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LITERACY INITIATIVE FOR EMPOWERMENT targets the 35 countries that have a
literacy rate of less than 50 percent or a population of more than 10 million
people who cannot read or write. Eighty-five percent of the world’s non-literate
population resides in these countries, and two-thirds are women and
girls."
UNESCO Literacy Initiative for
Empowerment - LIFE
The Literacy
Initiative for Empowerment (2006-2015), LIFE, is a ten-year key operational
mechanism initiated by UNESCO, within the United Nations Literacy Decade, to
accelerate literacy efforts in countries where illiteracy poses a critical
challenge. It promotes national processes and capacities that help to improve
and increase literacy activities, involvement and rates in participating
countries.
LIFE targets the 35
countries that have a literacy rate of less than 50 percent or a population of
more than 10 million people who cannot read or write. Eighty-five percent of
the world’s non-literate population resides in these countries, and two-thirds
are women and girls.
Countries participating in LIFE
Africa: Benin, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic
Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea Bissau,
Madagascar, Mali, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone
Arab States: Egypt, Mauritania, Morocco, Iraq, Yemen, Sudan
Asia and the Pacific: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, Iran,
Nepal, Papua New Guinea, Pakistan
Latin America and the Caribbean: Brazil, Haiti
LIFE is
• a framework of collaborative action for enhancing and improving national
literacy efforts
• a process in support of literacy that is country-led and country-specific
• embedded in national policies and strategies
• a mechanism for technical support services and facilitation by UNESCO in the
areas of policy, advocacy, partnership building, capacity-building and
innovation.
LIFE is not a project or a programme and does not replace national policies and
programmes in LIFE countries.
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