7202 International literacy Day Education Is the key to unlock the World Passport to Freedom. The roots of education can be Bitter But the fruit is sweet. Worthy Principal, respected teachers, and my dear fellows. Assalamualaikum! We all have gathered here to celebrate World literacy day. World literacy day is celebrated on 8th September every year. It marks the international celebration and awareness campaign on literacy. In 1964 this day was declared as a holiday by the UNESCO. UNESCO has stated the importance of literacy. It states that it is a human right, a tool of personal empowerment, and a means for social and development. Elbert Einstein once said "Education is not the learning of facts, but the training of the mind to think". That is why ? Intelligence plus charater that is the goal of true education. Our educational opportunities depend on literacy. Literacy is at the heart of basic education for all. It is also important to eradicate poverty, to child...