国产精品99一区二区三_免费中文日韩_国产在线精品一区二区_日本成人手机在线

UNICEF sponsored story telling tent boosts literacy for Somali children

Source: Xinhua| 2018-09-19 23:29:33|Editor: Yurou
Video PlayerClose

SOMALIA-MOGADISHU-UNICEF-CHILDREN-STORY TELLING

Photo taken on Sept. 8, 2018 shows children listening stories at Alternative Basic Education (ABE) School at Hafata camp for the displaced located in Baidoa, Somalia. Story telling tents supported by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) have motivated Somalia children to pursue formal education with passion despite setbacks linked to civil strife, poverty and natural calamities. (Xinhua/Wang Teng)

by Christine Lagat, Wang Teng

NAIROBI, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- Story telling tents supported by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) have motivated Somalia children to pursue formal education with passion despite setbacks linked to civil strife, poverty and natural calamities.

Sixty Somalia children attended a story telling tent that UNICEF brought to Alternative Basic Education (ABE) School at Hafata camp for the displaced located in Baidoa, the capital of south western state of Somalia.

The story telling tent that was organized on September 8 and featured song, drama and poetry sought to extol the transformative power of education to children.

Mohamed Abukar Abdi, the minister for education in south west state of Somalia and Jesper Moller, the Deputy Representative, UNICEF Somalia country officer, attended the event that focused on the use of indigenous folklore to encourage children to pursue formal education.

Abdi said in his speech Somalia and its bilateral partners have joined hands to explore innovative ways to boost child literacy in a country where the number of school going children is below the global average.

Moller said that UNICEF supported children's story telling tent seeks to harness the power of songs, dance and poetry to amplify the importance of education to Somali youngsters.

"We at UNICEF decided to promote the craft and love of storytelling because stories make learning easy and fun, and they also hold a special place in Somali people's oral tradition," said Moller.

He noted that story-telling combined with performing arts always sparks imagination and curiosity among young learners while boosting their cognitive development.

As Somalia joined the rest of the world to mark this year's World Literacy Day whose theme was "Literacy and Skills Development", the country's educationists hailed the story telling forum, terming it a milestone in efforts to boost children's literacy.

"This event is so fantastic. We never had something like this before. The children were all excited and took part with great enthusiasm. I have never seen such participation from them," said Rahmo Alimiris, Head teacher.

Beaming faces of children and adolescents who attended the storytelling tent at the ABE School in Hafata camp for the displaced reaffirmed their determination to become future scholars.

"Back in my village there were no schools, so I had never been to one. I looked after the animals all day. I don't want to go back. I want to stay here so that I complete my education," said 14 years old Sofia Abdullahi.

"When I grow up, I want to be a teacher to teach children, such as those back in the village," she added.

Shukri Maalim, an 11 years old pupil was excited after participating in the Story telling tent that showcased the best of Somalia folktales to promote childhood literacy.

"I love stories, especially Somali folktales. There were no schools in my village. I came here to live with my grandmother so that I can go to school. I want to be a teacher because it is a respected profession in my community," said Maalim.

   1 2 3 Next  

KEY WORDS: Somalia
EXPLORE XINHUANET
010020070750000000000000011100001374798021
主站蜘蛛池模板: 耒阳市| 四子王旗| 宁陕县| 张家川| 梁平县| 土默特右旗| 靖江市| 县级市| 天柱县| 隆安县| 光山县| 额尔古纳市| 广宁县| 墨江| 中方县| 格尔木市| 青岛市| 海阳市| 伊川县| 湟中县| 太湖县| 常宁市| 米泉市| 林周县| 伊宁县| 平昌县| 台北市| 吐鲁番市| 克什克腾旗| 涞水县| 嘉善县| 分宜县| 博兴县| 咸丰县| 玉山县| 偏关县| 于田县| 大石桥市| 花莲县| 民权县| 顺义区|