“a means of identification, understanding, interpretation, creation, and communication in an increasingly digital, text-mediated, information-rich and fast-changing world.”

it is impossible to ignore the myriad ways that imperialist and colonialist systems shape gender and regional disparities in access.

High literacy rates have been found to correlate to everything from better access to economic opportunity, to better nutrition, to environmental sustainability

gender equality, sustainable infrastructure, and eradicating poverty and hunger are not possible without literate populations