20 years ago, UNESCO declared Venezuela a territory free of illiteracy
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Published at: 28/10/2025 08:20 AM
On October 28, 2005, in connection with the 234th anniversary of the birth of Maestro Simón Rodríguez, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) declared Venezuela a Territory Free of Illiteracy.
The process of transformation carried out by the Bolivarian Revolution, in its quest to settle old social debts and to comply with the National Constitution, developed a program to eradicate illiteracy in the country, as a result of the exclusion of popular sectors.
In 2003, there were 1.5 million people in Venezuela who could not read or write. The lack of financial resources resulting from the oil strike promoted by the extreme right was not an obstacle for the National Executive, headed by Commander Hugo Chávez, to address this problem.
Thus, in May 2003, a pilot plan was developed to bring the light of knowledge to thousands of Venezuelans of the most varied ages, using the Cuban literacy method Yo Sí Puedo.
Because of the success of this initial project, the program was extended to the entire national territory, giving rise to the Robinson Mission, in honor of the pseudonym of the Liberator's teacher, Simón Rodríguez. In its first phase, Mission Robinson was aimed at the literacy of the Venezuelan population and in its second phase, it was encouraged to complete elementary school studies up to the sixth grade.
Mazo News Team