Deutscher Bildungs Server

Literacy institutions

international
IRA is a professional membership organization dedicated to promoting high levels of literacy for all by improving the quality of reading instruction, disseminating research and information about reading, and encouraging the lifetime reading habit. Beside news and "top stories" the homepage provides access to two large topic [...]

Ireland
NALA is a membership organization, concerned with national co- ordination, training and policy development in adult literacy work in Ireland. Current and closed research projects are presented as well as the strategic plan, training programmes, national and European projects. A broad range of publication is avalaible for free download. [...]

The UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) is a non-profit, policy-driven, international research, training, information, documentation and publishing center of UNESCO, focusing on adult and continuing education, literacy, non-formal basic education and lifelong learning. The main part of UIL’s work is carried out on the basis of joint research projects and cooperation [...]

The UNESCO Literacy Portal offers information resources, figures and further links on (adult) literacy. It provides access to the International Literacy Day website and UN/UNESCO strategies on literacy and lifelong learning.

The United Nations website provides information and links to domains of action, bodies and Secretaries as well as explaining its objectives of securing peace and humanrights - lists of international law, current topics and member states are accessible.