This blog is created to narrow the gap between the literate and the non-literate; meaning those who knows how to read and write in a common international language and those who don't.
The non-literate are often left by the roadside of economic progress or development in their respective countries because they did not have the opportunities to attend school to learn to read and write due to poverty or because they are born in some less developed countries which do not emphasize on the importance of education for the population or where education is not made compulsory for all children by law.
For example, only those who are literate in English will be able to participate in a blog written in the English language, Chinese in a Chinese blog, Korean in a Korean blog, Japanese in a Japanese blog, Malay in a Malay blog and so on.
Blogging is supposed to be for everyone; regardless of whether the bloggers have been to school or not. There are people who have never been to school, but they have other means to educate themselves....through self-study or other learning programs provided by their villages or community.
How much poorer the world would be if those who are non-literate (in terms of language and computer knowledge) are denied the opportunity to share their personal experience with others in the blogging world.
If you have grandparents who could only speak in dialect but could neither read or write, but have an enriching story to share, this is the site to post their "Blog By Proxy". Let the children, grand children, and great grandchildren help their elders who can neither read nor write to have a space on this blog.
Please email the blog article to thimbuktu@yahoo.com.sg with name, age and a brief profile description for publication here, subject to their suitability for the general audience, including children.
Thank you for your contribution to the blogging community.
