Our rapidly changing world calls for opportunities to learn throughout life, for individual fulfilment, social cohesion and economic prosperity. The UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) ...

UNESCO learning cities are key drivers of local-level sustainability in both urban and rural areas. To strengthen the capacities of local governments and other stakeholders in developing strategic ...

The UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) has launched an online collection of innovative practices in prison education at the Montreal International Conference on Education in Prison, taking ...

The Ministry of Justice of Brazil introduced a law in 2012 enabling prisoners to reduce their sentences by reading books. The law is based on the Criminal Enforcement Act, approved in 1984, which ...

Prepared in cooperation with UNESCO in pursuance of General Assembly Resolution 77/192, the new report of the UN Secretary-General on “Literacy for empowerment and transformation” (A/79/155) provides ...

MoodleBox in Detention was launched during the third phase of the Future Investment Programme. It is led by the Normandy Region in partnership with the Rectorate of Caen, the University Multimedia ...

The Turning Pages programme is supported by Shannon Trust staff and a team of more than 100 volunteers (Shannon Trust, 2024). Since its launch in June 2015, the Turning Pages programme and reading ...

The Uthai Thani Provincial Prison is nearly 100 years old. It is located in the Uthai Thani province of Thailand and houses approx. 750 prisoners. The Life-Changing Library is a lively library that ...

It is estimated that about 80 per cent of released prisoners in South Africa were likely to reoffend (READucate, 2024). To help reduce the likelihood of recidivism, READucate focuses on rehabilitation ...

Situada en la costa oriental de la República Popular China, Shanghái es la ciudad más poblada del país y un centro financiero mundial. En sus orígenes era una aldea de pescadores y una ciudad-mercado, ...

As of October 2023, Norway had 58 prisons with around 3,000 inmates (World Prison Brief, 2023). Norway’s criminal justice system focuses on rehabilitating inmates and, at 20 per cent, it has one of ...

The UK charity Storybook Dads has existed since 2002 and is currently active in around 100 prisons, including women's prisons, young offender institutes and secure hospitals across the country. It ...