International Literacy Day: Narrowing the digital divide amid pandemic scare-In Pics
Despite many efforts being made to promote literacy, even today more than a staggering 700 million people are not literate.
Literacy for a human-centered recovery: Narrowing the digital divide
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International Literacy Day, for this year, will be celebrated under the theme ‘Literacy for a human-centered recovery: Narrowing the digital divide’ to draw attention towards the disruption of learning caused by the pandemic.
Digital divide highlighted
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The rapid shift to distance learning highlighted the already existing digital divide and unequal distribution of resources that facilitate distance learning.
Literacy is of critical importance
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Literacy is of importance to all as it empowers individuals and improves their lives by expanding their capabilities to choose a kind of life they can value.
Literacy promotes sustainable development
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According to UNESCO, literacy is an integral part of education and lifelong learning premised on humanism and central to a human-centered recovery from the COVID-19 crisis.
Basic literacy is still a dream for many
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Despite many efforts being made to promote literacy, even today more than a staggering 700 million people are not literate.
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