News: World Literacy and Nonformal Education

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February 22, 2008

Europe: OECD Conference on Adult Illiteracy
http://education.guardian.co.uk/egweekly/story/0,,2257742,00.html

February 15, 2008

Canada: Literacy in Northwest Territories
http://nnsl.com/northern-news-services/stories/papers/feb1_08lit.html

India: Literacy Rates
http://newspostindia.com/report-34857

Pakistan: New Adult Literacy Centers
http://www.uniquepakistan.com/news/general/400-adult-literacy-centres-to-be-set-up-in-attock-in-pakistan-20080209.html

South Africa: New Mass Literacy Campaign
http://allafrica.com/stories/200802080305.html

January 26, 2008

Canada: Adult Literacy survey's methodology faulted
http://www.canada.com/victoriatimescolonist/news/comment/story.html?id=bf13ecf4-2214-4851-a68a-2c3eac61e1a4&p=1

England: Six Book Reading Challenge
http://www.thestar.co.uk/doncaster/Sixbook-reading-challenge-for-adults.3689544.jp

January 15, 2008

Malawi: Japan Helps Build Literacy Program in Prison
http://www.dailytimes.bppmw.com/article.asp?ArticleID=7936

Canada: New statistics about adult literacy in Canada
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/January2008/10/c7896.html