UNESCO awards International Literacy Prizes to Innovative Projects Boosting Literacy in Covid Times
The awards will be presented during a virtual International Conference entitled “Literacy for a human-centred recovery: Narrowing the digital divide
PARIS, France, September 4, 2021/APO Group/ --
UNESCO has selected six outstanding literacy programmes from Côte d’Ivoire, Egypt, Guatemala, India, Mexico and South Africa as winners of its International Literacy Prizes, awarded on the occasion of International Literacy Day (8 September). During the COVID crisis, these programmes continued to help students learn to read and write through accessible technologies.
"These programmes have literally changed the lives of thousands of children, young people, women and marginalised adults. Literacy empowers individuals and it expands people’s capabilities and freedom of choice....