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- ↑ "2018 Laureates of UNESCO Literacy Prizes". UNESCO. 2018-08-29. Retrieved 2020-09-01.
- ↑ UNESCO International Literacy Prizes 2016 Retrieved 2019-03-26.
- ↑ 2015 UNESCO Literacy Prizes go to organizations in Chile, Madagascar, Mozambique, Slovakia and Sri Lanka. Retrieved 2019-03-26.