News: World Literacy and Nonformal Education
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Stories from the 2009-2010 are listed below.
Stories from 2008 are archived here In the News Archives - 2008
Stories from 2007 are archived here In the News Archives - 2007
Stories are archived by country on this page In the News Archives - By Country
January 2011
Literacy Efforts in Senegal over time increase literacy rate but not as much as hoped for
http://www.afrol.com/articles/37084
November 2010
Cuba: Latin lessons: What can we learn from the world’s most ambitious literacy campaign?
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/latin-lessons-what-can-we-learn-from-the-worldrsquos-most-ambitious-literacy-campaign-2124433.html
October 2009
Bangladesh: Reflection Process for Adult Literacy
http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=104794
September 2009
Australia: Government Takeover of Volunteer Program
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/09/07/2678265.htm
New Zealand: Budget Cuts
http://blogs.nzherald.co.nz/blog/your-views/2009/8/3/should-funding-adult-and-community-education-be-restored/?c_id=466&objectid=10588570
Pakistan: Constraints on Literacy
http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=197139
Uganda: Five Million Adults Illiterate
http://www.newvision.co.ug/detail.php?mainNewsCategoryId=8&newsCategoryId=13&newsId=693784
August 2009
Canada: Golf tournament a fund raiser for adult literacy
http://timestranscript.canadaeast.com/news/article/766267
India: Push for Women's Literacy
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/india/Revamped-literacy-mission-to-focus-on-educating-women/articleshow/4920390.cms
Sierra Leone: Family Literacy as Support for Adults
http://allafrica.com/stories/200908110768.html
South Africa: Literacy for Mine Workers
http://www.businessday.co.za/articles/Content.aspx?id=79323
South Africa: Digital Literacy to address gaps
http://www.sowetan.co.za/News/Article.aspx?id=1046370
South Africa: Women learning to drive
http://www.joburg.org.za/content/view/4169/266/
South Africa: Program for Informal Traders
http://www.joburg.org.za/content/view/4163/266/
Zambia: Activist calls for action on adult literacy
http://www.lusakatimes.com/?p=16246
July 2009
Canada: Literacy Stats
http://www.brantfordexpositor.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1682207
Canada: Funding Cuts
http://thetyee.ca/Blogs/TheHook/Education/2009/07/22/budget-cuts-funding-literacy/
England: Informal learning and technology
http://www.fenews.co.uk/content/view/8455/63/
India: Community base learning
http://www.dnaindia.com/academy/report_sndt-grooms-change-agents_1275752
Pakistan: New spending for adult literacy centers
http://www.onlinenews.com.pk/details.php?id=149959
Scotland: ABE Students Win Award for Project to Help those with Mental Illness
http://news.scotsman.com/health/Buddy-Binder-to--keep.5508103.jp
January 2009
England: Adult Literacy Report Comes Under Attack
http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2009/jan/30/sheerman-leigh-literacy
England: “Dismal” Picture of Adult Literacy
http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2009/jan/29/literacy-numeracy-skills
Ghana: Lifelong Learning and National Development
http://www.modernghana.com/news/197301/1/africa-must-build-on-knowledge-base-of-her-people.html
Wales: Adult learning as a response to the economic downturn
http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/education-news/2009/01/08/jane-hutt-adult-learning-will-help-wales-economy-to-survive-the-downturn-91466-22645981/
