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The Literacy Initiative for Empowerment (LIFE) is conceived as a ten-year (2006-2015) strategic framework through which national governments, NGOs, civil society, the private sector, UN agencies, and bilateral and multilateral agencies collectively accelerate literacy efforts in 35 countries where illiteracy poses a critical challenge. As a key operational mechanism for the implementation of the United Nations Literacy Decade (UNLD, 2003-2012), which is led and coordinated by UNESCO, LIFE is an initiative to support countries in achieving a 50 per cent improvement in their adult literacy rates by 2015.
LIFE is:
• A framework of collaborative action for enhancing and improving national literacy efforts.
• A process in support of literacy which is country-led and country-specific.
• A support mechanism embedded in national policies and strategies.
• An initiative for technical support services and facilitation by UNESCO in the areas of policy, advocacy, partnership, capacity-building and innovation.
