Community learning centres (CLCs) are very active hubs for lifelong learning throughout the Asia-Pacific region, providing non-formal and informal learning opportunities for all community members. The UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) recognizes that CLCs have a crucial role to play...
A new Education Sector Development Plan (ESDP) for Tanzania for the next ten years is underway. Tanzania has been working with the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) and other UNESCO teams on the new ESDP since 2015, and the process is scheduled for...
At the workshop on ‘How Libraries Support National Literacy Efforts,’ which concludes today, 6 April 2016 at the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) in Hamburg, participants from all world regions discussed ways in which countries can harness the potential of libraries by...
‘Providing information in various languages widens accessibility and ensures that as many people as possible receive this information in a language they understand. The Korean translation of this publication, which tackles the important themes of...
Literacy and numeracy are key to achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development yet estimates show that there are 757 million adults, including 115 million youth, who cannot read or write a simple sentence and two-thirds of them are women.
UNESCO and the UNESCO Institute for...
Collecting reliable data on the learning outcomes of participants in literacy programmes is essential for designing and improving the quality of literacy programmes. This was a view shared by participants at a literacy programme meeting at the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) in...
Approximately 10 million people without literacy, numeracy and basic skills in Afghanistan will benefit from a newly adopted curriculum framework for youth and adult literacy and basic education. The new curriculum was endorsed at a 3-day validation workshop in Kabul in late November 2015, which...
The 2016 ELINET European Literacy Conference offers participants first-hand access to new research and good practices in all areas of literacy created over the past two years by members of the European Literacy Policy Network (ELINET). More than 230 participants, including international experts...
Germany aims to raise the literacy and numeracy skills of at least 5 million of its 7. 5 million adults with low literacy levels within the next 15 years. At the same time, the country will promote guidance and counselling services, to help achieve its aim. This initiative is entailed in a...
The UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) is working with Mozambique’s National Adult Literacy and Education Department on the development of a pedagogical model to pilot a family learning project in Mozambique. The project, which is part of the Malala Initiative – a fund for girls’ right...
