SEAMEO Secretariat

A. BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES

International Literacy Day (ILD) has been celebrated around the world since 1967 to advocate the importance of literacy towards the development and progress of societies. This is also to highlight that literacy is “a matter of dignity and human rights”¹.

The theme of the International Literacy Day 2022 will be “Transforming Literacy Learning Spaces”. This year’s theme will center on discussions on how we are able to reframe, rethink, and subsequently transform learning spaces for literacy, whether at home, community centers, or in digital spaces, with the end in mind of building resilience for future disruptions and ensure quality, equitable, and inclusive education for all. It is crucial to reimagine literacy programmes and modalities to provide support to education systems to recover learning loss after the pandemic as well as adapt with the dynamic changes we are experiencing.

As part of worldwide celebrations during this day, the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO) Secretariat will conduct a webinar for teachers, community learning centres, literacy programme providers, education leaders, and policymakers among others to discuss how we can transform literacy learning spaces in the context of our region through sharing of experiences and expertise from various stakeholders. Specifically, the webinar seeks to:

Discuss and share experiences, effective practices, and key strategies to transform literacy learning spaces; and
Provide recommendations on how best to rethink and reimagine learning spaces for literacy.

¹International Literacy Day (https://www.unesco.org/en/days/literacy-day)

B. WEBINAR ON TRANSFORMING LITERACY LEARNING SPACES IN CELEBRATION OF INTERNATIONAL LITERACY DAY 2022

To provide a platform for literacy and as part of the celebrations for International Literacy Day 2022, SEAMEO Secretariat will be spearheading a webinar on Transforming Literacy Learning Spaces on 8 September 2022 at 14.00 – 16.00 hrs (Bangkok Time/GMT+7).

Learning Event	Webinar on Transforming Literacy Learning Spaces In celebration of International Literacy Day 2022
Theme	Transforming Literacy Learning Spaces
Date	Thursday, 8 September 2022
Time	14.00-16.00 hrs (GMT+7/BKK Time)
Registration Fee	No
Participants	Policy makers, ministry officers, school leaders, literacy programme providers and implementers, specialists, researchers, lecturers, teachers, general public
Agenda	Download
Pre-registration	Pre-registration by 7 September 2022 Pre-registration Link/QR Code https://link.seameo.org/SEAMEOIntlLiteracyDay2022/Reg
How to join the Session	Broadcast through the SEAMEO YouTube Channe https://link.seameo.org/SEAMEOIntlLiteracyDay2022
e-Certificate	Provided to the participants who fill-up the “Certificate Validation Form” of which details will appear at the end of the event.

C. RESOURCE PERSONS

The invited speakers are practitioners, policymakers, and experts on education with focus on literacy programmes and strategies to reimagine learning spaces.

Their expertise coupled with field experience will provide new perspectives that can be utilised by the webinar participants. Further, SEAMEO Centres will provide their reflections to encourage our participants how we can maximise the learnings from the webinar and move forward literacy in Southeast Asia and beyond.

	Message for International Literacy Day 2022 Mr Raúl Valdés-Cotera Team Leader UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning
	Literacy Learning Spaces in Asia and the Pacific: Gains, Challenges, and Prospects Ms. Cecilia Soriano Regional Policy and Advocacy Coordinator Asia South Pacific Association for Basic and Adult Education (ASPBAE)
	A Case Study: Experiences, Policy, and Strategies for Transforming Literacy Learning Spaces Ms Punramol Sutthirit Foreign Relations Officer, Professional Level Division of Strategy and Planning The Office of the Non-Formal and Informal Education (ONIE) Ministry of Education, Thailand
	Transforming Literacy Learning Spaces: The Story of Danlog ALS Community Learning Center Dr Lynn G. Mendoza Officer-in-Charge, Schools Division Superintendent Schools Division Office of Occidental Mindoro Department of Education Philippines
	Design Thinking: Strategies in Reimagining Literacy Learning Spaces Mr Gerson Abesamis Executive Director Habi Education Lab Philippines
	Reflections from SEAMEO Centres Ms Wong Lai Cheng Manager, Publication SEAMEO RECSAM
	Reflections from Aflatoun International on Social and Financial Literacy Mr Lucky Lumingkewas Senior Program Manager Aflatoun International