Literacy, Peace, and Indigenous Peoples

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MANILA, Philippines - Peace through literacy and language development, gender equality, entrepreneurship, and creative conflict resolution, are the themes of this year's UNESCO Annual Literacy awards. Tagum City's Literacy Coordinating Council, one of the recipients, is recognized for its Peace Management Literacy and Continuing Education, specifically for its Night Market Project and its peace education, literacy teaching and business

entrepreneurship activities that had generated jobs for its marginalized populations.

The major Literacy prizes, two of which were named after Korea's King Sejong, were won by the National Literacy Service of Burundi (for its …