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A successful learning city sees its literacy rates grow and its communities inspired to engage with education and learning. However, to provide a variety of learning opportunities that are accessible to citizens, mobilizing...

A successful learning city develops and promotes a wide variety of opportunities and events to encourage the public to get involved in learning. In order to ensure those learning events and opportunities have real impact, it is...

A learning city fosters education and lifelong learning for everyone. To make learning accessible, learning cities promote learning in the formal education system, in family and communities, for and through the workplace, in public spaces and through...

Building a successful learning city takes teamwork and good planning. A strategic plan will help to clarify the goals and targets of the learning city initiative, focus on the most relevant aspects and develop corresponding activities. It will encourage...

UNESCO and Microsoft have joined efforts for the project Advancing Mobile Literacy Learning (AMLL), which promotes the use of technology to enhance literacy skills. AMLL has been implemented in selected communities in Bangladesh, Egypt, Ethiopia and Mexico.

The project, which was...

‘Time is now: Rural and urban activists transforming women’s lives’ is the theme of this year’s International Women’s Day (IWD), which is celebrated around the world on 8 March 2018.

Women around the world face several obstacles to improving their lives. For young women from rural areas...

Celebrations foster a positive attitude towards learning and encourage people to take part. Holding regular events and festivals will also get more partners on board that offer new opportunities that will help maintain the public’s interest and enthusiasm for learning....

Involving all stakeholders in the process of building a learning city is key to success. Individuals and organizations all bring something different to the table. Collectively, their know-how and resources will help to achieve learning...

The story of Manisha Gangode from Kochargaon, a village in Nashik district India. Manisha is one of the girls who participated in the youth-led action research on basic skills education for young women’s empowerment

Mid-Term Review of CONFINTEA VI: The Power of Adult Learning: Vision 2030 - Suwon, Republic of Korea, 2017