International Literacy Day

International Literacy Day serves to recognise the importance of literacy and acknowledge the need to create a globally literate community. Literacy refers to a person's ability to read or write, an ability that connects and empowers people, allowing them to communicate and interact with the world, and one that the United Nations considers to be a basic human right. Today, approximately 16% of the world's population, two-thirds of which is female, is unable to read or write at a basic level in their native languages.

UNESCO stressed the importance of literacy as the most powerful accelerator of sustainable development and pledged that by 2030, the organisation will ensure that all youth and a substantial proportion of adults, both men and women, achieve literacy and numeracy.

International Literacy Day

International Literacy Day takes place on September 8 every year to raise awareness and concern for literacy problems that exist within our own local communities as well as globally. 

International Literacy Day was founded by proclamation of The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation, or UNESCO, in 1966 “to remind the public of the importance of literacy as a matter of dignity and human rights.” International Literacy Day brings ownership of the challenges of illiteracy back home to local communities where literacy begins, one person at a time.

INTERNATIONAL LITERACY DAY ACTIVITIES

1. Donate books to local classrooms
2. Gift a book
3. Start a community lending library

FIVE REASONS LITERACY IS IMPORTANT TO EVERYONE

1. Brain health
2. Community participation
3. Effective Communication
4. Employment Advancement
5. Knowledge is Power

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Lees oefen jou brein
Hoe meer jy lees hoe minder spelfoute sal jy maak. Dit bou ook sommer jou konsentrasievermoë.

Lees laat jou rustiger voel
Afhangende natuurlik van wat jy lees.

Lees verryk jou taal en woordeskat.
Skrywers gebruik woorde wat jy kan byvoeg by jou bestaande woordeskat. Lees altyd iets wat jou bietjie uitdaag.

Lees verbreed jou kennis
Mense kan nooit jou kennis van jou wegneem nie. So bou elke dag 'n bietjie aan jou algemene kennis.

Lees verbeter jou skryfvaardighede
Dink aan al daardie opstelle wat jy in die skool moet skryf.

Lekker gratis ontspanning en vakansie
Jy kan in jou kop reis net waarheen jy wil en jy hoef nie 'n sent vir petrol uit te haal nie.

Lees ontwikkel jou kreatiwiteit
Baie goeie idees - miskien kry jou toekomsdroom ook sommer so 'n hupstootjie uit 'n boekidee uit.

Lees word 'n lewenslange vriend
Lees bly een van jou heel beste vriende - eensaamheid is nie deel van jou woordeskat nie.

Lees maak van jou 'n ryker mens as die een wat nie lees nie. Lees verander jou toekomsvisie en maak van jou wenmateriaal - selfs daar waar dit onmoontlik lyk, word dinge moontlik. Word 'n leser en bly 'n leser. 

International Literacy Day

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International Literacy day

Each year September 8th marks UNESCO’s International Literacy day, raising awareness globally on the issues surrounding adult and child literacy.

First held in 1966 and now part of the UN’s sustainable development goals program adopted in 2015, International Literacy day highlights the changes and improvements being made worldwide in literacy development.

UNESCO has been central to improving global literacy since 1946 and promotes International Literacy day in partnership with governments, charities, local communities and experts in the field worldwide. Using themes and programs the day aims to turn attention on literacy in all its forms in a changing world. Recognising literacy encompasses more than the written word in societies today the theme for 2017 was Literacy in the Digital World’.

International Literacy Day is a day to remind world leaders, influencers and the general public of the current status of adult literacy and learning.