"10RUNNING HEAD Adult Illiteracy education sector with people who are qualified for various jobs but lack the opportunityto practice their expertise. Conclusion Adult illiteracy is a major societal problem since it traps adults and their familiesin poverty and subjects them to various vulnerabilities. From a global perspective,millions of adults cannot read or write and continues to struggle to earn a living. Illiteracyaffects all the areas of life since those in low literacy levels are likely to live in poverty,have health problems, and are isolated from the world. The possible solutions to deal withadult illiteracy include encouraging corporate basic training, encouragement of thedevelopment and recognition of the skilled manpower, and adopting a culture thatencourages reading and promotes the functional reading skills from an early age. Nosingle institution, agency, program or intervention can help to address the problem ofadult illiteracy, but a combined set of initiatives as discussed.11RUNNING HEAD Adult Illiteracy ReferencesAuerbach, E., Barahona, B., Midy, J., Vaquerano, F., & Zambrano, A. (2013) AdultESL/literacy from the community to the community: A guidebook for participatoryliteracy training, RoutledgeGlushchenko, I. (2016). The Soviet Educational Project: The Eradication of AdultIlliteracy in the 1920s–1930s. Russian Social Science Review, 57(5), 378-414.doi:10.1080/10611428.2016.1229964Jogwu, C. O. (2010). Adult Illiteracy: The Root of African Underdevelopment.Education, 130(3), 490-498. Literacy Foundation (2014) Keys to understanding literacy in 2014: How to achieve abetter interpretation of the findings of the IALSS with respect to literacyMartinez R. & Fernandez A. (2010) The Social and Economic Impact of Illiteracy:Analytical model and Pilot Study. Pp. 1-73Roman, S. P. (2004). Illiteracy and Older Adults: Individual and Societal Implications.Educational Gerontology, 30(2), 79-93. Doi: 10.1080/0361270490266257Sudore, R. L., Yaffe, K., Satterfield, S., Harris, T. B., Mehta, K. M., Simonsick, E. M., ...& Ayonayon, H. N. (2006). Limited literacy and mortality in the elderly: thehealth, aging, and body composition study. Journal of general internal medicine,21(8), 806-812.UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2016) Adult and Youth Literacy, 1990-2015: Analysisof data for 41 selected countries, pp. 1-63 12RUNNING HEAD Adult Illiteracy Appendix A Source: UNDP (2016); Illiteracy Rates by World Region, Retrieved from https://www.statista.com/statistics/262886/illiteracy-rates-by-world-regions/ "