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
1985 — NUFI Institution of the Republic of Cameroun.UNESCO: Noma Prize winner, 1985 1993 — Indian National Federation of UNESCO Clubs and Associations (INFUCA)India, Ministry of Human Resource Development: Noma Prize winner, 1993. 1999 — India's National Literacy Mission Programme.Govt. of India, Press Information Bureau: Noma Prize winner, 1999
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 UNESCO literacy prizes