“Fulbright Alumni: Expressions in
Civil Society” 29th Annual Conference of the Fulbright Association, Nov. 3-5,
2006 & “Morocco in Western
Art” Moroccan Fulbright Alumni
Association Conference, Nov. 6-7, 2006
Morocco Recognized for its Efforts to Improve Literacy Rates
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UNESCO awarded Morocco the 2006 UNESCO Confucius Prize for Literacy on Monday, Sept. 25. The award "is
attributed to the Ministry of National Education of the Kingdom of
Morocco for its Non-formal Education Programme, an innovative national
literacy initiative designed specifically for marginalized adolescents
in rural areas. The programme’s objectives include ensuring the right
to education for all, democratizing education and promoting good
governance. It provides short training cycle to permit recent drop-out
adolescents to return to school and identifies students facing a high
risk of dropping out of school. source"
