In the News Archives - By Country

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  • General Africa

More Bamako Information
http://allafrica.com/stories/200709170608.html

  • Afghanistan

Current Issues in Adult Literacy
http://aboutme-afghanistan.blogspot.com/2007/12/adult-literacy.html

  • Australia

Literacy Needs in Tasmania
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/05/17/2572736.htm

Illiteracy Blamed for Shortage of Skills
http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0,22606,23578497-5006301,00.html

Call to Lift Health Literacy
http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,23263822-5003426,00.html

Study of Classroom Support for Sudanese Refugees
http://www.ncver.edu.au/publications/1778.html

Literacy Rates for Adults
http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0,22606,22893329-5006301,00.html

More Literacy Rates for Adults
http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,22839489-2862,00.html

  • Bangladesh

Continuum Approach to Literacy
http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=85836

  • Botswana

Literacy Still a priority
http://www.gov.bw/cgi-bin/news.cgi?d=20070910&i=Literacy_remains_priority

Gains Tied to Community Centres
http://www.gov.bw/cgi-bin/news.cgi?d=20070910&i=Botswana_achieves_over_80_literacy_rate

Push for out of school learning
http://www.gov.bw/cgi-bin/news.cgi?d=20071213&i=Govt_commits_to_improving_distant_eduction

  • Canada

Building Community Literacy From the Ground Up
http://www2.canada.com/vancouversun/news/editorial/story.html?id=5da7c816-a623-4a06-90ae-fa5c9e1ceac0

Inuktitut Literacy Via Storyteling
http://nnsl.com/northern-news-services/stories/papers/apr28_08ec.html

Cost of Poor Numeracy, Writing Skills to Business
http://www2.canada.com/calgaryherald/news/story.html?id=13c1d1c9-4a6a-4d9c-b6a9-41f684e1ce28

Adult Learning Knowledge Centres Closed
http://dailygleaner.canadaeast.com/front/article/653350

Student Success Stories
http://www.edmontonjournal.com/News/Book+launch+victory+literacy/1576072/story.html

From ABE to MD
http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=18741912&BRD=1998&PAG=461&dept_id=221583&rfi=6

Literacy Award Winner Stresses Welcoming Atmosphere
http://www.canada.com/edmontonjournal/news/cityplus/story.html?id=3b09a8d7-618a-4fd9-b5e4-5cc3d5269f23&k=68556

Reduced participation in adult education - less government support?
http://www.canada.com/nationalpost/news/story.html?id=82b4c15b-738e-4721-a526-97430ec91b5b

Adult literacy students push for changes in funding
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/April2007/23/c8197.html

Adult Literacy Centres Working for Transportation Support
http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/story.html?id=f3bdbc35-db93-47bf-a1b1-63b44f1776e0

Funding Cuts for Adult Literacy
http://thechronicleherald.ca/Front/562526.html

Report - Make ABE Free for All Who Want it
http://www.goldstreamgazette.com/portals-code/list.cgi?paper=12&cat=23&id=971894&more=

Government Funding, Free ABE in British Columbia
http://www.canada.com/victoriatimescolonist/news/story.html?id=3961342a-3e8f-4fcb-91af-0afe00d95ab8&k=22499

Adult Literacy Rates
http://dailygleaner.canadaeast.com/front/article/129145

  • The Gambia

The Use of Quranic Script and Increasing Adult Literacy
http://www.thepoint.gm/National%20Stories962.htm

  • Haiti

Asking for help from Venezuela for literacy
http://mathaba.net/news/?x=562450

  • India

Adult Literacy Success Story
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Delhi/Maa_ho_gai_pass/articleshow/2903082.cms

The Push for ITC and Literacy
http://www.hindu.com/2007/10/06/stories/2007100662360300.htm

  • Indonesia

Reducing Illiteracy Rate
http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/36371.html

  • Iran

Improving Adult Literacy Rates
http://www.tehrantimes.com/index_View.asp?code=168397

  • Ireland

Politician criticizes lack of spending on Adult Literacy
http://www.galwaynews.ie/1750-galway-senator-calls-more-adult-education-funding

