miércoles, 29 de abril de 2009

Literacy Campaign with Cuban Method Advances in Panama

HAVANA, Cuba, April 29 (acn) The Move around Panama Project, based on the Cuban literacy teaching method Yes I Can, is advancing in that Central American nation, where 42,000 people have learned how to read and write in only 22 months.

According to reports on this strategy presented by the Panamanian Ministry for Social Development (MIDES), it is aimed at turning that nation into a territory free of illiteracy, Prensa Latina news agency reports.

MIDES Minister, Maria Roquebert, recalled that the reduction of this scourge demands the real commitment of the entire society, in order to benefit people with dreams and aspirations who did not have the opportunity of going to school.

The project, she added, has mobilized and touched thousands of people in the country, and highlighted the efforts made by volunteers and trainers.

Therefore, said the top official, we call on all Panamanians to join in this initiative without fear; it will improve their quality of live.

In order to say we have an educated population, which is the strength of a developed nation, we need to commit ourselves as a society to the eradication of illiteracy, she affirmed.

More than 3.8 million people from 23 nations have been taught how to read and write by way of this Cuban system, while some 240,000 are presently receiving classes in 17 countries.

(Avanza alfabetización en Panamá con método cubano)

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