The importance of Literacy... ✏️ Literacy is the foundation for everyone to develop broader knowledge, skills, values, attitudes, and behaviors that foster a culture of lasting peace in our community (based on respect for equality and non-discrimination). Here are some statistics that might shock you (but we need to address as educators) are that: 🤎 At least 739 million youth and adults worldwide lack basic literacy skills. 🤎 4 in 10 children are not reaching the minimum proficiency in reading