Literacy is a cause for celebration since there are now close to four billion literate people in the world. However, literacy for all – children, youth and adults - is still an unaccomplished goal and an ever moving target.
Lessons learnt over recent decades show that meeting the goal of universal literacy calls not only for more effective efforts but also for renewed political will and for doing things differently at all levels - locally, nationally and internationally.
September 8 is International Literacy Day (ILD) and this year, UNESCO is placing special focus on the important relationship between literacy and health. This is the theme for the 2007-2008 biennium of the United Nations Literacy Decade (2005-2010).
UNESCO and its partners are underlining the significance of literacy for healthy societies, with a strong emphasis on epidemics and communicable diseases such as HIV, tuberculosis and malaria. These are some of the world’s most important public health concerns. This year’s slogan is “Literacy is the best remedy”.
It is in this context that the Office of Councilor Mabel Sunga Acosta and the Mindanao Times will be holding the first On-the-Spot Essay Writing Contest at the City Library, Sangguniang Panlungsod Building at 10:00 in the morning on Monday, September 8, 2008.
The contest will be open to all College and High School students from both public and private schools from Davao City. The competition aims to provide students with the venue to pit their skills with students from other schools.
For inquiries and confirmation of your school’s participation, please call Donna through (082)2220855 local 218/ 418 or email us at mabelacosta.citycouncil@gmail.com
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