and Barbuda to the launch and discussion on the initiative and its ambitions to build generations of engaged readers.
“Our vision is simple but powerful: every Barbudan young person deserves the chance to be inspired by reading, but this revolution is not just about books…” said TBF Trustee and teacher Tulip Nicholas-Lee, who is leading this pilot project in Barbuda.
Speaking at the launch, Mrs Nicholas-Lee remarked, “The project is founded on the principle that every young person in Barbuda should be able to access brighter futures and opportunities that will help them thrive and prepare them for adult life.
The launch featured interactive activities to showcase new reading resources, along with a call to action for continued community collaboration to foster a culture of reading at home and in schools.”
Dwight Benjamin, a parent with children at the schools and TBF Trustee, commented that “…this initiative is critical.
The event was a success; every presenter sent a resounding message that literacy has transformative powers, but we as parents have a responsibility to invest in our children’s lives to improve literacy.
Hurricane Irma has set our children back, but with programs like this, we can help them recover
and set them up for success.
We must now utilise all the tools available to us to our benefit for our own personal growth and development. The call to action is for everyone to get involved and play a role in this reading revolution.”
The Lit! Project Team send special thanks and appreciation for the support of the project, especially to team members Mrs Darlene Beazer-Parker (Early Intervention Specialist for Children with Special Needs), Mrs Janice Walbrook (Early Childhood Education Educator) Mrs Paula Henry (Experienced Teacher) and partners Ms Charlene Harris (HTS Principal) and Mr Rexford Harry (MGS Principal), Mrs Karen
Brown-Francis (Ministry of Education for Antigua and Barbuda and Director of Library Services and Early Learners Support) and Mrs Sharima Myers, (Chair and Councillor of Education for the Barbuda Council).
The Lit! Project Team will launch a Reading Club, which will run every Saturday for the next six weeks. Another community meeting is also scheduled for November.
About The Lit! Project
The Lit! Project is a pilot project dedicated to promoting literacy and creativity in schools and communities across Barbuda.
Through strategic partnerships, community engagement with parents, caregivers, school staff (HTS and MGS), the Barbuda Council, and innovative programs supported by the Early Learners Program Team (Ministry of Education for Antigua and Barbuda), the project aims to empower young people and develop the skills and imagination they need to thrive in the working world.
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what about the ADULTS?? Is it a literacy problem they have or a BADMIND or COMMOM SENSE problem? They seem to think the land is “owned in common” as per the BPM lies and brainwashing. So is it that they cannot read in order to read the document for themselves. The land is owned by the CROWN. Codrington LEASED the land from the CROWN.
What really is their problem? Will reading fix it? If not, it’s pointless, becaue reading is not about calling words, it’s about comprehension.
I’m stumped as to why a single village with just about 1500 people and free access to education should be suffering from literacy issues unless they just refuse to learn. It does explain why the BPM can so easily manipulate them into thinking that Codrington could will land he didn’t own to them. That right there is a red flag.