UNESCO Award for NCHD’s Literacy Program

The UNESCO has conferred International Reading Association Literacy Award for 2006 on the recommendation of the International Literacy Prize Jury on the NCHD for increasing the literacy ratio in Pakistan by implementing a community based and effective intervention. The Award consists of a medallion, prize of US $ 20,000 and a certificate. Recognizing the achievement of NCHD in field of literacy at the international level, the President of Pakistan has declared the NCHD as Lead Agency for Literacy at the national level. Accordingly, NCHD has planned the following activities being the lead agency: 

i.      NCHD will act as Focal Point for Literacy under the aegis of Ministry of Education

ii.    Mapping of Literacy related interventions in Pakistan and publication of comprehensive Literacy Status Report.:

iii.   Creation of National Literacy Data base- literacy status to be updated on a regular basis

iv.   Establish Literacy Resource Centres: one at the national level, four at provincial level- for capacity building of stakeholders, technical support, research, monitoring assessment, and evaluation.