Noma Literacy Prize Explained

Noma Literacy Prize should not be confused with Noma Literary Prize.

The Noma Literacy Prize is a UNESCO award. It goes to the group or individual who has done most to combat illiteracy. It is one of a series of Noma Prizes. It was founded in 1980 by Shoichi Noma, the president of the publishing firm Kodansha, Japan's largest publisher of literature and manga.

Select recipients

• 1985 — NUFI Institution of the Republic of Cameroun.^[1]
• 1993 — Indian National Federation of UNESCO Clubs and Associations (INFUCA)^[2]
• 1999 — India's National Literacy Mission Programme.^[3]

See also

• Noma Prize
• UNESCO Nadezhda K. Krupskaya literacy prize
• UNESCO Confucius Prize for Literacy
• UNESCO King Sejong Literacy Prize

External links

• History of UNESCO literacy prizes

Notes and References

1. UNESCO: Noma Prize winner, 1985
2. [India]
3. Govt. of India, Press Information Bureau: Noma Prize winner, 1999