International Literacy Day is Celebrated on 8th September by UNESCO.Starting from 1965,every year,International Literacy day is observed to inculcate the importance of Reading,Knowledge and Literacy among the People and the Society.
According to a Survey,1 in every 5 person is Illiterate and two third of them are Women.
The Various Slogans and Quotes on International Literacy Day are given below.
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According to a Survey,1 in every 5 person is Illiterate and two third of them are Women.
The Various Slogans and Quotes on International Literacy Day are given below.
1.) "Literacy unlocks the door to learning throughout life, is essential to development and health, and opens the way for democratic participation and active citizenship."
~ Kofi Annan
2.) "Nothing about it interested me. Or about anything else, except making up stories. If literacy weren't so nearly universal, God knows what I'd be. A drain on the State, I shouldn't wonder."
~ Donald E. Westlake
3.) "Yet in our enthusiasm for the idea that everyone should be able to read and write fluently, we may be missing a crucial point: in today's culture, finely honed literacy skills are simply not as important as they once were."
~ Hugh Mackay
4.) “If you want to work on the core problem, it's early school literacy.”
~ James Barksdale, former CEO of Netscape
5.) On this International Literacy Day, let us recall that literacy for all is an integral part of education for all, and that both are critical for achieving truly sustainable development for all.
~ Kofi Annan
6.) "Creating a world that is truly fit for children does not imply simply the absence of war... It means having primary schools nearby that educate children, free of charge... It means building a world fit for children, where every child can grow to adulthood in health, peace and dignity."
~ Carol Bellamy
7.) “Literacy is not a luxury, it is a right and a responsibility. If our world is to meet the challenges of the twenty-first century we must harness the energy and creativity of all our citizens.”
~ President Clinton on International Literacy Day, September 8th 1994
8.) “Literacy arouses hopes, not only in society as a whole but also in the individual who is striving for fulfilment, happiness and personal benefit by learning how to read and write. Literacy... means far more than learning how to read and write... The aim is to transmit... knowledge and promote social participation.”
~ UNESCO Institute for Education, Hamburg, Germany
9.) "Education makes a people easy to lead, but difficult to drive; easy to govern but impossible to enslave."
~ Baron Henry Peter Brougham
10.) " We cannot afford to settle for being just average; we must learn as much as we can to be the best that we can. The key word is education -- education with maximum effort. Without it, we cannot be in charge of ourselves or anyone else."
~ Bill Cosby
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