Summary
Schools, volunteers, and community groups all worked together to teach reading.
Being able to read helps everyone, especially girls and families with little money.
Experts talked about this progress in an online meeting on July 4, 2026.
Key Points
4 points1
Literacy increased from ~18% to >80% over many years.
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Government, volunteers, and groups taught reading.
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Reading connects to gender fairness and poverty reduction.
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A webinar on July 4, 2026 explored these changes.
New Words to Learn
5 wordsliteracy
the ability to read and write
interventions
actions taken to help solve a problem
stakeholders
people or groups who care about something
caste
a traditional way some societies divide people into groups
poverty
not having enough money for basic needs
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