Literacy opens up access to the knowledge and understandings vital to work (employment or self employment), health and family life as well as for active citizenship.

UNESCO: Literacy learning and global development

PulsePoint is an important new mobile app designed to support communities that are working to improve cardiac arrest survival rates through improved bystander performance and active citizenship.

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This is active citizenship, but also active ageing.

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Instead, it attempts to encourage active citizenship.

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It was fitting that the 2012 National Consultation fell during the same week as Constitution and Citizenship Day, which is a week where the federal government and American communities come together to celebrate the ideals that our nation was founded on and reflect on the importance of active citizenship.

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Students at Thomas Hardy are also exploring the role of the UN, developing links with a partner school in Kenya and promoting active and responsible citizenship.

UNESCO: UK National Commission for UNESCO :: Jurassic Coast student named UK Young Scientist of the Year 2010