To mark this year’s World Book and Copyright Day on 23 April, the German Prison Library Support Group, in cooperation with the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL), the Ministry of Justice of North Rhine-Westphalia, and the German reading project KonTEXT in Munich, will launch its first nationwide writing contest in German prisons.
UIL’s engagement with lifelong learning for young people from low educational backgrounds is moving from desk research to youth-led research. UIL is partnering with the Asia South Pacific Association for Basic and Adult Education (ASPBAE) to develop insights into the context, educational needs...
Around 100 specialists, researchers and senior professionals from the formal and non-formal basic education sector met at an international symposium on 11 February in Mexico City. The symposium, entitled “Lifelong Literacy”, was co-organized by the...
On the occasion of International Literacy Day, an International Conference on “Girls’ and Women’s Literacy and Education: Foundation for Sustainable Development” took place in Dhaka on 8 September 2014. It was organised by the Government of Bangladesh in partnership with UNESCO and in support of...
In 2013, UNESCO researched how youth in rural communities learn in Cambodia, Egypt and Ethiopia. This study also investigated how young people perceived learning for agricultural and rural livelihoods. The project was funded by the...
Participants including 120 government officials, youth from vulnerable backgrounds and civil society stakeholders from 17 countries convened at the International Policy Forum on Literacy and Life Skills Education for Vulnerable Youth through Community Learning Centres (Jakarta, 20 – 22...
One in ten young people, most of them from Asia and Africa, lack the literacy and life skills they need for everyday life, to earn a living and contribute to community development. Addressing such learning needs is a major challenge for government and civil society.
To understand how...
The International Conference on early literacy education, organised by the German Foundation Stiftung Lesen , adopted a set of recommendations on how to improve early literacy education. UIL Senior Programme...
UIL Senior Programme Specialist Ulrike Hanemann will present the closing speech at a three-day conference on early-language development during this year's Leipzig Book Fair . The conference,...
The UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning participated in the Policy Forum on Engaging Youth in Planning Education for Social Transformation which was co-organised by the UNESCO International Institute for Educational Planning and various partners. It was held at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris...
