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Implementation
The first whispers of the Cuban Literacy Campaign came about at in the form of a preparatory period that lasted between September and December of 1960.

The First Stage
Following this period, the campaign was set to be implemented through a 3-stage program. This occurred in 1961, a time also known as the 'Year of Education'. The first stage consisted of professional educators training the volunteers — known as the Alfabetizadores populares — the curriculum and familiarizing them with the text that would be used to teach their students. This book, which had been written specifically for the purposes of the campaign was titled, Alfabeticemos (Lets Teach Literacy), volunteers were also exposed to the student primer, which would help them to better educate their students. This primer is better known by its title, Venceremos (We Shall Conquer).This training time ran from January until late April in 1961.

The Second Stage
Beginning in April, Castro elected to close schools down early for the summer. He did so in order to encourage students to supplement their missed class time by volunteering to join the literacy campaign and teach those who were unable to attend school. This plan saw a number of students volunteer for the campaign, approximately 105,664, and together they formed the Conrado Benitez Brigadistas. These student volunteers were put through a week long intensive to prepare them for the challenge ahead.

The Third Stage
In an effort to intensify the campaign, and ensure its success before the end of the year, Castro began to recruit more volunteer educators from the factories, and those who enlisted formed the Patria o Muerte worker's brigade. This was the final effort to identify the remaining members of the population who were still illiterate, and find those who were struggling the most. Those who were unsuccessful in the traditional program were placed in acceleration camps to help them overcome illiteracy within Castro's one year timeline.