“ The developing world is facing an education crisis with 125 million children, mostly girls, not in school and a further 150 million dropping out before they can read or write, ” reports England’s News Unlimited. Presently, in developing countries, 1 out of every 4 adults, or 872 million people, are illiterate. Moreover, the education crisis is compounded when countries with high illiteracy rates borrow money from wealthier countries. Why? Because money that is badly needed for education is often diverted to pay off debts. Thus the cycle of illiteracy is repeated, which perpetuates poverty.
ვინაიდან სიღარიბესა და შიმშილობასთან შედარებით ტყვიით მოწამვლა შედარებით უმნიშვნელო პრობლემაა, დ - რ ჯორჯმა მას „უხილავი დაავადება“ უწოდა.