My SDG padlet by Liam Rodriguez

Goal #4 Quality Education

s1744972 — 2025-01-14 19:44:22 UTC

I enjoy education because I plan on having an intership at a school. I want to help ensure that most children have a quality education.

Large population lacks basic literature

s1744972 — 2025-01-14 19:51:36 UTC

One fact that was brought to my attention was that about 300 million students will lack in basic math and literature skills by 2030.

What countries lack basic literature?

s1744972 — 2025-01-15 05:06:48 UTC

Having learned about the large population that lacks basic literature. I started to wonder WHERE the largest portion of this population was. This data was helped collected by the U.S. Career Institute, which gave me percentages for countries with the highest and lowest literary rates.

What is Literacy?

s1744972 — 2025-01-16 19:44:40 UTC

Literacy is having the ability to read, write, speak, and listen at a viable level. Having a basic level in literacy helps in communication like having conversations and understanding one another. Adults who often lack basic literature also have trouble finding jobs, experience poverty, depression and poor health.

African Library Project

s1744972 — 2025-01-28 06:28:31 UTC

This article showed me that about 182 million adults can't read or write. In which these areas that have low literacy rates are also reflected by the low number of graduation rates and high number of drop out rates.

Reading in your 30s?

s1744972 — 2025-01-28 06:49:01 UTC

Scientists in India conducted research with illiterate women who learned to read within six months, demonstrating the brain's flexibility. This study shows the potential for education and literacy programs to bring significant cognitive changes.

Nigeria's Literacy Crisis

s1744972 — 2025-01-28 06:53:29 UTC

I learned that Nigeria’s low productivity, poverty, unemployment, and healthcare complications are results from low-literacy.

Top 5 countries with the lowest literacy rates.

s1744972 — 2025-01-28 07:00:57 UTC

This website gave me insights on what countries have the lowest literacy rates and why they are linked with poverty.

Chad's low literacy rates

s1744972 — 2025-01-28 14:59:34 UTC

This website gave me Chad's literacy increases and declines from the years 2000 to 2022.

Ukraine high literacy rates

s1744972 — 2025-01-28 15:03:54 UTC

This website gave me Ukraine's literacy rates from the years 2001 to 2021.

Why does Chad have such low literacy rates?

s1744972 — 2025-01-28 15:07:26 UTC

This website gave me reasons on why Chad's education system struggles to keep literacy rates at a steady rate.

Why does Ukraine have high literacy rates?

s1744972 — 2025-01-28 15:08:12 UTC

This website gave me information on why Ukraine's education is successful. This is reflected by their high literacy rates.

Focusing on Africa

s1744972 — 2025-01-29 05:14:27 UTC

Chad has the lowest literacy rates but most of the countries that follow it are all located in Africa.

Mali second in lowest literacy rates

s1744972 — 2025-01-29 05:16:17 UTC

This website showed me Mali's struggles like poverty and no access to schools which are both common problems that occur in most African countries with low literacy rates.

Required Education

s1744972 — 2025-01-29 05:33:03 UTC

Using Ukraine as a guide to raise literacy rates. Having education be required can decrease the number of drop outs and children that don't go to school leading to a higher literacy rate.

Providing Educational resources

s1744972 — 2025-01-29 05:39:46 UTC

I am aware that there are children and older people who physically cannot go to school to get basic literature. By providing educational resources like books to everyone we can help people that have little to no basics in literature.

Bringing education to people

s1744972 — 2025-01-29 05:47:05 UTC

I liked the article I found from "worldliteracyfoundation.org" that gave me the idea of bringing education to the people in need. Of course teachers would be the most proficient option for literature, but handing out informative books is a first to help have everyone know basic literature.

Funding for Literacy Programs

s1744972 — 2025-01-29 05:52:56 UTC

Having the government help fund literacy programs would help give a large boost in literacy rates. Having a program that primarily teaches literature will have a massive positive boost in employment, graduation, and economical growth.

Question #1

s1744972 — 2025-01-29 05:53:34 UTC

How big of an impact will having a government funded literature program have on the country of Chad?

Question #2

s1744972 — 2025-01-29 05:58:53 UTC

What things can hinder the performance of having this literature program?