Three Organizations from the UK, India, and UAE Receive UNESCO Sejong the Great Literacy Prize

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Statue of King Sejong installed at Gwanghwamun Square, Jongno-gu, Seoul. / Photo by Jin-Hyung Kang aymsdream@

British Native Scientist, India's Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences, and the United Arab Emirates' Madrasa receive the UNESCO Sejong Literacy Prize. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism announced on the 8th that these three organizations were recognized by UNESCO for their contributions to literacy projects and the development and dissemination of mother tongues in developing countries.

UNESCO designated September 8 as "International Literacy Day" in 1965 and annually selects individuals and organizations that have contributed to eradicating illiteracy worldwide. The Sejong Literacy Prize, established in 1989 with support from the Ministry of Culture, honors King Sejong's spirit of creating Hangul to make spoken and written language easy for everyone to learn and use. Awarded organizations receive a certificate, a silver medal, and a prize of $20,000 (approximately 27.72 million KRW). The award ceremony will be held during the "International Literacy Day" commemorative event in Abidjan, C?te d'Ivoire.

Native Scientist is a non-profit organization in the field of science and technology. It operates learning programs involving experts in science, engineering, and mathematics from various European countries. The target audience is marginalized immigrant children and youth. Education is conducted in their mother tongues to promote scientific literacy and language development.

The Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences, established in 1993 in Odisha, India, operates a mother tongue-based multilingual education program since 2013 to address low academic achievement among indigenous elementary students. It covers twenty-two indigenous languages and provides literacy education both face-to-face and remotely through television and radio.

Madrasa is an online Arabic learning platform launched in 2018. It offers various learning programs centered on Arabic curricula approved in multiple countries. The learning process is gamified, allowing learners to compete with others based on the points they earn.

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