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06-22-2007, 04:20 PM
Father Jorge Cela, international director for the Fe & Alegria education program, urged a turn around so that there is more trickle down of funds to young people and education. "A country with such a strong economic growth is in danger of seeing the collapse of that growth if it is not sustained on human capital," he said as reported in Hoy newspaper. He said that there is no way to justify the government investing relatively so little in education when the country shows one of the highest growth rates in the region. He criticized the delays in the Ministry of Education assigning teachers to schools, and the large number of students to a single classroom, and the long work hours of the teachers.
Speaking on the Uno + Uno TV show produced by Juan Bolivar Diaz and Adriana del Conte, Cela explained: "Investing in education is not having one or two schools with many computers. Education is having quality education accessible to all the population," he stated. He believes education should be obligatory until a 4th grade level is reached. He commented that with an increase in education programs, there would be less violence. He pointed out that there are not many productive things that a 14 year old youth that is not in school can do. He urged the involvement of the entire Dominican society in the matter of investing more in education. He commented that in an educated society, there would not be obstacles to development, nor would there be violence, or lack of respect to laws.
Fe & Alegria is organizing a major fundraising event this Sunday from 12 to 6 pm on TeleAntillas, Telesistema, Channel 4, CDN, Color Vision and other TV stations to secure funds for the 31 schools they run nationwide in some of the poorest neighborhoods, benefiting 27,000 students. Their goal is to collect RD$10 million. Persons who want to contribute can send their funds to the Banco Popular account 054-14897, or contact them by calling 809 221-2786.
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Speaking on the Uno + Uno TV show produced by Juan Bolivar Diaz and Adriana del Conte, Cela explained: "Investing in education is not having one or two schools with many computers. Education is having quality education accessible to all the population," he stated. He believes education should be obligatory until a 4th grade level is reached. He commented that with an increase in education programs, there would be less violence. He pointed out that there are not many productive things that a 14 year old youth that is not in school can do. He urged the involvement of the entire Dominican society in the matter of investing more in education. He commented that in an educated society, there would not be obstacles to development, nor would there be violence, or lack of respect to laws.
Fe & Alegria is organizing a major fundraising event this Sunday from 12 to 6 pm on TeleAntillas, Telesistema, Channel 4, CDN, Color Vision and other TV stations to secure funds for the 31 schools they run nationwide in some of the poorest neighborhoods, benefiting 27,000 students. Their goal is to collect RD$10 million. Persons who want to contribute can send their funds to the Banco Popular account 054-14897, or contact them by calling 809 221-2786.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#8)