Adult Literacy Students as Reality TV
http://www.kilkennyadvertiser.ie/index.php?aid=6451

Story of a Student's Return, Surprising Figures (24% struggle with literacy)
http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/education/article2951325.ece

Religious Group Critizes Govt's Adult Literacy Push as Too Limited
http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/breaking/2007/0924/breaking67.htm

Award winning ESL Radio Show
http://www.mayoadvertiser.com/index.php?aid=4473

Report – Daily Uses of Literacy vs. Certificates
http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/breaking/2007/1203/breaking43.htm

  • Israel

Budget cuts threaten literacy program for elderly immigrants
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1204214001115&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

Ultra Orthodox Education and a Proposal to Extend State Sponsored Basic Education
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/897228.html

Ultra Orthodox Education and a Proposal to Extend ABE
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/897228.html

  • Jamaica

Call for Adult Literacy
http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20071005/cleisure/cleisure1.html

  • Japan

Adult and Night Time Junior High Schools
http://home.kyodo.co.jp/modules/fstStory/index.php?storyid=305624

  • Kenya

7.8 Million Illiterate
http://allafrica.com/stories/200709110702.html

Heroes of Adult Literacy
http://allafrica.com/stories/200707031034.html

Changes Coming in Adult Literacy Education
http://allafrica.com/stories/200704010120.html

  • Liberia

Chinese Women Support Women’s Literacy in Liberia
http://allafrica.com/stories/200803280850.html

Adult Literacy Beyond Reading and Writing
http://allafrica.com/stories/200708171094.html

  • The Maghreb Area

Social Consequences of Illiteracy
http://www.magharebia.com/cocoon/awi/xhtml1/en_GB/features/awi/features/2009/01/11/feature-01

  • Malawi

Literacy and community development groups
http://www.dailytimes.bppmw.com/article.asp?ArticleID=6165

  • Mali

Bamako Declaration - New Effort on Literacy
http://www.lemali.fr/news/africa-news/adult-literacy,-new-priority-for-africa-200709148418.html

  • Nepal

Adult Literacy Programs
http://www.myrepublica.com/portal/index.php?action=news_details&news_id=4629

  • New Zealand

Poor Results in Financial Literacy Survey
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/306879

Research on Adult Literacy Standards
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10511854

Books for Blokes (Reluctant Readers)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/nelsonmail/4247861a6510.html

New online Masters in Adult Literacy and Numeracy
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/11/story.cfm?c_id=11&objectid=10468443

Workplace Literacy
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/category/story.cfm?c_id=35&objectid=10430804

Literacy Rates for Adults
http://www.stuff.co.nz/4316098a7694.html

Women Writers Win Books for Blokes Competition
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/nelsonmail/4318932a6510.html

  • Nigeria

NGO's provide services the government does not
http://allafrica.com/stories/200710240141.html

Decrying the neglect of adult literacy
http://allafrica.com/stories/200710100272.html

Family Re-orientation, Education and Empowerment (FREE)
http://allafrica.com/stories/200709100971.html

Catholic Women Mobilize Against Illiteracy
http://www.thetidenews.com/article.aspx?qrDate=12/22/2007&qrTitle=Catholic%20women%20mobilize%20against%20illiteracy&qrColumn=SPECIAL%20REPORTS

Raises for Adult Educators
http://www.thetidenews.com/article.aspx?qrDate=12/21/2007&qrTitle=Government%20raises%20pay%20for%20adult%20instructors&qrColumn=NIGER%20DELTA

  • Pakistan

New Literacy Programs
http://www.app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=56898&Itemid=2

Literacy Rate at 50%
http://www.muslimnews.co.uk/news/news.php?article=14194

New Literacy Centers
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007%5C10%5C09%5Cstory_9-10-2007_pg11_3
http://www.thenews.com.pk/print1.asp?id=74704

Push for Adult Literacy
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007%5C09%5C13%5Cstory_13-9-2007_pg11_11

