The banner announcing the reading event in KakataKAKATA – USAID Read Liberia and the Ministry of Education on Friday, March 13, 2020, kicked off a reading demonstration program to mark International Reading Month, an effort to promote reading, especially for children in kindergarten through second grade. Read Liberia is a five-year Ministry of Education program with funding and technical support from USAID and implemented by RTI International. Read Liberia works with 640 schools in six counties: Montserrado, Grand Bassa, Margibi, Bong, Nimba and Lofa. “I like Read Liberia program because they gave my children books that they bring home to read,’’ Dunnor said. As part of the program, Read Liberia and the Ministry of Education engaged local businesses to support the program by donating refreshments and prizes for the students, teachers and parents.

Source: Front Page Africa March 20, 2020 03:33 UTC