The year-long reading campaign will be launched by the Minister of Education, Prof. Ansu SoniiPAYNESVILLE, Montserrado – The Kids Educational Engagement Project (KEEP) announces the Official Launch of its 2020 National Reading Campaign, under the theme, KEEP Reading: Transforming Lives Through Reading, on Thursday, February 6, at the Lutheran Compound on 13th Street, in Sinkor. The year-long Reading Campaign, which will be formally launched by the Minister of Education, Prof. D. Ansu Sonii, is a series of programs and activities to promote the culture of reading in Liberia. With the aim to promote a culture of reading in Liberia, KEEP was established in 2014. In the last three years, it has established 15 safe and conducive reading spaces in 7 counties, including Montserrado, Bong, Grand Gedeh, Rivercess, Grand Cape Mount, Gbarpolu and Bomi Counties. On the National Reading Campaign, Mrs. Moore said KEEP has already produced a booklet intended to encourage parents to invest in the reading habits of their children, and will undertake a series of special reading promotions and public awareness activities over the period of the Campaign.

Source: Front Page Africa January 23, 2020 16:07 UTC