USAID Issues Statement on International Literacy Day
September 07, 2019
September 07, 2019
WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 -- The U.S. Agency for International Development issued the following statement by Administrator Mark Green on International Literacy Day:
"On International Literacy Day, September 8, we recognize literacy as the foundation of well-educated, productive societies and essential for making progress on the Journey to Self-Reliance. I began my career as a teacher in rural Kenya, where I saw first-hand the powerful impact a high-quality education has on the lives . . .
"On International Literacy Day, September 8, we recognize literacy as the foundation of well-educated, productive societies and essential for making progress on the Journey to Self-Reliance. I began my career as a teacher in rural Kenya, where I saw first-hand the powerful impact a high-quality education has on the lives . . .