Students from Christ the King School pose for a photo during a break near their makeshift classroom inside the parish church in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Feb. 11. The school and church were destroyed Jan. 12, 2010, when an earthquake rocked the poverty-stricken Caribbean nation. (CNS / Bob Roller)
“Once you learn to read, you will be forever free.”
- Frederick Douglass
September 8 is International Literacy Day. "The theme of International Literacy Day 2015 is Literacy and Sustainable Societies. Literacy is a key driver for sustainable development. . . . This year’s celebration of International Literacy Day, therefore, will be dedicated to exploring critical links and synergy between literacy and the future Sustainable Development Goals which will be adopted during the 70th session of the United Nations General Assembly in September 2015."
