The National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) of India won the prestigious UNESCO King Sejong Literacy Prize 2021.
- It has won the award for ‘enabling education of persons with disabilities through technology-enabled inclusive learning materials, with a specific focus on Indian Sign language-based content’.
- The UNESCO King Sejong Literacy Prize was created in 1989.
- This Prize rewards the activities of governments or governmental agencies and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) displaying merit and achieving particularly effective results in contributing to the fight for literacy.
- It gives special consideration to the creation, development and dissemination of mother-tongue languages in developing countries.
- The Prize consists of a sum of US $20,000, a silver medal and a diploma.
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