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The Solidarity in Literacy program was created in 1997 as a means for reduction of illiteracy and strengthening of political policy around youth and adult education in Brazil. The program was exported to other Portuguese-speaking countries. This chapter describes the program and analyses its successful partnership with higher education institutions, the private sector, civil society, government and non-government institutions. It also looks at the pedagogical principles that guide the learning processes in the program. Within the context of this program, the chapter discusses the training of literacy teachers and the importance of their continuing training. Significant quantitative and qualitative improvements in methods of literacy training and the impact of these improvements on the students, teachers, businesses and universities involved in the project are discussed. The chapter concludes by highlighting some of the projects in open and distance learning that enrich literacy work in the classrooms and enhance the training of literacy teachers.