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Literacy Campaign Continues Advancing in Bolivia
The Bolivian Department of La Paz became the seventh of its type to be declared free from illiteracy in this South
American nation.
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The Bolivian Department of La Paz became the seventh of its type to be declared free from illiteracy in this South
American nation.
During a rally to mark the occasion on Tuesday, participants thanked President Evo Morales for his efforts and one of them, Antonia Moyo, said that “only a government like yours (Evo Morales) has paid attention to us and we can read and write now.”
Speaking on behalf of the nearly 230,000 people who learned to read and write in the department of La Paz, Moyo also praised the contribution made by Cuba and Venezuela to the ongoing literacy campaign in Bolivia.
According to Prensa Latina news agency, the rally took place in the city of El Palo, in the department of La Paz, which now joins Oruro, Santa Cruz, Pando, Cochabamba, Chuquisaca and Potosi as departments free from the scourge of illiteracy.
For his part, Vice President Alvaro Garcia Linera, said that education is a priority for the Bolivian government as a tool to guarantee a better future for the nation.
The other Bolivian departments - Beni and Tarija - are expected to conclude their literacy campaigns in the coming days.
Bolivia hopes to declare itself as a country free from illiteracy this month and thus join Cuba and Venezuela as the only Latin American nations free from this scourge.
American nation.
During a rally to mark the occasion on Tuesday, participants thanked President Evo Morales for his efforts and one of them, Antonia Moyo, said that “only a government like yours (Evo Morales) has paid attention to us and we can read and write now.”
Speaking on behalf of the nearly 230,000 people who learned to read and write in the department of La Paz, Moyo also praised the contribution made by Cuba and Venezuela to the ongoing literacy campaign in Bolivia.
According to Prensa Latina news agency, the rally took place in the city of El Palo, in the department of La Paz, which now joins Oruro, Santa Cruz, Pando, Cochabamba, Chuquisaca and Potosi as departments free from the scourge of illiteracy.
For his part, Vice President Alvaro Garcia Linera, said that education is a priority for the Bolivian government as a tool to guarantee a better future for the nation.
The other Bolivian departments - Beni and Tarija - are expected to conclude their literacy campaigns in the coming days.
Bolivia hopes to declare itself as a country free from illiteracy this month and thus join Cuba and Venezuela as the only Latin American nations free from this scourge.