In addition, in the 1980s several literacy campaigns were carried out and significantly reduced the illiteracy rates.

5.2 Participation in and the formulation of Government policy and the implementation thereof

Table 11 Achievements in the area of literacy

The involvement of women in the literacy campaigns undertaken by the central Government has made a significant contribution to this development, as has the work of NGOs in their literacy programmes for women.

1.2.1 De jure discrimination

The Three year Women's Literacy Programme, which seeks to teach 300,000 women to read and write by 2005, working through more than 1000 young literacy volunteers.

Literacy activities carried out by the General Women's Federation

The adult literacy programmes have been facilitated by the adoption of a common alphabet.

401. During the 1960s the expansion of education was accompanied by a major adult literacy campaign.

A well publicized literacy campaign that would be in effect from 2002 to 2013 aimed to eradicate illiteracy completely, and thus far it was on target.

2. Welcomes the International Plan of Action for the United Nations Literacy Decade

Providence Center for Humanity International

10.3 National Literacy Programme

5.2.1 Women and politics

There had been a marked decrease in illiteracy, with very large numbers of students attending literacy courses, which were offered on a non discriminatory basis.

Table 10 Literacy statistics

10. Right to education and battle against illiteracy

(f) Education and eradication of illiteracy

Guaranteeing the principle of equality does not of itself suffice to change traditional ways of behaving and thinking acquired over the course of centuries, given the fact that written law and customary law coexist in the legal universe of the Niger.

Literacy rates are 19 per cent for men and 12.4 per cent for women.

Activities cover pre school activities, literacy courses for women and income generating activities.

Female civil servants are recognized as having certain rights on the same footing as male civil servants, including the right to take periods of leave.

The Books for Motherland program concentrated on literacy.

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UNESCO has developed the Literacy Initiative for Empowerment, which will be implemented in countries with an illiteracy rate of over 50 per cent or 10 million illiterates.

8. Requests the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization to reinforce its lead role in coordinating and catalysing the activities of the Decade at the regional and international levels, prepare and conduct the mid Decade review in collaboration with all Decade partners during 2007 and 2008 and submit its results to the General Assembly

Technical training in management, functional literacy.

SECAD Secretaria de Educação Continuada, Alfabetização e Diversidade the Department for Continuing Education, Literacy and Diversity

(c) United Nations Literacy Decade education for all

4. Urges all Governments to take the lead in coordinating the activities of the Decade at the national level, bringing all relevant national actors together in a sustained dialogue on policy formulation, implementation and evaluation of literacy efforts

Additionally, there are seven languages that are used in Zambia besides English for official purposes such as dissemination of information, radio and television broadcasting and literacy campaigns.

56 116. United Nations Literacy Decade education for all

57 166. United Nations Literacy Decade education for all

59 149. United Nations Literacy Decade education for all

61 140. United Nations Literacy Decade education for all

j) Promote illiteracy eradication programme and provide increased opportunities and facilities for lifelong learning for women

Confident that the International Literacy Year and the World Conference on Education for All, held at Jomtien, Thailand, in 1990, resulted in increased awareness and support for literacy efforts and became a turning point in the struggle for a literate world,

4. Urges all Governments to take the lead in coordinating the activities of the Decade at the national level, bringing all relevant national actors together in a sustained dialogue and collaborative action on policy formulation, implementation and evaluation of literacy efforts

6. Urges all Governments to take the lead in the coordination of the Decade activities at the national level, bringing all relevant national actors together in sustained dialogue on policy formulation, implementation and evaluation of literacy efforts

Literacy programmes for rural areas had specifically targeted women.

A National Commission to Combat Illiteracy has been created for this purpose.

UNICEF will help the Government in developing literacy strategy for young people and support projects in five districts to pilot new functional literacy methods and materials.

h) Draw up and strengthen legal literacy programmes

These literacy programmes have a focus on women and girls.

Table 5 Participation figures for 2001 for the National Literacy Programme