Literacy is believed to be an extremely important tool for the realization of the eight millennium development goals especially in the following areas:- Eradication of extreme poverty; achievement of universal primary education, promotion of gender equality and women empowerment; reduction of child mortality by two thirds among children under five, combating HIV/ AIDS, malaria and other diseases as well as ensuring environmental sustainability. It increases people’s access to readily available information in books, magazines, journals, news papers and internet resources for the improvement of their livelihoods. Literacy is not just a mechanical class room affair of dealing with symbols and numerals; it is a way of life which must be integrated into all forms of human activity for it to be of any relevance to the human person. The overall goal of the Pan-African Reading for All Conference is to create a platform for literacy professionals to share their experiences in literacy research and instruction in the class room and in communities with a view to identifying challenges faced and strategies through which such challenges can be surmounted in order to improve the delivery of literacy services for sustainable socio-economic transformation and improvement in people’s livelihoods.
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