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- Aditi Paudel, a 17-year-old high school senior in Tokyo, has been appointed Japan's first literacy ambassador by the Australia-headquartered World Literacy Foundation, which runs a program involving about 900 young people from 101 countries.
- Born in Japan and raised partly in Nepal, she relearned Japanese after returning and developed a love of reading that later fuelled her interest in girls' education.
- She plans to work with the Shanti Volunteer Association to collect and donate books to Asian countries with lower literacy rates, including Nepal, where literacy stands at about 76 percent with a notable gender gap.
What to watch next
- Details of her book donation drive with the Shanti Volunteer Association and which countries receive the books
- Whether her ambassadorship expands the World Literacy Foundation's presence in Japan given its roughly 99 percent literacy rate
- How the foundation's broader youth program of about 900 participants from 101 countries develops
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Andrew Kay
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“While the program is 12 years old, this is the first time an ambassador from Japan has been appointed.”
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…participating in the program run by the World Literacy Foundation, a global nonprofit headquartered in Australia. Andrew Kay, CEO and founder of the World Literacy Foundation, was quoted by the Japan Times as saying, " While the program is 12 years old, this is the first time an ambassador from Japan has been appointed. " According to the local media, Paudel is a high school senior in Tokyo. She was born in Japan but spent the first half of her childhood in Nepal. She returned to Japan to enter the third grade. In addition to the…
“Her curiosity about English shaped thoughtful advocacy, strengthening the program’s global voice and cultural reach”
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…countries with lower rates of literacy — including Nepal. World Literacy Foundation's Kay said Paudel was singled out “for her leadership, passion for literacy, and commitment to empowering young people in Japan.” “ Her curiosity about English shaped thoughtful advocacy, strengthening the program’s global voice and cultural reach ,” he was quoted by the Japan Times as saying. The report claimed that while Japan has a literacy rate of roughly 99 percent, the picture in Nepal is considerably different. There, just 76 percent of the population is…
Aditi Paudel
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“It sounds funny, but the moment I read it, I would just be so immersed in it that it felt like I was the one flying. So it felt like I was really in that story, and I love having books like that where I can just transform into another world, and yeah, picture myself there”
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…Paudel, a love of reading came early on, and was something her father nurtured by buying her several books. She developed an early taste for fantasy, and recalls falling in love with Enid Blyton’s “The Wishing-Chair.” “ It sounds funny, but the moment I read it, I would just be so immersed in it that it felt like I was the one flying. So it felt like I was really in that story, and I love having books like that where I can just transform into another world, and yeah, picture myself there ,” she was quoted as saying. Later, reading Malala Yousafzai’s autobiography, “I Am Malala,” made a significant impact on Paudel’s interests in female empowerment, including ensuring women around the world have access…
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