On September 8th we celebrate
International Literacy Day, as a result of an 1965 initiative of the United Nations Education, Science and Culture (UNESCO) organization, designed to highlight how crucial literacy was to people and their communities, and to focus attention on expanding the opportunities for all people to learn
Literacy Day, as a result of an 1965
initiative of the United Nations Education, Science and Culture (UNESCO) organization, designed to highlight how crucial
literacy was to people and their communities, and to focus attention on expanding the opportunities for all people to learn
literacy was to people and their communities, and to focus attention on expanding the opportunities for all people to learn to read.
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