Noma Literacy Prize

Not to be confused with the Noma Literary Prize

The Noma Literacy Prize is a UNESCO award, it goes to the group or individual who has done most to combat illiteracy. It is one of a series of Noma Prizes. It was founded in 1980 by Shoichi Noma, the president of the publishing firm Kodansha, Japan's largest publisher of literature and manga.

Select recipients

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• 1985 — NUFI Institution of the Republic of Cameroun.^[1]
• 1993 — Indian National Federation of UNESCO Clubs and Associations (INFUCA)^[2]
• 1999 — India's Literacy Mission.^[3]

See also

• Noma Prize
• UNESCO Nadezhda K. Krupskaya literacy prize
• UNESCO Confucius Prize for Literacy
• UNESCO King Sejong Literacy Prize

References

External links

• History of UINESCO literacy prizes