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More than 50 years ago, the United Nations declared that literacy is a basic human right. |
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It's very important for improving the lives of individuals, |
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However, it is estimated that 818 million adults around the world are illiterate, |
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That is, they are unable to read or write. |
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A majority of them are women. |
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More than 110 million school age children in the world do not attend school. |
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Many others complete school or fail to finish their studies without learning to read or write. |
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Many countries depend on the efforts of people who offer their time to help illiterate individuals. |
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For example, John Mogger became concerned about the problem of illiteracy three years ago, |
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So he started teaching five prisoners in Brazil. |
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