CODE, Canada’s international literacy agency for children, has been working with partners to bring tangible education results to the developing world for nearly 50 years. CODE builds the bridge of literacy by helping create national publishing industries, supporting the professional development of teachers, librarians, authors and publishers, as well as building library collections through local and donated North American books. CODE works with partners in Ethiopia, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Mali, Senegal, Ghana and Guyana to provide resources for learning, promote awareness and understanding, and encourage self-reliance.”

CODE received the Government of Canada Literacy Innovation Award, the Jennie Mitchell "Celebrate Literacy" Award of the Ontario and International Reading Associations and the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) International Prize for Literacy.

Vision

"To support a sustainable literate environment in the developing world."

Mission Statement

"Enabling people to learn by developing partnerships that provide resources for learning, promote awareness and understanding, and encourage self-reliance."