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	<title><![CDATA[CODE » Press Releases & CODE News - "If you can read and write, you can learn to do anything"]]></title>
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	<title><![CDATA[Governor General congratulates CODE on 50 years of excellence]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[01/06/2009  9:00am —   — Ottawa, January 6, 2009 – —   — Ottawa-based international organization CODE is celebrating its 50th Anniversary in 2009. CODE has been empowering children throughout the developing world to learn for five decades. —   — “I commend all of you on this impressive milestone,” writes Governor General Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, CODE’s honourary patron. —   — “Over the past five decades, CODE staff members and overseas partners have been working in developing countries around the world, bringing the gifts of literacy and education to those who need it most. Their work … [is]vital to breaking down the barriers of ignorance and bringing all of humanity together.” —   — CODE will be celebrating its 50 years of success with numerous national and international events. Please visit www.codecan.org for more information. —   —   —   —   — ABOUT CODE: — At CODE we believe...]]></description> 
	<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate> 
	<link>http://www.codecan.org/en/media-room/press-releases/556</link> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Governor General Congratulates CODE]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[I am so pleased to send my warmest greetings to everyone celebrating the 50th anniversary of CODE. — Knowledge is our best defence against the ravages of indifference. Preserving knowledge and making it accessible to all encourages the sharing and meeting of ideas, critical thought, humanism and all the strength of the forces of creation. — In places where basic survival takes precedence over all else, the education of children is often sacrificed in favour of more urgent needs. This is where CODE comes in. — Over the past five decades, CODE staff members and overseas partners have been working in developing countries around the world, bringing the gifts of literacy and education to those who need it most. Their work and the human connections made through initiatives like Project Love and other long-term partnerships are vital to breaking down the barriers of ignorance and bringing all of humanity together. — I commend all of you on this impressive milestone, and I wish you an enjoyable...]]></description> 
	<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate> 
	<link>http://www.codecan.org/en/media-room/press-releases/557</link> 
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	<title><![CDATA[CODE supports the Pan African Reading for All Conference]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[  — CODE and its overseas partners are pleased to support the 6th Pan African Reading for All Conference, to be held in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania in August 2009. — The Pan African Reading for All Conference takes place every two years and represents the largest and most prestigious international literacy conference in Africa.  The week long conference provides a great opportunity for a network of professionals, including teachers, researchers, publishers, policy makers, writers and others, from Africa and beyond, to get together to share best practice in the fields of literacy, education, and the development of literate environments.  — During the conference, a special event will be held to announce the Tanzanian winners of the newly  launched Burt Award for African Literature, and annual award created by CODE through the generous support of lon-time CODE supporter Mr.Bill Burt.The conference theme is “Literacy for Community Based Socio-Economic Transformation...]]></description> 
	<pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2008 05:00:00 -0400</pubDate> 
	<link>http://www.codecan.org/en/media-room/press-releases/546</link> 
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	<title><![CDATA[CODE announces Burt Award for African Literature]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[See press kit. — CODE ANNOUNCES CREATION OF FIRST EVER YOUTH WRITERS PRIZE FOR TANZANIA – $21,000 Burt Award for African Literature to be launched in Ottawa Monday Sept 8, International Literacy Day. —  Ottawa, Sept 5, 2008 – — The Burt Award for African Literature, made possible through CODE by the generous $1M contribution of Torontonian philanthropist Bill Burt, consists of three annual cash prizes worth $21,000 and publishing contracts for winning submissions. — "The Burt Award offers that extra incentive for authors to write good books that instill a love of reading in young people," says Knowlton Nash, CODE’s Advisory Council Chair. — Like many African countries, Tanzania has made significant progress towards achieving universal primary education. Thus, the number of Tanzanian students moving from primary to secondary school, where the language of instruction changes from Kiswahili to English, has tripled since 2000. — "More than ever before there is a need for Canada...]]></description> 
	<pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 05:00:00 -0400</pubDate> 
	<link>http://www.codecan.org/en/media-room/press-releases/544</link> 
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	<title><![CDATA[CODE partner presents at IFLA 2008 World Congress]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[  — CODE’s Senegalese partner presents at the International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) 2008 World Library and Information Congress – a gathering of 4,000 librarians from 150 countries in Quebec City. — Mrs. Antoinette Corréa, founder and Executive Director of CODE’s partner Bibliothèque-Lecture-Développement (BLD) in Senegal, is addressing Congress, which runs from August 10 to 14 and will see close to 4,000 library and information professionals from 150 countries come together at the Quebec City Convention Centre. — Entitled "Libraries without borders: Navigating towards global understanding," the gathering invites information professionals to reflect on the mission and future of libraries in a world undergoing major changes. — Hundreds of conference speakers and panelists will meet with the 4,000 delegates to discuss the issues surrounding the preservation and dissemination of documentary heritage, namely the digital shift, equal...]]></description> 
