64 percent of illiterate adults are women. 60 percent of out-of-school youth are girls.
There are approximately 113 million children, aged 6 to 11 years, who do not currently attend school
There are 867 million illiterate adults in the world today
150 million children have received less than 4 years of schooling
Recent Grads Recognized for Service,July 1, 2008 Virginia General Assembly Commends Potomac Falls High School Graduate Jayaratne - July 2, 2008 SLJ Talks to Teen Philanthropist Sarasi Jayaratne, School Library Journal, 7/9/2008 Leafing through her life, July 01, 2008 US High School Girl's Goal to Establish 100 Mini Libraries in Rural Sri Lanka, June 10, 2008 Preamble to a brighter future for Lankan kids, May 8, 2008 Two Virginia Youth Honored for Volunteerism at National Award Ceremony in Washington, D.C., May 05, 2008 Making the world a better place, March 11 2008 Commending Sarasi Jayaratne.HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 528, February 28, 2008 A Wave of Good Will, September 10, 2007 "One for the Books" Washington Post - August 30, 2007 "Teen's Mission to Establish Libraries for Needy Children" - August 23, 2007 "The Gift of a child's Future Through Books" - TV Interview wih Kenneth Plum, Virginia House of delegates -September 18, 2007 "US-High School Girl Donates Two-Thousand Books" - June 28, 2007 "A Wave of Books and Caring" - Nick News "Miss Sarasi Jayaratne’s expereinces in Mahavilachchiya" - e-village in the jungle, Sri Lanka - August 16, 2006 "Sarasi Jayaratne Selected as Student Volunteer of the Month" - October 2, 2007 "High School Girl Donates Two-Thousand Books to Establish School Libraries in Tsunami-Devastated Areas in Sri Lanka" - August 16, 2006 "Teen's Mission to Establish Libraries for Needy Children" - August 24, 2007 "High School Girl Donates Two-Thousand Books to Establish School Libraries in Tsunami-Devastated Areas in Sri Lanka" - August 16, 2006 "Virginia teen donates books to Lankan school" - August 21, 2006
Recent Grads Recognized for Service,July 1, 2008
Virginia General Assembly Commends Potomac Falls High School Graduate Jayaratne - July 2, 2008
SLJ Talks to Teen Philanthropist Sarasi Jayaratne, School Library Journal, 7/9/2008
Leafing through her life, July 01, 2008
US High School Girl's Goal to Establish 100 Mini Libraries in Rural Sri Lanka, June 10, 2008
Preamble to a brighter future for Lankan kids, May 8, 2008
Two Virginia Youth Honored for Volunteerism at National Award Ceremony in Washington, D.C., May 05, 2008
Making the world a better place, March 11 2008
Commending Sarasi Jayaratne.HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 528, February 28, 2008
A Wave of Good Will, September 10, 2007
"One for the Books" Washington Post - August 30, 2007
"Teen's Mission to Establish Libraries for Needy Children" - August 23, 2007
"The Gift of a child's Future Through Books" - TV Interview wih Kenneth Plum, Virginia House of delegates -September 18, 2007
"US-High School Girl Donates Two-Thousand Books" - June 28, 2007
"A Wave of Books and Caring" - Nick News
"Miss Sarasi Jayaratne’s expereinces in Mahavilachchiya" - e-village in the jungle, Sri Lanka - August 16, 2006
