Incorporated in 1686, it changed its name to Falmouth (pronounced FAL-muth) a few years later.

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The government also introduced the Functional Adult Literacy Programme (FAL) as a component of the Poverty Eradication Action Plan (PEAP).

UNESCO: Family Basic Education (FABE)

Those who moor their boats along the river say the proposals would deter people from using the Fal estuary altogether.

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Ann Pewter, 74, from Tavistock, Devon, died at the King Harry Ferry crossing point on the River Fal on 20 March.

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However, the FAL programme has managed to reach only some 5% of would-be learners and has thus not benefited many people.

UNESCO: Family Basic Education (FABE)

The FAL programme endeavoured to improve literacy levels among adults as well as to empower people to demand access to quality basic social services.

UNESCO: Family Basic Education (FABE)

The water from the mine is contaminated with a range of metals which, untreated, could impact on shellfish and other ecology in the Fal Estuary.

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The water from Wheal Jane mine is contaminated with a range of metals which, untreated, could impact on shellfish and other ecology in the Fal Estuary.

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In recent years, the government of Uganda has made concerted attempts to reduce the levels of illiteracy among its population through Universal Primary Education (UPE) for children and Functional Adult Literacy (FAL) for adults and out-of-school youth.

UNESCO: Integrated Intergenerational Literacy Project (IILP)

As a result, many needy people have failed to benefit from the UPE and FAL programmes, and the situation remains particularly dire for disadvantaged rural communities whose access to educational amenities such as libraries, proper educational infrastructure (buildings) and teachers continues to be limited.

UNESCO: Integrated Intergenerational Literacy Project (IILP)