Wando-gun Selected for Adult Literacy Education Support Project for 5 Consecutive Years

National Funding of 48.5 Million Won Supported, Expecting Over 300 People to Benefit from Training This Year

In 2019, an adult literacy education graduation ceremony recognizing elementary school equivalency was held. (Photo by Wando-gun)

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Kyung-pil] Wando-gun, Jeollanam-do (Governor Shin Woo-cheol) announced on the 9th that it has been selected for the '2020 Adult Literacy Education Support Project' organized and hosted by the Ministry of Education and the National Institute for Lifelong Education, receiving 48.5 million KRW in national funding.

Wando-gun, a rural agricultural and fishing area with more potential illiterate adults than large cities, will receive 10 million KRW more in project funds than last year, raising expectations that adult literacy education can be operated more effectively this year.

Last year, through adult literacy education, Wando-gun won 8 awards at national and Jeollanam-do provincial art exhibitions, receiving the Chairman Award of the National Assembly Education Committee, the Governor Award of Jeollanam-do, and the Superintendent Award of Jeollanam-do Office of Education. A total of 281 people, including 16 men and 265 women, received education, and among them, 9 received elementary school equivalency certificates.

A Wando-gun official said, "This year, about 300 people are expected to receive adult literacy education, and we will operate the project more solidly than last year using the secured national funding."

Meanwhile, Wando-gun has established itself as a leading local government in adult literacy education by being selected for the public contest project for five consecutive years from 2016 to 2020.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.