Nakuru Youth Bunge Forum in partnership with Kenyan National Library service Nakuru Branch has continued to hold activities under the Tusome Early Grade reading initiative.
The initiative is aimed at promoting literacy among pupils in their early grades.
Speaking on Tuesday at Gogar Primary School Rongai during an education exhibition, Nakuru Youth Bunge Forum President Philip Ng’ok stated that the programme that commenced three years ago has seen great improvement among pupils in their early grades.
According to Ng’ok, in Rongai alone, they have been able to reach out to 17schools.
He called for collective responsibility from parents, teachers, civil society groups and Government to promote literacy especially at grass root schools especially now when the Ministry of Education is implementing the Competency-Based curriculum.
“Tusome is all about promoting literacy and improving the environment for pupils. It is clear that with collaboration from all stakeholders then we can improve literacy and especially at this time when we are talking about the new curriculum,”said Ng’ok.
He adds that the programme has seen improvement in reading habits of pupils in early grades in the three zones they have been implementing it.
“The programme has really helped improve the reading habits in our society within the 50 schools that we have reached,” said Ng’ok.
Similar sentiments were reiterated by Joyce Sankok from the Nakuru County Directorate of Education.
According to Sankok, such initiatives should be supported to help improve the reading culture among the young pupils.
The education officer attributed this to the good collaboration among stakeholders adding that it is a plus towards implementation of the new curriculum.
“We have seen what collaboration among stakeholders can do and we see this as a plus towards CBC implementation and as a ministry, we support,” offered Sankok.
Hillary Bore from the Kenya Primary School Heads Association-KEPSHA while lauding the Tusome initiative called on the donor USAID to extend the programme.
According to Bore, the programme has enabled learners in the early grade master the art of reading.
Librarian Emily Onchari on her part lauded Nakuru Youth Bunge for the partnership which she says has seen the reading culture nurtured.
Similar sentiments were echoed by Emily Rotich, a parent whose child has benefited from the programme.
During the event, the Nakuru Youth Bunge Forum in partnership with Kenya National Library Service Nakuru Branch also donated reading materials to the schools that were represented.
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