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The literacy work carried out by United Bible Societies (UBS) and its 146 member Bible Societies across the world has been given official recognition by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO). With more than 150 literacy projects in 70 countries, UBS’s wide international reach was an important contributing factor to its UNESCO [...]
“I’ve been a Christian for five years. I am very thankful that after two months I was able to read. I used to be illiterate, but now I know how to read the Word of God.” The experience of 45-year-old farmer Soun Te is just one example of the how the Bible Society in Cambodia’s [...]
“We are so grateful for the literacy class in our village – it is a great opportunity for our whole community,” smiles Ptum Seng, 37. Mrs Ptum and her husband are both illiterate. They live with their three children, aged 14, 12 and 10, in a small village in Kampot province. This family is just [...]
By Grace Smith, UBS Project Manager for Cambodia, Vietnam and Laos Although the floating village of Me Chrey is just over an hour’s travel by car and boat from the city of Siem Reap in north-west Cambodia, it seems a lifetime away. While tourists throng Siem Reap’s busy streets, enjoying its varied attractions and helping [...]
Illiteracy is a major problem in Sierra Leone. Despite education now being more widely available, the majority of people living in rural areas are still not literate. Many drop out of school not even being able to write their own name. This leaves them constantly exposed to poverty and exploitation. Against this background, it is [...]
