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Press Releases
Peak literacy body calls upon Government to “wake up”: Illiteracy costing the global economy US$1.19 trillion each year
World Literacy Foundation forms partnership to bring thousands of e-books to the disadvantaged
Access to education slowing in Africa
Literacy rates rising, but not fast enough
4 April 2012
Launch of global campaign to target spiralling low literacy rates amongst the poor
Building plans to eradicate illiteracy
RE: Upcoming World Literacy Summit at Oxford, United Kingdom.
Launch of global campaign to target spiralling low literacy rates amongst the poor
Illiteracy costs the English economy £81 billion annually
Oxford to host a global campaign to address low literacy rates
International community failing to honour promise
Call to address literacy rates amongst children
World Literacy Foundation Small Grants Program
Education needs collaboration for change
World Literacy Summit in Oxford, United Kingdom April 2012
World Literacy Foundation is calling for a boost in literacy spending
International Literacy Day 2010
18 December 2009
A word from the C.E.O.
WLF in the News
23 January 2013 - Policymic
Illiteracy Costs the Global Economy $1 Trillion
7 September 2012 - BBC (UK)
Children’s reading ‘pushed out’ by other activities- BBC
16 September 2012 - The Star (UK)
Family Matters: Fighting back against the silent disease
8 September 2012 - Hindustan Times (India)
Educated India could well be 3 lakh cr richer
31 August 2012 - Otago Daily Times (New Zealand)Lions still heeding Keller
29 August 2012 - Voxy.co.nz (New Zealand)
Lions president to launch NZ literacy programme
17 April 2012 - iafrica.com (South Africa)
Why is SA losing literacy war?
16 April 2012 – Times of India (India)
Cost Of Illiteracy
12 April 2012 – Bikya Masr (India)
Illiteracy costs the world $ 1.19 trillion annually
11 April 2012 – Times of India (India)
Illiteracy costs India over $ 53 billion a year: Report
4 April 2012 – Today’s Zaman (Turkey)
WLF urges Turkey to support new anti-illiteracy action plan
4 April 2012 – Wall Street Journal (Asia edition)
Global Leaders Urged to Support New Action Plan to Wipe Out Illiteracy by 2020
3 April 2012 – The Guardian (UK)
You can't put a price-tag on literacy
30 March 2012 – Khaleej Times (UAE)
Every fifth British adult is illiterate: Report
29 March 2012 – The Daily Mail (UK)
Illiterate Britain: One in five adults struggling to read and write and some can't even use a chequebook
29 March 2012 – The Sun (UK)
Illiterate Britain: Scandal of one in 5 adults battling to read and write
29 March 2012 – Huffington Post (UK)
Children More Likely To Achieve If They Have Clever Mothers
29 March 2012 – Japan Today (Japan)
Illiteracy costs Japan's economy $87.78 billion: World Literacy Foundation
30 March 2012 – TVNZ (New Zealand)
More needs to be done to tackle illiteracy - expert
25 January 2012 – Evening Standard (UK)
Cost of illiteracy to UK 'tops £81bn each year
25 January 2012 – Govtoday (UK)
Illiteracy costs the UK economy £81 annually
25 January 2012 – Huffington Post (UK)
Illiteracy Costs UK 'Billions Every Year' In Lost Business And Wages, Report Claims
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