National Adult Literacy Database

This document was prepared to mark the International Adult Learners’ Week, observed March 3-9, 2008.

It contains articles about the United Nations’ Universal Declaration of Human Rights, signed in 1948, and the Education for All (EFA) statement formulated at the World Education Forum in Dakar, Senegal, in 2000, which reaffirms education as a fundamental human right,

The authors have also included articles on articles on access to education for adults; workplace education programs; and a community project in Nova Scotia that sees senior citizens sharing their knowledge with individuals and organizations.