International Literacy Prizes 2010:
Call for nominations
UNESCO has just launched the call for nominations to the 2010 edition of the UNESCO International Literacy Prizes. In compliance with the United Nations Literacy Decade’s biannual calendar for 2009-2010, the special theme is “Literacy and Women’s Empowerment”.
These prestigious UNESCO Prizes are awarded to governments or governmental agencies, non-governmental organizations and, in exceptional cases, also to individuals, in recognition of innovative and successful results in the field of literacy throughout the world. UNESCO awards two UNESCO King Sejong Literacy Prizes and two UNESCO Confucius Prizes for Literacy. The King Sejong Prizes give special consideration to the development and use of mother tongue languages, while the Confucius Prizes for Literacy give special consideration to literacy for people in rural areas and out-of-school youth.
At the international ceremony organized by UNESCO on International Literacy Day (8 September) at UNESCO Headquarters, the four winners will receive a monetary award, a silver medal and a diploma each. Literacy and empowerment is the 2009/2010 theme of the United Nations Literacy Decade. Thus the call for candidatures will particularly welcome
innovative and successful literacy projects and programmes that specifically promote women’s empowerment in the social, economic and political dimensions.
Application forms and further information is available by clicking on the links below.
Applicants’ files should reach the UNESCO Secretariat no later than 15 June 2010. Applicants are highly encouraged to send their files in electronic format.
For further information please visit the Literacy Prices website www.unesco.org/en/literacy/literacy-prizes |
