Mem Fox, literacy and Tetum
May 14, 2009Mem Fox’s Whoever You Are, an anthem for peace and understanding, has been translated into Tetum and will be distributed to infant and primary schools throughout Timor Leste.
A joint project between the Alola Foundation, headed by Ms Sword Gusmao, and the National Education and Employment Foundation, the book is designed to encourage a love of reading in East Timor, where about 60 per cent of adults are illiterate.
“Books are often kept away in cupboards because teachers don’t know how to use them, ” Ms Sword Gusmao said. “It’s not enough to put books in their hands, there must be a concerted effort to ensure that books cease to be something foreign, but instead to be used, enjoyed.”
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