Literacy

Overview

 © UNESCO/Rocky Roe The right to literacy is an inherent part of the right to education. Yet adult literacy is one of the most neglected of the Education for All (EFA) goals, with an estimated 796... more

News

Measuring adult learners’ competences in the African Region

Apr 20, 2012

The multi-country research project on measuring literacy programme participants’ learning outcomes (RAMAA) will assess the competences of beneficiaries of adult literacy programmes...more

Third anniversary of UIL’s Effective Literacy Practices Database (LitBase)

Mar 30, 2012

2 April 2012 marks the third anniversary of UIL’s Effective Literacy Practices Database (LitBase), which was launched by the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning as a comprehensive database on innovative and effective literacy programmes from all over the world. more

The Republic of South Sudan discusses language-in-education policy

Mar 20, 2012

Research findings and trends in language-in-education policy-making and educational practice were discussed at a meeting of South Sudanese and international specialists and government representatives.more

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Publications

Global LIFE Mid-term Evaluation Report 2006-2011: Looking Forward with LIFE

The global mid-term evaluation report on UNESCO’s Literacy Initiative for Empowerment (LIFE, 2006-2015), produced by UIL on the basis of national and regional mid-term evaluation processes and reports, is now available online. It seeks to contribute to the effective implementation of the...more

Genre et alphabétisation : comment renforcer les capacités de recherche en Afrique

L’alphabétisation étant un droit fundamental pour tous et toutes, comment expliquer que 62 % des femmes en Afrique se voient refuser le droit à l’alphabétisme ? Comment infléchir les tendances actuelles pour éviter que près de 800 millions d’adultes parmi lesquels une forte proportion de femmes...more

Why and how Africa should invest in African languages and multilingual education

© UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning

In a 1953 landmark publication, UNESCO underscored the importance of educating children in their mother-tongue (UNESCO, 1953). Yet, more than 50 years since the first UNESCO statement, and despite a plethora of books, articles, numerous conventions, declarations and recommendations addressing...more

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