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The Education Ministry’s summer campaigns will be run in four departments: Al-Khadra in Makkah, Al-Wajh in Tabuk, Al-Edabi in Sabya and Tarj in Bisha.
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1625 Views | the publication reaches you by | Saudi Arabia TodaySummer campaigns will be held in areas where it is difficult to organize regular classes, such as regions that are home to nomadic Bedouin.
The program targets men and women whose circumstances have hindered their studies, and aims to familiarize students with holy teachings. It will also teach the principles of reading and writing, reinforce a sense of national belonging, and raise cultural awareness in religious, social, health, economic and agricultural areas.
The Education Ministry is supported by several government sectors in the program’s introduction:
The Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Dawah and Guidance; Ministry of Health; Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture; Ministry of Labor and Social Development, Ministry of Information; and the Technical and Vocational Training Corp.
Education departments in Makkah, Tabuk, Sabya and Bisha continued their preparations to start the campaigns as scheduled.
In Makkah, the literacy campaign includes 26 centers and targets more than 300 male and female students with 40 teachers, coordinators, supervisors, an executive director and his assistant.
In Tabuk, the Directorate General of Education will launch the campaign through the main center in Al-Rass village and at other centers such as Al-Kar, Al-Bida’a, Al-Nabeh, Al-Sadid, Al-Khorba’a, Al Manjoor and Be’er Al-Madaqqa.
The campaign is titled “Eradicating Illiteracy, a Religious Duty and a National Quest.”
In Sabya, the campaign in Al-Edabi will target more than 1,000 male and female students in more than 28 centers.
The campaign in Bisha includes more than 20 educational centers in schools in Wadi Tarj’s villages and centers ranging from Al-Mahamel village to Qotbah through villages in Mehr, Tarj and Al-Qawba.
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