In discussing the role that the Department of
Non-Formal Education can play in environmental
education, Tau (1992) indicated that the department
is an enabling organization because of
the crucial role literacy has in communication.
According to Tau (1992) literacy in this context
is vital because apart from being a basic human
right, it expands an individual's choice and control
over ones environment and allows for collective
actions, which otherwise would not be possi-