National Commission for Human Development (NCHD) to achieve 86 percent literacy rate in the country by year 2015 through expanding its 'Literacy Programme' nation-wide. NCHD Chairman Dr Nasim Ashraf stated while talking to APP.
The Commission, he said, had successfully entered in its fifth year of operations through expanding its literacy and health programmes from the two districts in 2002 to more than 122 districts in 2007. NCHD had evolved a two-prong strategy of Universalisation of Primary Education and Adult Literacy Programme to increase literacy rate, he added.
Apart from expanding literacy programme, NCHD has developed 'Information and Communication (ICT) based Literacy Kit' to provide individuals with the skills and knowledge they need to cope with global challenges. He was also appreciative of United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation (Unesco) efforts for developing computer based Literacy Program with NCHD.
Highlighting the objectives of developing literacy kit, he said it would also provide an interactive learning environment to the adult literacy learners as ICT kit can be used for various basic education and skill training activities through both formal and non-formal mechanisms. Explaining the salient features of literacy kit, an official said ICT was not just a computer programme but it also included radio television, telephone, fax and various kinds of disc media.
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