Colleagues:

 From the UN News Centre --

Projects from Brazil, Zambia, South Africa and Ethiopia have won this  
year’s Literacy Prizes awarded by the United Nations Educational,  
Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in recognition of  
innovative programmes designed to teach reading skills to women,  
adolescents and other marginalized populations.

The theme for this year’s honours is “Literacy and Health,” and the  
winning projects focus on preventing disease and boosting care and  
treatment through literacy, highlighting key public health concerns  
such as HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria.

The four winners are:

     * The “Alfabetizando com saude” initiative of the Curitiba City  
Council in Brazil, which was recognized for its work and cooperation  
with government health and education agencies.
     * Zambia’s “Reflect and HIV/AIDS” programme of the People’s  
Action Forum, which received an award for reaching rural women in  
mother tongue languages and using literacy to prevent and treat disease.
     * The “Kwanibela Project” of South Africa’s Operation Upgrade  
was bestowed with a prize for serving as a model to other countries  
for its focus on rural women, HIV/AIDS awareness and family nutrition  
and income.
     * Ethiopia’s “Literacy Plus” project of the Adult and Non-Formal  
Adult Education was recognized for its community-based approach to  
teaching business, conflict resolution and disease prevention.

For more information, see:
http://tinyurl.com/6kjtfy

David J. Rosen
djrosen at comcast.net



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