UNESCO equips Afghan police with literacy skills

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2012-01-05

Funded by the Japanese government, the 20-month initiative aims to provide literacy opportunities to 3,000 Afghan National Police officers in the capital and the provinces.

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Three-quarters of the population in Afghanistan has low literacy or none at all, and the national police force is no exception. This is why the UNESCO Kabul Office launched a programme in June 2011 entitled: “Literacy for Empowering Afghan Police - LEAP”.

It is hoped that greater literacy levels among police officers will contribute to bringing peace and security to Afghanistan.

Source: UNESCO

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