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Towards universal literacy in Egypt

Towards universal literacy in Egypt. Khaled Kadah Alex Miller. Geoffrey Daniels David Ifkovits. Policy Proposals. Policy 1: Literacy Promotion in Rural Communities Policy 2: Restructuring Egypt’s Educational Model Policy 3: Advanced models of literacy promotion.

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Towards universal literacy in Egypt

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  1. Towards universal literacy in Egypt KhaledKadah Alex Miller Geoffrey Daniels David Ifkovits

  2. Policy Proposals • Policy 1: Literacy Promotion in Rural Communities • Policy 2: Restructuring Egypt’s Educational Model • Policy 3: Advanced models of literacy promotion

  3. Political and Economic Background • Population: 82 Million • GDP: $519 Billion • Emerging service sector • Rate of unemployment: 12% • Population below poverty line: 20% • Newly installed democratic regime

  4. Literacy in Egypt • Literacy Rate: 72% (UNESCO) • 169th least literate country • 7th largest contributor to world adult illiteracy

  5. Proposal 1: Rural Development • Official UNESCO rate is 72% • However, significant rural/urban gap • Rural areas illiteracy rate: 36.6% of total rate • Urban areas illiteracy rate: 20% of total rate • Literacy necessary to develop human capital

  6. Policy measures • Mobilize local community • i.e. village councils, mosques, universities, etc. • Higher visibility • Increased attendance • Legitimizes program • Cost-effective

  7. Policy measures • Capitalize on the resource of local university students • Cost-effective • Familiar with the local community • Incentivized by college credit

  8. Policy measures • Adapt a flexible, regionalized approach • Specialized curriculum • i.e. family planning, digital literacy • Increases relevance • Reduces fall back into illiteracy

  9. Proposal 2:Inclusiveness of the education system

  10. Wealth Gap

  11. Issues

  12. Policy measures Short run: • Increase share of teaching personnel • Vouchers for private tuition Long run: • Cap number of students per classroom • Tutoring within public schools • Drop-out: Financial support for low-income families, sanction withdrawal

  13. Proposal 3:Mobile Classrooms • Compensates for literacy disparities between urban and rural areas • Can span throughout rural areas • Extremely cost-effective

  14. Digital Literacy • Broadens and emboldens literacy in modern day • Pioneer Egypt in digital literacy throughout Middle East • Investment in better skilled workforce

  15. Thank you for your attention.

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