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Illiteracy is a curse

Outline

1. What is illiteracy?

2. What are the causes of illiteracy?

 Government priorities
 Institutional corruption
 Absence of robust accountability
 Ineffective role played by media
 Socio-economic hindrances

3. Why illiteracy is considered as a curse?

 A bar to nation’s progress


 Erode spirit of democratic norms
 Enemy of rationality
 Against the human dignity
 Peril to survival of civilization
 Cause of conflict and chaos
 Inhibit man from setting higher goals in his life

4. Literacy; A bliss!

 Pave way for modernity


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 Scientific revolution in the 21 century: A fruit of literacy
 Encourage reasoning
 Precipitate peace and social harmony

5. How to curb illiteracy?

 Pervasive mass education


 Strengthen institutions
 Remove socio-economic obstacles
 Indispensable role of media
 Role of NGOs and UN
 Worship places as a platform to disseminate awareness

6. Conclusion

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