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How Will You Observe International Literacy Day?
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International Literacy Day is a day to reflect on the importance of literacy in communities and in our lives.
Journée internationale de l'alphabétisation
http://www.juriblogsphere.net/2009/09/03/journee-internationale-de-lal…
Membre de «Bloggers Unite», à sa mesure JuriBlogSphere soutient et participe à faire connaître la journée internationale de l’alphabétisation. Cette journée internationale de l’alphabétisation interviendra, comme chaque année, le...
Plan Ahead for International Literacy Day
http://gaiatribe.geekuniversalis.com/2009/09/02/plan-ahead-for-interna…
Description of International Literacy Day and resources for celebrating it.
Uniting People: International Literacy Day
http://copywriteink.blogspot.com/2009/09/uniting-people-international-…
"For all those teaching years, I avoided facing the real problem in their lives and my own, revealing one of the shortcomings of progressive education." — John Corcoran, the teacher who could not read
Bloggers Unite For Literacy
http://liggybee.blogspot.com/2009/09/bloggers-unite-for-literacy.html
Blogging to help raise awareness for the importance of literacy. Excerpt: If you are reading my blog right now, you are lucky that you learned to read. Did you realize that one in five adults in the world today does not know how to read? They may have l
Building a Better World Through Education
http://www.symphonyoflove.net/blog/890/building-a-better-world-through…
It was like any other days, except that it was raining this morning. I hated rainy mornings, especially when I had to wake up 6am to get ready for school. I was such an ‘ungrateful’ boy; I didn’t know it was a great blessing to be worried free and t
Literacy a Human Right
http://www.abroadlanguages.com/blog/literacy-a-human-rightliteracy-a-h…
Article supporting the Bloggers unite cause, explaining the importance of literacy in the world.
Why Libraries?
http://roundtwocameroon.blogspot.com/2009/09/why-libraries.html
In honor of International Literacy Day on September 8th, I decided to write about why I began the Books For Cameroon project. I am a business volunteer, but why am I building libraries? Today, I will share the story behind this motivation.
Unmasked
http://thatlovedflower.blogspot.com/2009/08/unmasked.html
This is a fictional short story basked on real experience. A story on the exploitation of students and fund meant for them.
International Literacy Day
http://bethechangebookclub.socialgo.com/magazine/read/international-li…
I can't imagine not being able to read. I have been able to make the most of opportunities that would otherwise have been closed to me. I have a university education, I have been able to take well paying, interesting jobs, I am able to read to my own ch
Room to Read
http://digitalphilanthropy.blogspot.com/2009/08/room-to-read.html
Room to Read is an organisation based on the belief that education is crucial to breaking the cycle of poverty in the developing world.
Respledence of Learning: Darkness Vanquished
http://thatlovedflower.blogspot.com/2009/08/respledence-of-learning-da…
This is an analytical post on the current situation in India regarding the sorry state of Teaching as a profession.
The Importance of Reading and Literacy
http://www.girlof1000lists.com/2009/08/importance-of-reading.html
Click on the badge to find out about International Literacy Day. Click on the UNICEF video to find out about that great organization's important work in combating illiteracy.
Children books
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I work as a children books illustrator. Kids need more books. Culture is very important to children. Donate more books to public schools!
Let it be!
http://alirizasaral.blogspot.com/2009/08/for-international-literacy-da…
Humanity exists in books only to its full capacity. Literacy is crucial for a human being to fullfill its existence...
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International Literacy Day
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On International Literacy Day each year, UNESCO reminds the international community of the status of literacy and adult learning globally.
September 8 was proclaimed International Literacy Day by UNESCO on November 17, 1965. It was first celebrated in 1966. Its aim is to highlight the importance of literacy to individuals, communities and societies. On International Literacy Day each year, UNESCO reminds the international community of the status of literacy and adult learning globally. Celebrations take place around the world. Some 774 million adults lack minimum literacy skills; one in five adults is still not literate and two-thirds of them are women; 72.1 million children are out-of-school and many more attend irregularly or drop out.