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Local body observes International Literacy Day
– “read a book, get a book” among the activities
In observance of International Literacy Day, the Guyana Association for Reading and Literacy Development on Saturday hosted -”Reading Tent literacy fair”.
Two Tents were set up just opposite Courts on Main Street, where a number of children were able to take advantage of the learning activities which were being offered.
They had the opportunity to win a book by reading a book, get free face painting by playing a literacy game, listen to story-telling, and purchase reading materials.
The activity was being hosted under the theme- “Literacy and Peace- because if you are knowledgeable, you would know the ways of the world and be more able to communicate, thus problems would be easier to solve and peace will prevail”, President of the body, Grace Brumell told Kaieteur News.
Mrs. Brumell explained to this publication that the Guyana Association for Reading and Language Development is a body which existed since the 1980’s. And after going out of existence during the 1990s, it was resuscitated during last June.
The members say that Saturday’s exercise was just the start of great things.
As a part of their future plans, the association hopes to soon obtain a building of their own, so that they can start remedial and other academic programs for kids.
They also plan to focus more on “the regions, and not Georgetown so much”.
A section of the tent, under which the educational activities were being conducted
Kaieteur News understands that some members of the former association currently hold executive positions within the new organization. One such member is Cicely Douglas; she is now the Historian and Advisor to the body.
Many of the Founder members have passed away. Dr. Jean Bovell, Purity Li, Landomae Fraser, and Cicely Nedd are among those who recently died.
Although these persons are gone, Mrs. Brumell noted that the organization will carry forth its original legacy-using literacy to bring peace.
And in doing so, the entity has recently branched off from the Ministry of Education.
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