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Introduction We are all witnesses to the rate that the reading culture in our society is falling at an alarming rate. Like always in any societal problem, those who are worst hit are the people in the rural areas. The little efforts made by governments toward addressing this problem are expended in the urban areas. The Ivory Readership Club deems it fit to meet the needs of this neglected group by making Readership Promotion in the Rural Areas the major thrust of her activities in 2008 Justification - This programme is important because information is the thin line that separates poverty from affluence. Therefore to improve the quality of lives of the rural dwellers we have to enhance their capacity to acquire relevant information by helping them develop good reading habit.
- Also most of Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) of the United Nations are information based. The realization of Education for all, Health for all, Poverty Alleviation/ Eradiation etc., are all dependent on the populace being informed of the possibilities that exist and how they can exploit them. No matter what the government does, if there is no matching response from the populace no positive result will be achieved. If the rural dwellers read they will be in a better position to understand the programmes of the government and therefore give matching response.
- When global and national problems arise like HIV/Aids pandemic, polio etc., you need an informed public to be able to combat it. If we inculcate good reading habit in the rural dwellers they will be able to read up detailed facts about any issue that arises and the remedies. In fact there is no end to the benefits that will accrue from this programme.
Next Page: Up Coming Events Up Coming Events 1. Project: Rural Schools Reading Promotion in 3 Local Govt. Areas in Enugu State Nature of Programme: Training in leadership and reading skills for selected students and teachers from rural schools Objective: Training the trainers for the formation or sustenance of reading club in Schools Time and Place: Dec. 2007 – February 2008 Ezeagu, Oji River and Igboetiti Local Govt. Areas Enugu State. Target: 400 Students; 100 teachers
2. Project: Young Creative Workshop Nature of Programme: Reading and Writing Workshop Objective: Reading and Creative Writing training. Partner: Young Sparks Readers Club Abakpa Nike Enugu Time and Place: Dec 2007 Abakpa Nike, Enugu Target: 100 children
3. Project: Schools Readership Promotion Campaign in 3 Secondary Schools in Enugu State Nature of Programme: Motivational Talks on the Benefits of Reading Culture Objective: Motivating students to read as a means of improving their lives. Partner: Schools Time and Place: March- May 2008, Enugu State Target: 3000 Students
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