Children's book launching
ceremony
Room to Read Sri Lanka is an international NGO,
headquartered in San Francisco, USA. Registered under the Ministry
of Social Welfare and Women's Empowerment, it was founded to provide
under-privileged children with an opportunity to gain the lifelong
gift of education.
Room to Read believes that education is the key
to breaking the cycle of poverty and taking control of one's own
life. At global level its efforts are focused in several countries
in Asia and Africa. In Sri Lanka, within a year of operations, Room
to Read has been able to provide long term assistance to thousands
of children across the island.
On January 5, 2007, Room to Read held a book launching
ceremony at the National Library Auditorium. Five books were launched
at the ceremony. Four of these books were written and illustrated
by school children, while the fifth book is written and illustrated
by leading story teller and illustrator, Sybil Wettasinghe. The
stories in these book are narrated in English, Sinhala and Tamil.
Over 60% of these books will be distributed to the libraries established
by Room to Read in schools and community centres, in all parts of
Sri Lanka. |