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]]>The virtual conference brought together experts and educators to reimagine literacy teaching and learning for youth and adults.
Marking the Literacy Day celebrations, the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has awarded International Literacy Prizes 2020 to five outstanding literacy programs from Nepal, UK, Ghana, Mexico, and Yemen.
Stay tuned for more info on all laureates & their stories ahead of #LiteracyDay on 8 September: https://t.co/j6d951fXlC pic.twitter.com/6SbxQrnCBP
— UNESCO (@UNESCO) September 7, 2020
Prize Details:
Prize | Organization | Country |
UNESCO King Sejong Literacy Prize | Ageing Nepal | Nepal |
UNESCO King Sejong Literacy Prize | United World Schools | UK |
UNESCO Confucius Prize for Literacy | Centro Universitario de Participación Social of the Benmérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla | Mexico |
UNESCO Confucius Prize for Literacy | The General Literacy Office | Yemen |
UNESCO Confucius Prize for Literacy | Just Commit Foundation (JCF) | Ghana |
Aging Nepal has received the UNESCO Literacy Prize for its national program ‘Basic Literacy Class for Older Persons’ in Nepal.
It is the country’s first program to empower older people by providing primary education in the Nepali language. Ageing Nepal is a non-government organization that targets the elderly who have moved from rural areas to urban areas.
“We were awarded the prize for our work on education for senior citizens as their rights. We have been running Basic Literacy Class for senior citizens since 2016,” said Krishna Murari Gautam, Ageing Nepal Founder Chairman.
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]]>It has been noted that despite progress in literacy statistics, challenges still persist and conditions have become even more critical, going by the growing demand for ever-evolving skills.
In 2018, through the International Literacy Day UNESCO aims to explore and highlight integrated approaches that can simultaneously propel the development of literacy and skills required to:
Let’s take a look at how the governing body has tried to bring about this change in Nepal.
Nepal celebrated the two events with the theme ‘Skilled Human Resources Development and Sustainable Educational Infrastructure – the Basis of Building Socialism-oriented Prosperous Nation’.
In view of the upcoming day and with the goal to foster the theme of ILD 2018, the UNESCO Kathmandu Office scheduled the following initiatives throughout the month of September:
Nepal Government, on its own, is also working hard to improve literacy in Nepal. Nepal’s Education Ministry will also be conducting some activities in the interest of the people, on the occasion of the 39th Nepal Education Day.
Additional activities included:
Recent statistics show some major progress in Nepal’s literacy rate, both in men and women.
Let’s take a look at some of them:
The main program saw the distribution of prizes to various outstanding schools, educationalists and university graduates – who also received the Bidhyabhusan medals for topping various examinations under different faculties, by Nepal Education, Science & Technology Minister.
The Education Ministry launched the ‘Policy and Program on Reforming the Educational Quality in Community Schools, 2018’ on September 8, 2018.
UNESCO declared International Literacy Day on October 26, 1966 with the aim to highlight the importance of literacy to individuals, communities and societies, across the world.
Conclusion:
The world countries may have achieved or are heading to their goal of achieving increased literacy rates. But with Nepal, the progress is constantly on, monitored and supported to bring about the desired results. And, with the government and people’s collective efforts, the country will soon be able to stand among countries with high literacy rates.
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