Book drive for child laborers to be launched

Iloilo City (13 July) — A book drive dubbed “Libro Mo, Buasdamlag Ko” aimed to gather books for use of child laborers will be launched in Iloilo City on July 17 at the Robinson’s Activity center, 2:30 in the afternoon.

The book drive is one of the interventions under the Catch-up program of ABK2 Initiative in celebration of the World Day Against Child Labor.

ABK2 Initiative Project Director Daphne Culanag said the books gathered will be distributed to the different Learning centers of their partner communities, to be used for simple tutorial or story telling sessions, or reading sessions.

The ceremonial turn-over of books for Iloilo will be done by Gina Agnes Espinosa, President of Iloilo Cultural Research Foundation and Dr. Minda Formacion, Chancellor, UP in the Visayas.

The opening remarks will be given by ABK2 Initiative Project Director Daphne G. Culanag, while DepEd 6 Director Mildred Garay, DSWD 6 Director Minda Brigoli and DOLE 6 Director Crispin Dannug, Jr. will present their commitments for the project.

ABK2 Initiative Project manager for World Vision will give the closing remarks.

The ABK2 Initiative (Pag-Aral ng Bata sa Kinabukasan) is a four-year project which seeks to sustain reduction of exploitative child labor in the Philippines, in cooperation with Child fund Philippines, ERDA and World Vision. (PIA6/ESS)