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Illiteracy among Children
Did you know that there are...
100 million kids not in school worldwide (UNESCO,
2005).
50 million kids not in school in Sub-Saharan
Africa!
By 2015, 75% of Africa’s youth will be
out-of-school.
50% Africans are below 18 years yet over half of
the youth and adults don't have basic literacy
skills.
Over 1/2 have not completed primary or secondary
school.
Over 1/3 or more of youth and adults in SSA are poor.
Only 5% of national budgets worldwide are spent
on illiterate populations
In one out of four African countries, half of the children enrolled at the end of primary school do not continue to the secondary level in the following year--UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Illiteracy among Adults
Did you know that there are?
- 200 million illiterate
adults in Africa.
- 771 million people over14
yrs old are illiterate worldwide .
- 60% of the world’s
illiterate people are women.
- 27% of the world’s
illiterate are in developing or underdeveloped
countries.
Celebrating the African Woman
Let's celebrate the African woman and the progress being made!
Karwitha Mwenda. (2003). A poem celebrating the African Woman. The African Woman: Our Joy, Our Pride
East African Standard. (March 8, 2006). Women at the Top
East African Standard. (March 22, 2006). Finally woman named public university V-C.
Song of African Woman by Okot p'Bitek. Link to
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