Molteno Institute for Language and Literacy

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The Molteno Institute for Language and Literacy (MILL), formerly known as the Molteno Project, is a charity organisation that funds literacy programmes and research across Africa, from its headquarters in Johannesburg.{{Cite web|url=http://www.molteno.co.za/|title=Molteno|website=www.molteno.co.za|access-date=2018-12-17}}

It was established in 1974, funded by the Molteno Brothers Trust from which it derives its name. It began as the Molteno Project, a large research project on problems with school pupils' acquisition of English literacy, based at Rhodes University. The research recommendations included incorporating mother-tongue material in literacy courses for children. When this conclusion was confirmed by positive results, the project rolled out graded readers across the continent and adapted into 52 African languages.{{Cite web|url=http://access.educationdevelopment.org/?page=showcat&id=14&subid=N@11|title=access.educationdevelopment.org - Partners|website=access.educationdevelopment.org|access-date=2018-12-17}}

In 2008 it had taught more than 10 million learners across the African continent to read and write, making it one of the largest literacy providers in Africa.{{Cite web|url=http://www.ngopulse.org/blogs/molteno-institute-language-and-literacy|title=Molteno Institute for Language and Literacy|last=masennya|date=2009-04-06|website=NGO Pulse|language=en|access-date=2018-12-17}}