Three programmes featured in UNESCO’s Effective Literacy and Numeracy Practices Database (LitBase) are among the projects recognized by the 2017 UNESCO International Literacy Prizes.

LitBase, an online platform...

This year marks the 50th anniversary of International Literacy Day (September 8), first proclaimed by the General Conference of UNESCO in 1966. The overarching theme of the 2016 event is ‘Reading the past, writing the future’.

UNESCO has worked to ensure that literacy remains a priority...

To coincide with International Literacy Day, the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) has launched the following new publications:

Harnessing the Potential of ICTs for Literacy Teaching and Learning

A compilation...

The winners of the 2013 UNESCO International Literacy Prizes were announced on 22 August. Two of the award-winning programmes are featured in UIL’s Effective Literacy Practices Database (LitBase).

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UNESCO is committed to supporting effective literacy policies and programmes. To that effect, the Organisation honours excellence and innovation in the field of literacy throughout the world. Every year, on the occasion of International Literacy Day (8 September), UNESCO awards the ...

2 April 2012 marks the anniversary of UIL’s Effective Literacy Practices Database (LitBase) , which was launched by the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning as a comprehensive database on innovative and effective...

At the suggestion of the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL), two case studies were featured in a short documentary programme on Euronews’ Learning World last Friday, 10 February. Community learning centres in Thailand and the recognition of prior learning in Mauritius were shown as...

Recognising that knowledge exchange is a crucial means of promoting literacy and numeracy efforts, the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) has established a database (www.unesco.org/uil/litbase/) that provides examples of effective literacy and numeracy programmes worldwide. This new...