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18 August 2008
Initiative of the Federal Ministry for Education and Research (BMBF) to Promote Research in Literacy and Adult Basic Education

The German Federal Ministry for Education and Research (BMBF) is providing 30 million euro to fund an initiative for the promotion of research on literacy and basic education as part of the UN Literacy Decade. 27 partnership projects are currently working under the initiative, which will run until the end of 2012. These projects focus on four thematic areas:

. the fundamentals of literacy and basic education for adults;

. the enhancement of the efficiency and quality of measures to support and guide adults with insufficient basic education;

. literacy and basic education in the context of the economy and the world of work;and

. the professionalisation of tutors.

The UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning is in charge of sustaining and transferring the results of this initiative. This task will include creating synergies among the projects; analysing, summing-up and disseminating results to different stakeholders, and developing advocacy and communication tools. UIL has launched a logo (“alphabund”) and is creating a website for the initiative, which will be launched on Interna­tional Literacy Day.

Contact: Maren Elfert (m.elfertunesco.org)


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