Jordan: Illiteracy eradication project launched in Um Rassas

Amman - The Ministry of Education on Thursday launched a project to eradicate illiteracy in the Um Rassas District of Madaba. The launch of the "Towards a District Free of Illiteracy" project marked the Kingdom's celebration of International Literacy Day, which is observed worldwide on September 8 every year. According to Mohammad Okour, managing director of general education and students affairs at the Education Ministry, 16 illiteracy eradication centres were established in the district which will educate residents in the targeted area aged 15 and above. "Jordan succeeded in reducing illiteracy from 45 per cent in 1970 to 7.9 per cent in 2008, 11.6 per cent of whom are females," Okour told The Jordan Times, adding that this percentage should be decreased to five by the year 2015 according to the Dakar Framework for Action,... [read full story]