Noma Literacy Prize
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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 Prize
s. It was founded in 1980 by Shoichi Noma, the president of the publishing firm Kodansha
, Japan's largest publisher of literature and manga
.
UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations...
award, it goes to the group or individual who has done most to combat illiteracy. It is one of a series of Noma Prize
Noma Prize
The Noma Prizes were established by Shoichi Noma, or in his honor. More than one award is conventionally identified as the Noma Prize.Noma was the former head of Kodansha, the Japanese publishing and bookselling company...
s. It was founded in 1980 by Shoichi Noma, the president of the publishing firm Kodansha
Kodansha
, the largest Japanese publisher, produces the manga magazines Nakayoshi, Afternoon, Evening, and Weekly Shonen Magazine, as well as more literary magazines such as Gunzō, Shūkan Gendai, and the Japanese dictionary Nihongo Daijiten. The company has its headquarters in Bunkyō, Tokyo...
, Japan's largest publisher of literature and manga
Manga
Manga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...
.
Select recipients
- 1985 — NUFI Institution of the Republic of Cameroun.
- 1993 — Indian National Federation of UNESCO Clubs and Associations (INFUCA)
- 1999 — India's Literacy Mission.
See also
- Noma PrizeNoma PrizeThe Noma Prizes were established by Shoichi Noma, or in his honor. More than one award is conventionally identified as the Noma Prize.Noma was the former head of Kodansha, the Japanese publishing and bookselling company...
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- UNESCO Confucius Prize for LiteracyUNESCO Confucius Prize for LiteracyThe UNESCO Confucius Prize for Literacy recognizes the activities of outstanding individuals, governments or governmental agencies and non-governmental organizations working in literacy serving rural adults and out-of-school youth, particularly women and girls...
- UNESCO King Sejong Literacy PrizeUNESCO King Sejong Literacy PrizeThe UNESCO King Sejong Literacy Prize was created by the Government of the Republic of Korea in 1989.The Prize honours the outstanding contribution made to literacy by Sejong the Great who created the Korean alphabet Hangul....