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International Literacy Day
8 September
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Literacy is a cause for celebration since there are now
close to four billion literate people in the world. However, literacy for all
– children, youth and adults - is still an unaccomplished goal and an ever
moving target. ___________________________________________________________________________ UNESCO
- Today one in five adults is still not literate and tabout two-thirds of
them are women while 67.4 million children are out of school. Literacy is a human right, a tool of personal empowerment and a means for social and human development. Educational opportunities depend on literacy. Literacy is at the heart of basic education for all, and essential for eradicating poverty, reducing child mortality, curbing population growth, achieving gender equality and ensuring sustainable development, peace and democracy. A good quality basic education equips pupils with literacy skills for life and further learning; literate parents are more likely to send their children to school; literate people are better able to access continuing educational opportunities; and literate societies are better geared to meet pressing development . __________________________________________________________________ |
THE POWER OF WOMEN'S LITERACY
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Some
796 million adults still lack literacy skills. About Two-thirds are women. The
International Literacy Day global celebrations will therefore focus on the
transformation literacy can bring to women’s lives and thosen of their
families, communities and societies.
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