Today, September 8th,2011 is International Literacy Day 2011! Thank you to my friend Jeremy Horn for telling me this on Facebook!! Why didn't I hear anything in the news I read today that it was this important day in our World?
"This year’s International Literacy Day, celebrated world-wide on 8 September, will focus on the link between literacy and peace. During a ceremony in New Delhi, India, UNESCO will award the international Confucius and King Sejong literacy prizes to projects in Burundi, Mexico, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and the United States of America."
"Also in New Delhi, an international conference on Women’s Literacy for Inclusive and Sustainable Development is being organized by UNESCO’s E9 initiative, from 8 to 10 September.
On International Literacy Day each year, UNESCO reminds the international community of the status of literacy and adult learning globally."
"Despite many and varied efforts, literacy remains an elusive target: some 793 million adults lack minimum literacy skills which means that about one in six adults is still not literate; 67.4 million children are out-of-school and many more attend irregularly or drop out."
How could the news and television media not have any coverage of this important day in our year??
To learn more about International Literacy day please click on the link I have sourced above.Thank you!
