Monday, in the context of the fight against illiteracy, inequality and social exclusion vector, the Prime Minister, Laurent Lamothe and the Cuban Ambassador Ricardo Garcia Napoles, had a working session at the Primature around mechanisms to improve the National literacy Program, established by the Secretary of State for Literacy, Oswald Thimoléon.

At the end of this working session, the two men agreed to establish a Joint Steering Committee which will be responsible for the strategic and technical direction of the 6th literacy campaign in Haiti.

This committee, under the auspices of the Prime Minister is composed of : Marie Carmelle Rose Anne Auguste, the Delegate Minister for human rights and the fight against extreme poverty, Vanneur Pierre, Minister of National Education of Thimoléon Oswald, a member of the cabinet of Prime Minister, of the Ambassador and two Cuban technicians.

Under the terms of reference, the Steering Committee will achieve the following objectives:

• Implement initiatives to launch the National Literacy Campaign ;

• Make recommendations on strategic issues including objectives and

  priorities considered important for the implementation of the campaign ;

• Identify and mobilize people to literate so that they can participate

  in the program and complete the cycle until the certificate;

• Ensure the implementation of effective communication campaign, capable

  of reaching target populations.

See also :

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-10125-haiti-education-1st-french-master-of-hybrid-education-in-haiti.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-9485-haiti-reconstruction-portfolio-review-of-venezuela-and-cuba.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-7807-haiti-education-literacy-of-600-000-people-in-the-coming-months.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-7275-haiti-reconstruction-intensification-of-the-cooperation-cuba-haiti.html

HL/ HaitiLibre