Sentence examples for literacy in developing countries from inspiring English sources
HONG KONG — John J. Wood is the founder of Room to Read, a U.S.-based nonprofit organization dedicated to improving literacy in developing countries, particularly in Asia and Africa.
This methodology could be especially useful for assessing mental health literacy in developing countries such as Sri Lanka, where the population might utilise a wide array of help-seeking options for their problems.
A new report by UNESCO says that mobile devices can boost literacy rates in developing countries, potentially reaching almost all of the world's population.
As governments, donors and implementation organisations re-focus Education for All Goals in terms of quality of education, increasing concerns have been raised over low literacy levels in developing countries.
The vast literature on environmental medicine also offers a point of departure for developing curriculum for eco-medical literacy, including in developing countries.
Several rigorously evaluated programs have recently shown positive effects on early literacy and numeracy outcomes in developing countries.
"Poor nutrition is driving a literacy and numeracy crisis in developing countries, and is also a huge barrier to further progress in tackling child deaths," said Jasmine Whitbread, Save the Children International's Chief Executive.
Magaly Madrid is the U.S. Coordinator and a lead educator for the Marketplace School Initiative, a global program promoting literacy and self-sufficiency in developing countries by establishing free schools for youth ages 5-17 adultsults.
Building sanitary latrines allows girls to go to school when they have their periods, without worrying about hygiene issues and continue to increase literacy rates for young females in developing countries.
In developing countries, low literacy and poverty are the main obstacles to forest protection, and awareness on environmental issues, and provision of alternative sources of energy for local communities can reduce forest degradation (Mollicone et al. 2007).
Dr. Albright has also taken on issues that others may have considered too soft, like the empowerment of women in developing countries and Internet literacy in nations under dictatorships.
