Education ministry launching reading campaigns

The Ministry of Education and has organised ‘Give a Book’ and ‘Drop Everything and Read’ campaigns to encourage reading and literacy nationwide for Education Month 2013, currently underway.

A press release from the ministry said that on September 9, the ministry is inviting all Guyanese throughout the 10 administrative regions to participate in the ‘Give a Book’ campaign, which is intended to raise awareness of the importance of reading, especially among young people.  Guyanese are being