AREAi wins 2024 UNESCO Confucius International Literacy Prize!
Aid for Rural Education Access initiative (AREAi), a Nigerian non-profit organisation has won the prestigious UNESCO Confucius Literacy Prize 2024 for its outstanding foundational learning Programme based on the recommendations of an international jury. The UNESCO Confucius Literacy Prize is sponsored by the Government of the People’s Republic of China and recognizes contributions to functional literacy and leveraging technology for literacy development. This annual prize award which carries an endowment of US$ 30,000, a medal and a diploma, rewards outstanding individuals, governments and NGOs working to promote literacy for rural adults and out-of-school young people, particularly women and girls, was presented at a global award ceremony organised by UNESCO in Yaounde, Cameroun on the 9th September 2024 to celebrate International Literacy Day.