Rotary Central support for World Literacy Day
Rotary Club of Grand Cayman Central strengthened the values of World Literacy Day in the Cayman Island with the distribution of 1,000 dictionaries to 10 primary schools. Present at the distribution were Rotarians Carol Jur (Chairperson), Past President, Len layman, Michael Mandish, Elias Kozaily, Graham Wood, Susie Bodden & Larry Tibbetts (Director- Vocational Service), along with Holly Morris.
“ Literacy is a key to the development of a country socially, economically and culturally Literacy is at the heart of basic education for all, and essential for eradicating poverty, reducing child mortality, curbing population growth, achieving gender equality and ensuring sustainable development, peace and democracy.” noted Chairperson of the committee. The dictionaries were specially ordered by Rotary central and designed for use by primary school students. The dictionaries were distributed to:
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Sir John A. Cumber Primary, George Town Primary, Red Bay Primary, Savannah Primary, |
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Prospect Primary, Bodden Town Primary, North Side Primary, East End Primary, Spot Bay Primary and West End Primary |
Worldwide some 793 million adults lack minimum literacy skills which means that about one in six adults is still not literate; 67.4 million children are out-of-school and many more attend irregularly or drop out. The Cayman Islands also has a high level of illiteracy among both children and adults. As well as supporting literacy among children, Rotary Central is a strong supporter of Reading Aides which assists adults in all districts to be able to read and write on a one to one basis. The program is also offered in the prisons.