Adult literacy classes also reached beyond the traditional school-aged population. In the area of development, as early as the 1950s Catholic missions in southern Chad set up rural development centers whose clientele included non-Christians as well as Christians.
Beyond traditional age groups, adult literacy classes also reached out to the broader community. Even in the 1950s, Catholic missions in southern Chad set up rural development centers that catered to people of various faiths, including those who were not Christian.