Princeton Student Named Ambassador For World Literacy Foundation

PRINCETON, NJ – Claire Tang, a student at Princeton High School was named a 2024 Youth Ambassador for the World Literacy Foundation.

Tang will serve as a local advocate, aiming to increase education and community awareness about the importance of reading and writing and lift literacy rates in Princeton.

The high school student joins a diverse group of young people aged 15-25 from 40 countries, striving to improve literacy outcomes for disadvantaged children struggling to read.

This global network of ambassadors is a testament to the World Literacy Foundation's commitment to eradicating illiteracy worldwide.

A 16-year-old, Tang has a lifelong passion for reading. She discovered the joy of books at an early age, thanks to her parents.

From reading restaurant reviews to immersing herself in novels and textbooks, reading has been an integral part of her life. Tang currently serves as the co-editor of the News & Features section of her school newspaper and holds an Executive Editor position at Polyphony Lit.

Tang also finds joy in music, playing both trombone and piano and pursues running as a hobby. She also dedicates her time to organizing book drives and has successfully led two campaigns with the African Library Project, resulting in over 2500 books and $2000 raised to establish community libraries in Malawi and Botswana.

The World Literacy Foundation is an international literacy nonprofit seeking to eradicate illiteracy by 2024.

Currently, 770 million people can't read a single word, and 2 billion people struggle to read a sentence, according to the organization.

In low-income homes, 72 percent of children struggle to read. Illiteracy can have a lifelong social and economic impact on a young person.

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