UNESCO has announced two international prizes in the field of the literacy. Projects related to literacy from member states can be submitted for these prizes. They will be awarded at a ceremony to be held on the occasion of the International Literacy Day. The prizes are:
The UNESCO King Sejong Literacy Prize (2 awards)
The UNESCO King Sejong Literacy Prize was created in 1989 through the generosity of the Government of the Republic of Korea.
The Prize honours the outstanding contribution made to literacy over 500 years ago by King Sejong, who created the native Korean alphabet ‘Hangul’ which is still a valuable model and reference for the world today.
The UNESCO King Sejong Literacy Prize rewards the activities of governments or governmental agencies and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) displaying merit and achieving particularly effective results in contributing to the fight for literacy. It gives special consideration to the creation, development and dissemination of mother-tongue languages in developing countries.
The Prize consist of a sum of US$20,000, a silver medal and a certificate.
The UNESCO Confucius Prize for Literacy (2 awards)
“The UNESCO Confucius Prize for Literacy was established in 2005 through the generosity of the Government of the People’s Republic of China in honour of the great Chinese scholar Confucius.
The UNESCO Confucius Prize for Literacy recognizes the activities of outstanding individuals, governments or governmental agencies and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) working in literacy serving rural adults and out-of-school youth, particularly women and girls.
Each of the Prizes consists of US$20,000, a medal and a diploma. Furthermore, the Confucius Prize offers a study visit to literacy project sites in China.”
Applications for these prizes have to be made by national governments or international organizations which have formal relations with UNESCO.
The deadline to apply for the prizes is 15 June 2010. For more information, visit this link.
