General News of Thursday, 25 October 2018Source: Graphic.com.ghRebecca Foundation launches project to inculcate culture of reading in childrenFirst Lady, Rebecca Akufo-AddoThe Rebecca Foundation, a non-governmental organisation (NGO), has launched a project to inculcate the culture of reading in children in support of efforts to build a highly literate society. The project, named: “Learning to read, reading to learn”, is expected to roll out school and child-friendly initiatives that will help children learn how to read. It is also to help inculcate and build the culture of reading in schoolchildren. Launching the project in Accra yesterday, October 24, 2018, the First Lady and Executive Director of the foundation, Mrs Rebecca Akufo-Addo, said as part of the project, the foundation would build a number of libraries nationwide. Low literacy levelShe said the solution to the low literacy level was to start by building the culture of reading in children, the future leaders of the country.

Source: GhanaWeb October 25, 2018 09:45 UTC