	<pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2008 05:00:00 -0400</pubDate> 
	<link>http://www.codecan.org/en/media-room/press-releases/542</link> 
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	<title><![CDATA[CODE's Mozambique partner publishes Case Study]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[  — CODE's partner in Mozambique, Associação Progresso, has published a case study about its groundbreaking education program, which is aligned with the government’s education plan. — Lessons of a CSO Project and the SWAP in Education in Mozambique is written by Elisabeth Sequeira of Associação Progresso, along with Heloisa Modesto and Sean Maddox of CODE. —   Progresso has cultivated a national network of individuals and institutions that work together to strengthen government and community in tandem. This network is based on trust, performance and a true commitment to building the countries ability to improve the education of primary school children. — CODE provides project management, administrative, technical support and facilitates networks of professional organizations committed to education and literacy. CODE provides expertise in the selection, production, and distribution of learning materials, the...]]></description> 
	<pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2008 05:00:00 -0400</pubDate> 
	<link>http://www.codecan.org/en/media-room/press-releases/543</link> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Governor General Supports Thousands of Canadian Students Sending School Supplies to Africa]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[Twenty — years ago today a group of volunteers from London, — Ontario packed and sealed their first box of — school supplies destined for the Caribbean. — They — couldn’t have imagined then that their venture, affectionately called Project — Love, would explode into an event undertaken by more than 75,000 Canadian — students from coast to coast each year. Nor could they have predicted that — assembling small kits of school supplies would so actively engage young minds — with the world beyond their fingertips. — “What — an amazing achievement this is – a project started by a handful of schools 20 — years ago has grown into the far reaching success story it is today,” writes — CODE’s patron, Governor General Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle — Jean, in a letter to Project Love participants. “Through organizations like CODE and through projects like this — one, we are bridging the gaps that divide us and giving new hope to so many — children.” — Since — its...]]></description> 
	<pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2008 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate> 
	<link>http://www.codecan.org/en/media-room/press-releases/526</link> 
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	<pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2008 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate> 
	<link>http://www.codecan.org/en/media-room/press-releases/540</link> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Canadian Aid Hits Another Home Run]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[A CODE partner in Africa — has done it again. Senegal’s — L’association Bibliothèque Lecture — Développement (BLD), has won a prestigious African publishing prize for its — effective contributions to the fight to expand literacy in the developing world — through high quality children’s books. — The Alioune Diop Prize was created in 1995 and — is awarded every two years by the Organisation — internationale de la Francophonie (OIF), the international body that serves — to promote and celebrate French language and culture globally. — This award recognizes BLD for its outstanding success in — the production of Francophone children’s books relevant to the African — experience. The organization has been — collaborating with writers and illustrators to improve the availability and — quality of books for Senegalese children for more than a decade. — “This recognition is — wonderful because it proves we are making a difference,” says Mariame Kanté, — responsible...]]></description> 
	<pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2007 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate> 
	<link>http://www.codecan.org/en/media-room/press-releases/528</link> 
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	<title><![CDATA[CODE Launches Inaugural "Seeing is Believing" Tour]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[Most people see their — charitable donations in the form of tax receipts. For six supporters of CODE, — an Ottawa-based organization that promotes education in Africa and the Caribbean, the opportunity to witness their involvement — first-hand was too good to miss. — “We arrived yesterday — and what we have learned in one morning is very promising,” says — participant Stefan Hensel from his hotel room in Addis Ababa. “Clearly, progress is underway here — and I can’t wait to see it and learn more.” — The — group is traveling throughout Ethiopia, — a country where CODE has supported a local partner for more than 20 years in — their efforts to build library collections and publish children’s books in five — local languages. — “It — is hard for us to imagine not being able to sign our own names or fill a — prescription, but for millions of people, that is a reality,” says CODE — Director Ann Speak. “I have seen how — learning to read and write changes lives,...]]></description> 
	<pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2007 04:00:00 -0500</pubDate> 
	<link>http://www.codecan.org/en/media-room/press-releases/529</link> 
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