More school children in Davao del Norte now have access to new books that will inspire them to develop their full potential.
The Asia Foundation, through its Books for Asia (BFA) program, donated some 6,175 new books to 132 public and private elementary and high schools, including two colleges, in four municipalities of the province.
The recipient towns, which include Kapalong, Asuncion, B.E. Dujali and New Corella, were selected since they are enrolled in the Transparent Accountable Governance (TAG) project of the Foundation, with the support of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
Philippines Books for Asia Director Efren N. Balajadia handed the books over to the school administrators, during a turn-over ceremony at the Bulwagan ng Lalawigan on September 29.
He said increasing the children’s access to books and reading materials is a good investment in human development benefitting the next generations.
“As we equip our children with these books, we pave our society’s foundation for peace, progress and genuine development,” he said.
On behalf of his people, Governor Rodolfo del Rosario expressed his heartfelt gratitude to the Asia Foundation and the USAID for giving the Dabaonons the opportunity to read good books and to learn from it for free. [CIO-Tagum City]
