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SUKKUR, Sep 08 (APP):Walks, seminars, and other events were held in different towns in northern Sindh on Friday in connection with International Literacy Day.
In Sukkur, a large number of students, teachers, and NGO activists took part in a walk from Minara Road to the local press club.
The participants were carrying placards inscribed with slogans about the importance of literacy. They vowed to join in a struggle for the promotion of education in the country.
The district education officer, district officer primary education, and other officers of the education department spoke to the walk participants.
Teachers and students of the New London Cambridge School held a rally to mark the day.
Principal Ms. Rubina Kayani shed light on the importance of literacy and observed that teachers, local administration, students, and their parents were all responsible for a decline in the standard of education in Sindh.
Rubina Kayani urged policymakers to incorporate students’ suggestions into the education policy, adding that government departments, NGOs, and political and social organizations should join hands against illiteracy and work jointly to promote education.
Many students expressed their views on the current state of education.
In Khairpur, an awareness walk was held in the city to mark the day. The main event was organized by the Inter Global Human Development Society (IGHDS) in collaboration with the district education office. IGHDS activists, members of civil society, students, and teachers held a walk and converged on the local press club.
IGHDS Chief Coordination Officer, Arif Nawaz Soomro, and others stressed the need for community participation in a vigorous campaign for the promotion of education and enhancing the literacy rate in the country.