{"id":28327,"date":"2018-09-09T01:23:37","date_gmt":"2018-09-08T22:23:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.afidep.org\/multimedia\/vantage-point-literacy-skills-development-and-africas-youth\/"},"modified":"2018-09-09T01:23:37","modified_gmt":"2018-09-08T22:23:37","slug":"vantage-point-literacy-skills-development-and-africas-youth","status":"publish","type":"multimedia","link":"https:\/\/afidep.org\/fr\/multimedia\/vantage-point-literacy-skills-development-and-africas-youth\/","title":{"rendered":"Vantage Point: Literacy, skills development and Africa\u2019s youth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Despite progress made, literacy challenges persist, and at the same time the demands for skills required for work, are evolving rapidly. World Literacy Day is marked on 8 September every year. 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