Literacy scheme to be launched for migrant and stateless children not attending school
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Unesco Bangkok, Microsoft Thailand, True Corp and the Office of Informal and Non-Formal Education (ONIE) will formally launch an initiative aimed at harnessing the potential of information and communications technology to migrant learners along the Thai-M
The “Mobile Literacy for Out-of-School Children Project”, which will be officially launched in Bangkok, aims to enhance the basic literacy and numerical skills of thousands of migrant, ethnic minority and stateless children in Thai-Myanmar border areas via the use of ICT devices.
Under this unique collaboration, Unesco designed a comprehensive offline app that features a wealth of educational resources targeted at Myanmar learners, while Microsoft will provide funding, tablets for the programme and related |training. True will provide Internet and satellite TV packages that focus on educational TV, while ONIE would play a key role in implementing and ensuring the long-term viability of the initiative.
