Our Commitment

With the new year approaching, we at united4literacy have placed creating a chain of global child literacy at the top of our new years resolutions. Through offering and collecting new and creative ideas of how to take action against this huge problem we would like to pursue our common goal of creating a world where every child has a means showing their talent and intelligence.

Happy Holidays!

Happy Holidays!

In this festive time of year United4Literacy would like to wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. We look forward to a happy, productive and busy new year. But we must remember the forgotten and add empowering them on our list of new year resolutions. Give a gift of literacy, unite alongside us!

-United4Literacy

Take Action - The Next Step

Hello Viewers,

We are in the process of establishing a chain and partnership with a trust in India. Now, the viewers and supporters of our organization will be able to help out by donating to a credited NGO in India which will ensure that the donations reach the right hands and indeed help out the children in need. Remember, donations do not need to be monetary, items such as school supplies, clothing, shoes, school bags, water bottles can all help a child with talent get the education he/she deserves. It can open many doors in the life of a child in poverty.

-United4Literacy

We're on Facebook!

United4Literacy is now on Facebook!
Please visit and like our Facebook page.
Now you can unite 4 literacy on facebook with us.

Literacy: Why, What, Where, How

Literacy: Why, What, Where, How

A person aged seven and above, who can both read and write with any understanding in any language, is treated as literate. 

Our focus today is India. As per 2001 Census of India, the overall literacy rate of India was 65.38%. The difference between the highest and the lowest literacy rate in India was very high. Kerala has the highest literacy rate which is 90.92 %, while Bihar has the lowest with 47.53 %. Bihar’s literacy rate in 2011 was 63.8%. That is a rapid and large improvement in 10 years. In Kerala the literacy still remains the highest with 93.9% literacy among the population.

If children could be sent to school more in these states of India, the literacy rates would increase in the next few years and more children could be prevented from falling the viscous cycle of poverty or child labour. Most children cannot afford to go to basic primary school because of the small number government schools, high school supply costs, and privatization of education. Education has become a business in some areas of the world. Books are not provided nor are any other basic supplies. If we could provide these basic supplies for children within our own communities or in areas of low literacy, we could give those children a chance to learn and live free in pursuit of their dreams. If you have contributed already or would like to do so please let us know.

-United4Literacy

Take Action!

Take Action!

United4Literacy offers many opportunities to get involved, besides donating money. Our volunteers and partners help children in need by providing books, stationeries, school uniforms, and hosting special events.  Those are some of the ways United4Literacy supporters reach out to help impoverished, imperiled children in need. You can also take action by:

Advocacy
Become a Fundraiser
Stay Informed
Spread the Word
Join Our Social Networks
Volunteer

Teach India - A Great Initiative

Teach India

Teach India is a social initiative from The Times of India that brings together children in need of education and people who can contribute a little time towards teaching them. It is based on one simple principle: If you have the desire to teach, we will put you in touch with children who are willing to learn. To begin with, we are rolling it out in Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata. We hope to extend it to more cities next year after we have perfected the logistics. The United Nations Volunteers program is a partner with the Times of India for the Teach India initiative and will provide expertise as well as ongoing technical support in volunteer management. With over 60 NGOs, corporates, schools and social organizations already supporting our cause, we now look for selfless individuals to come forward and help change the future of a child forever, by giving just a few hours a week to Teach India.

UNITED4LITERACY - "Each One, Teach One"

The Cost of Illiteracy

Cost of Illiteracy-UNITE AGAINST IT

About 800 million people across the world lack the basic reading and writing skills needed to accomplish simple tasks such as reading a medicine label or filling out a job application , costing the global economy more than $1.19 trillion a year, according to a new report, 'Economic and Social Cost of Illiteracy' released at the World Literacy Summit at Oxford in association with Pearson. The summit aimed to put in place a sustainable action plan to deal with the problem of illiteracy.

The report looks at the cost of illiteracy in emerging and developing countries, as well as the cost of functional illiteracy in the developed world. It reveals that globally, over one in five people can't read or write and more than 100 million children don't go to school each day. The report explores both the economic and the social costs of illiteracy.

~New Website!~

We have created a new website for our mission.
Please visit www.united4literacy.org
This website will run alongside this blog
A few seconds of your time, just a few ideas and suggestions could build the futures of countless children
If you would like to unite alongside us please fill out the contact us form on our website.

Welcome Members!

United4Literacy is a venture started to create a chain to successfully educate children in poverty around the world. Through informing our members about our initiatives of helping within our own communities, we plan to create a web page where members can share their experiences and share what they do to help in their own communities. By doing this we will accomplish our only goal, to provide and learn new ideas and insight on how to combat illiteracy among the poor.

Our Mission
Mission Statement:

CHILDREN ARE THE FUTURE OF OUR WORLD -
I hear this in North America so many times. A cliché that is overused completely. But what about so many countries around the world where there are children, but with no future, the forgotten and helpless without education. An education is not just a requirement by law, it is perhaps the most powerful tool a person can possess, and it is a right of every child according to the Convention of the Rights of a Child. But, unfortunately in many places around the world this right will remain a dream. Unless, we the children reach out and empower the forgotten, the child labourers and slaves in remote parts of Asia. They could bring change and solve other issues in our world. This initiative could drive a transformation of our world from a place to live in to a palace to live in. Empowering these Forgotten Children, that is our mission.