Digital skills are key for literacy teaching in the twenty-first century. The COVID-19 pandemic, however, demonstrated that many educators have limited capacities in using technologies for instruction and would benefit from locally relevant, structured training in this area. This is true of Côte d'Ivoire, as it is of many other places.
Delivering lifelong learning for all demands equitable public access to high-quality digital learning content and instruction. That was the key message of the sessions organized by the UNESCO Institute of Lifelong Learning (UIL), with the UNESCO Asia and Pacific Regional Bureau for Education and...
During a side event that took place as part of the International Literacy Day 2022 celebrations in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, on 9 September, 11 ministers of education adopted the Abidjan Declaration, which underlines the relevance of the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning-led programme...
On International Literacy Day 2022, the Kingdom of Morocco joined the Global Alliance for Literacy (GAL) as a new member country. At the Alliance’s meeting in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, members welcomed the commitment of Morocco to further advance literacy in the country and to support other GAL...
Transnational migration is changing the demography of receiving societies, driving the issue to the top of the policy agenda. Yet, despite their profound vulnerability and the economic potential they represent, migrants are still routinely denied access to the lifelong learning opportunities...
How does the integration of local and indigenous knowledges into family and intergenerational learning programmes...
As we mark World Book Day, Lisa Krolak, Chief Librarian at the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning, highlights the transformative potential of creative writing in the prison context.
On World Book Day 2021, the German Prison Library Support Group (Förderverein...
To advance learning and capacity in planning and implementing effective open and distance learning (ODL) programmes for youth and adults, the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) and the Commonwealth of Learning (COL) are launching a six-week online...
There are an estimated 11 million people incarcerated worldwide. The prisons that hold them are frequently overcrowded and, as a result, are unable to provide key services in accordance with international conventions. For example, education is a fundamental human right of which prisoners should...
The UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) welcomes chapter proposals for an edited volume on Family and intergenerational literacy and learning: International perspectives .
Family and intergenerational literacy and learning (FILL) programmes are an effective...
