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Webinar: ‘Family literacy and indigenous and local learning'

On 9 December 2021, the UNESCO’s Section of Youth, Literacy and Skills Development, the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning, and the University of East Anglia (UK) will host a webinar on ‘Family literacy and indigenous and local learning’. 

Family literacy programmes are often organized in schools, health centres, libraries and other community learning spaces and some may extend to homes. It is in communities and homes where school-type literacies and everyday literacy practices interact and can enrich the experience of literacy learning for all: children, youth and adults.

When, local time:
9 December 2021
Where:
Germany, online event
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Webinar: Making adult learning and education visible within lifelong learning

On 30 November 2021, the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) will host a webinar, ‘How to bridge formal and non-formal: lifelong learning for individual, societal, and system level transformation’ as part of the fifth UNESCO Forum on Transformative Education for Sustainable Developm

When, local time:
30 November 2021
Where:
France, online event
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Fifth International Conference on Learning Cities

From emergency to resilience: Building healthy and resilient cities through learning

UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities (GNLC) member Yeonsu, Republic of Korea, will host the fifth International Conference on Learning Cities (ICLC 5), which will take place from 27 to 30 October

When, local time:
27 October 2021 to 30 October 2021
Where:
Republic of Korea, Yeonsu
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Virtual tour of our historic building during Hamburg Heritage Days

As part of Hamburg’s annual Heritage Days from 10 to 12 September 2021, the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) invites the public to make a virtual visit to its historic home and to learn more about its original owner, the shipping magnate Albert Ballin.

When, local time:
9 September 2021 to 11 September 2021
Where:
Germany,
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International Literacy Day 2021

International Literacy Day (ILD) will be celebrated on 8 September 2021 under the theme “Literacy for a human-centred recovery: Narrowing the digital divide”.

When, local time:
8 September 2021
Where:
France, Paris