Literacy Campaigns at the Community Level
http://pakistaniat.com/2007/06/25/education-for-all-a-wonderful-idea-in-action/

Push for Adult Literacy
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007%5C04%5C09%5Cstory_9-4-2007_pg11_3

Grassroots Women’s Literacy Effort
http://www.yubanet.com/artman/publish/article_73674.shtml

Family Literacy Initiative
http://www.thenews.com.pk/print1.asp?id=86561

New Literacy Centers
http://www.uniquepakistan.com/news/general/nchd-to-set-up-50000-adult-literacy-centres-in-pakistan-20071214.html

  • Philippines

Army Programs Fight Illiteracy
http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=12&r=&y=&mo=&fi=p080510.htm&no=03

War on Illiteracy More Serious Than War in Iraq
http://www.pia.gov.ph/default.asp?m=12&fi=p080315.htm&no=09

Critics Say Budget for Adult Literacy Programs Too Small
http://www.newsflash.org/2004/02/hl/hl108513.htm

  • Qatar

Push for Adult Literacy Education
http://www.thepeninsulaqatar.com/Display_news.asp?section=Local_News&subsection=Qatar+News&month=September2007&file=Local_News2007092934436.xml

  • Scotland

VISTA - New Novels Written for Adults Learning to Read
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/newsfeed/2007/10/26/read-it-and-leap-86908-20012103/

  • Sierra Leone

Adult Literacy Programs
http://news.sl/drwebsite/publish/article_20058482.shtml

  • South Africa

Limited Spending on Adult Literacy Programs
http://www.skillsportal.co.za/learning/090522-abet-adult-education-literacy-media-works.htm

XYZ to get ABC (New Literacy Effort)
http://www.mg.co.za/articlePage.aspx?articleid=318029&area=/insight/insight__national/

Not Making Literacy Targets
http://allafrica.com/stories/200708210155.html

Poor Wages for Adult Basic Education/Training Teachers
http://www.sabcnews.com/south_africa/education/0,2172,146692,00.html

Programme to Get Under Way
http://allafrica.com/stories/200708270694.html

  • Trinidad and Tobago

Editorial - More Support for Adult Literacy Needed
http://www.trinidadexpress.com/index.pl/article_opinion?id=161195065

  • Uganda

Iceland Stops Funding Projects
http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/19/665687

Bicycles for Adult Literacy Teachers to Reach Students
http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/19/592129

Adult Literacy and Bikes for Teachers
http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/19/584697

Adult Literacy and Embezzlement
http://allafrica.com/stories/200709030703.html

Country Marks Literacy Day
http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/13/585656

Government Support for Adult Literacy
http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/219/576639

Making Strides to Meet Adult Literacy (on second page)
http://allafrica.com/stories/200705070199.html

Adult Literacy Campaigns Not Benefiting Real Illiterates
http://allafrica.com/stories/200702271140.html

High Level of Illiteracy Among Women
http://allafrica.com/stories/200704300024.html

  • United Arab Emirates

UAE Targets Total Literacy
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/theuae/2008/March/theuae_March498.xml&section=theuae&col=

  • United Kingdom

National Learning At Work Day
http://www.logisticsmanager.com/Articles/9433/SfL+endorses+Learning+at+Work+Day.html

Quick Reads (Novel for Adult Literacy Students) A Success
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/3671884/Literary-Life.html

MPs Unimpressed by Government’s Record on Literacy
http://www.politics.co.uk/news/education/education/mps-unimpressed-by-govt-s-dismal-literacy-record-$1264567.htm

Businesses Take the Skills Pledge
http://www.fenews.co.uk/content/view/8019/62/

New QuickReads - Books for Emergent Adult Readers
http://www.niace.org.uk/quickreads/user/index.php

  • Wales

One in four adults' reading skill age under 12
http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0200wales/tm_headline=despair-over-welsh-adult-literacy-and-numeracy&method=full&objectid=18690261&siteid=50082-name_page.html

  • Zambia

Bottlenecks in Adult Education
http://allafrica.com/stories/200706050673.html

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