Media.Monks and The World Literacy Foundation Unveil learning tool to combat the global illiteracy crisis
S4Capital's operating brand Media.Monks, a digital-first marketing and advertising services company, has partnered with The World Literacy Foundation, a global non-profit organization that provides access to literacy education, to launch an innovative learning tool: The Literacy Pen.
According to UNESCO, there are still 773 million illiterate adults worldwide. In response, The World Literacy Foundation and Media.Monks collaborated on developing an innovative, accessible tool that simplifies the learning process to tackle the global illiteracy crisis.
The Literacy Pen is a thumb-sized device which can be attached to any standard pen with a light, ergonomic design to promote accessibility.
Users vocalize the words they would like to write into a built-in microphone, and through voice dictation technology, the device transcribes the word on its digital display, letter by letter. From there, users can copy the words directly onto paper. The Literacy Pen promotes sustainable and independent learning through written repetition and visual reinforcement, allowing illiterate people to start writing and learn to read instantly.
The World Literacy Foundation aims to manufacture 2,000 Literacy Pens for distribution to 50 schools by 2025.
Vanessa Portilla, COO, The World Literacy Foundation: ."With The Literacy Pen we are not simply providing a tool; we are offering a lifeline to those fighting illiteracy, empowering them with the skills they need for a better tomorrow.”
Jouke Vuurmans, Chief Creative Officer, Media.Monks: "The Literacy Pen holds the potential to impact millions of people who are limited in their daily lives because they don't know how to read or write. We applied basic technology in an innovative way to develop The Literacy Pen, and we hope that this tool will inspire independent learning and open doors to new opportunities for its users.”
