Read and Learn About the Illiteracy Pandemic
S.T.E.L.L.A.A. believes that it's vital for all to have the capability to understand and to use knowledge to better a decision, a situation, a community, a country. You need the right information to make the right decision. That is why literacy and the ability to use information and knowledge is key to eradicating poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Useful Articles, Resources, Blog Posts
UNESCO: Regional Overview: sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa1 has experienced sustained annual economic growth, with a 1.9% annual GDP per capita growth rate between 2000 and 2005, and several countries have made significant progress in creating more transparent and accountable forms of government.
UNESCO: Education for All
UNESCO: Millenium Development Goals Report 2008
In adopting the Millennium Declaration in the year 2000, the international community pledged to “spare no effort to free our fellow men, women and children from the abject and dehumanizing conditions of extreme poverty.” We are now more than halfway towards the target date – 2015 – by which the Millennium Development Goals are to be achieved.
UNESCO: Literacy For All
It is widely recognized that mastering literacy is essential for living in a modern society, just as a literate population is essential for a country to compete in a globalized world. Literacy is a human right; it is also key to achieving many developmental goals, be it improved nutrition and health, increased productivity and poverty reduction, enhanced political participation, conscientization of the poor, empowerment of women, or sensitization to environmental issues.
Literacy in Africa as a gateway to eradicating poverty
Literacy is the ability to read and write. It is the ability to carry out these tasks cognitively and functionally. Literacy ability gives the individual the capacity to decipher both simple and complex literary expressions.
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