The 2012 World Literacy Summit held in Oxford, UK last month was a stark reminder that millions of adults and children are trapped in a cycle of illiteracy and poverty. The numbers below reveal the extent of the international literacy crisis: One in five adults, or 796 million people, lack basic … [Read more...]
Sierra Leone Deputy Minister of Education Makes the Case for Education. At GPE’s All Children Reading Workshop in Kigali, Rwanda last month 26 country teams from Africa—made up of representatives from Ministries of Education, civil society, teachers associations, local donor … [Read more...]
In March 2012, HRH Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands, UNESCO Special Envoy on Literacy for Development joined the Global Partnership for Education-sponsored All Children Reading Workshops in Kigali, Rwanda. She sat down for an interview with GPE Staff and shared her views on children's … [Read more...]
