Mr Speaker. I move without notice:
That the House -
1) notes that Monday, 22 June 2009, marked the beginning of Literacy Week in South Africa; 2) acknowledges that basic literacy is the cornerstone of education, is a means for social and human development and provides people with the opportunity to empower themselves and to achieve their goals;
3) recognises that there are millions of children and adults in South Africa who are illiterate and as a result are at a greater risk of falling prey to academic failure, unemployment, poverty, substance abuse and resorting to crime in order to be able to feed themselves and their families;
4) acknowledges the selfless role played by stakeholders in civil society and in local communities to support and encourage children and adults to become literate; and
5) calls on all South Africans to recognise and promote the importance of literacy and to help both children and adults attain this basic human right.
Agreed to.