We are so exited ... the 8th of September is International Literacy Day!!!
We are so proud to be part of the movement to bring literacy to your nation. Starting at Kayamandi Primary School in Stellenbosch.
Look at what our government has to say about this momentous occasion on the following website: http://www.info.gov.za/events/un/literacy.htm.
"Literacy is a cause for celebration since there are now close to four billion literate people in the world. However, literacy for all – children, youth and adults - is still an unaccomplished goal and an ever moving target.
One in five adults is still not literate (two-thirds of them women) while 72 million children are out-of-school.
A combination of ambitious goals, insufficient and parallel efforts, inadequate resources and strategies, and continued underestimation of the magnitude and complexity of the task accounts for this unmet goal. Lessons learnt over recent decades show that meeting the goal of universal literacy calls not only for more effective efforts but also for renewed political will and for doing things differently at all levels - locally, nationally and internationally.
In its resolution A/RES/56/116, the General Assembly proclaimed the ten year period beginning 1 January 2003 the United Nations Literacy Decade. In resolution A/RES/57/166, the Assembly welcomed the International Plan of Action for the Decade and decided that Unesco should take a co-ordinating role in activities undertaken at the international level within the framework of the Decade."
Check out the following related websites for more information about International Literacy Day.
- http://www.wan-ifra.org/microsites/young-readers
- http://www.un.org/Depts/dhl/literacy/
- http://www.tes.co.uk/resourcecalendar.aspx?nbday=0&nbmth=9&nbyr=2012&evcode=1177
- http://all4women.co.za/more/news/improve-literacy-readathon.html
As we come to the end of National Book week in South Africa we would like to encourage all our participants to continue supporting children and adults in their quest to become literate. See the following website: http://devterms.co.za/commemorative-days/national-book-week-5-9-september-2011/. The objective of National book week is as follows:
"This year International Literacy Day falls on 8 September 2011. South Africa will be celebrating National Book Week this week. Do your part as a responsible citizen and buy a child a book. Education is the greatest gift that you can give a child. You have the power to develop future leaders."
If you haven't donated a book yet, don't feel left out we will be needing books always in different part of society. Help us help Kayamandi Primary, they are worth it.
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