Over the past several weeks I have continued to connect
with some international contacts to no avail.
I have not had any responses; this week I explored UNESCO’s Early
Childhood Care and Education website.
The insights I gained this week from UNESCO was found on the sites areas
of action in the literacy tab. I
discovered thirty-eight percent of African adults are illiterate and two-thirds
of those are women; half of the continents parents are not able to help their
children with their homework. The
government of the country allocates about one-percent of the national budget to
education.
UNESCO’S role is to coordinate literacy efforts in
Africa by building capacities among national and expert officials to make
non-formal education part of sectorial policies and monitor and evaluate
efforts at the national level (Unesco, 2014).
Advocating for more resources of non-formal education by increasing the
budget allocated to literacy (Unesco, 2014).
. Finally to create and adopt
innovative approaches such as using mobile phones and radios to marginalize
populations (Unesco, 2014). .
September 8 is considered International Literacy
Day; it is celebrated worldwide however the main global celebration took place
in Dhaka (Unesco, 2014). Literacy when developed from basic to advanced level
are required for critical thinking, sense of responsibility, participatory
governance, sustainable consumption and lifestyle, ecological behaviors,
biodiversity protection, poverty reduction and disaster risk reduction (Unesco,
2014). Literacy is the basis for
lifelong learning and it plays a crucial role in the creation of peaceful
societies (Unesco, 2014).
Reference:
Unesco Early Childhood Care and Education, 2014. http://www.unesco.org/new/en/education/themes/strengthening-education-systems/earlychildhood
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