The Bridge Programme Phase 2 is a five-year project that was newly launched in 2020. The programme builds on the achievements and experiences of the Bridge Africa and Asia Programmes. As with the original programmes, Phase 2 of the programme supports non-formal education for educationally marginalized groups in low-income countries, in order to contribute to achieving SDG 4. In the unprecedented circumstances resulting from the outbreak of COVID-19, the programme also provides health and hygiene education and products to the partner countries to ensure that educational opportunities can continue during the pandemic. The KNCU cooperates closely with the National Commissions for UNESCO and Ministries of Education in the partner countries to ensure that the programme supports the education policies of the partner countries and to increase the impacts of the Programme at the national level. ※ Partner Countries: Timor-Leste, Laos, Bhutan, Malawi

The Bridge Sejong Programme is a literacy/lifelong learning-focused programme that aims to further the aims of the UNESCO King Sejong Literacy Prize, a UNESCO award sponsored by the South Korean government, and support sustainability of the laureates’ activities. Since 2021, the KNCU has cooperated with public institutions and NGOs that have previously won the Prize to support their various programmes that aim to contribute to the eradication of illiteracy. The KNCU also holds an international online seminar on adult and lifelong learning in partnership with relevant organizations and experts from South Korea and elsewhere. ※ Partner Countries as of 2022 : Jordan, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Uruguay

The Bridge Africa Programme was implemented from 2010 to 2020 in 6 sub-Saharan African countries (Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Rwanda and Zambia) with low adult literacy rates. Based on cooperation with the National Commissions for UNESCO in the partner countries, the programme provided various types of education, including literacy education, early childhood education, and vocational education and training, through Community Learning Centers (CLCs). The programme further helped to improve accessibility to education and quality of education for the underprivileged by providing teacher training and distributing textbooks.
The Bridge Asia Programme was launched in 2012 and conducted in the Southern Asian region (Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka) until 2020, with the aim of promoting the right to education for the most disadvantaged groups, including women and girls. The programme has created an enabling environment for learning, by operating community learning centers in areas where there are no schools, providing basic and functional literacy activities, life-skills education, and technical and vocational education and training in a non-formal setting, as well as nurturing educators.

The Bridge Asia Programme was launched in 2012 and has been conducted in 12 Asian countries with low literacy rates,with the aim of promoting the right to education for the most disadvantaged groups, including women and girls.The programme has created an enabling environment for learning, by operating community learning centers in areas where there are no schools, providing basic and functional literacy activities, life-skills education, and technical and vocational education and training in a non-formal setting, as well as nurturing educators.