SILVER SPRING, Md. --More than 150,000 Nicaraguan children in pre-school, elementary and secondary school will soon benefit from a recent donation of educational textbooks and audiovisual aids. This will support and strengthen their education and encourage a deeper passion for learning, said the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA).
As part of its commitment to education, ADRA will deliver books and audiovisual materials valued in Nicaragua at more than $908,000. ADRA plans to target some 190 public and community schools and six public libraries mainly in low-income areas in the departments of Managua, and in rural Madriz and Nueva Segovia.
"These are tools of the best possible quality and will improve the children's capacity to learn, not only for their scientific content, but also for the colorful presentation," said Nicaraguan Education Minister Miguel de Castilla during a press conference. "This will make reading more exciting."
This shipment, donated by Pittsburgh-based Brother's Brother Foundation, includes books of various topics, including natural and social sciences, geography, Spanish, mathematics, and English, in addition to self-standing color flip charts, and audiovisual aids, such as videos, cassettes, and CDs.
"The books will not only help the children, but all those who visit these libraries," said Vergara. "Teachers will also benefit from the donation, which will provide them with tools that they need to help their students develop a love for reading and discovery."
The distribution, which is expected to take place from March through the end of May, will be coordinated with the Nicaraguan Ministry of Education and the Office of the Vice-Mayor of Managua, and implemented by staff from both ADRA Nicaragua and the Ministry of Education.
This is the second shipment of educational supplies destined for Nicaragua donated by the Brother's Brother Foundation through ADRA International. In 2008, ADRA distributed a similar donation valued in Nicaragua at more than $801,000.
ADRA is a non-governmental organization present in 125 countries providing sustainable community development and disaster relief without regard to political or religious association, age, gender, race, or ethnicity.
For more information about ADRA, visit www.adra.org .
Author: Nadia McGill, ADRA International / Elbia Rayo, ADRA Nicaragua
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