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gatherings where they were provided an opportunity to interact with each other and to discuss and
share children’s performance both in school and at home.
Family Reading Awareness Sessions for Family Reading Time
A total of 18 awareness sessions for family reading time were conducted in district Hattian-AJK,
attended by 78 participants (70 parents, 8 teachers). The participants were motivated to engage in
‘family-based reading activities’ under the grant program for improving reading skills of their
children studying in grades 1 and 2.
Establishment of Home Reading Corners
A total of 802 reading corners were established in homes of grade 1 and 2 children in district
Hattian-AJK. In this activity, parents and children
selected and decorated one room in their home as a
reading space.
Read a Book - Donate a Book
Read a Book - Donate a Book campaign was
launched in the CRP grants targeted communities,
and book care and collection committees were
formed in 7 villages (Parsa, Bandi Jamadaran,
Charoot Ban, Sarai, Makniat, Purana Makaan and
Amra Sawan) of district Hattian AJK. The committee
members collected books from the community and
placed these books at a common place in the village
such as hujra/masjid with mutual consent of the respective community.
Read a Book - Donate a Book is being organized in district
Hattian-AJK
Labeling Household Items
During the reporting period labeling household items activity was completed in 316 homes of grade
1 and 2 students. Parents and children were guided to write and paste the labels on the
objects/items to facilitate children in associating the written word with the objects/items.
Parents, Teachers and Children Classroom Display and Decoration Day Celebration:
Classroom display and decoration event was
organized in 30 schools to make classroom
environment stimulating and motivating for the
students. A total of 824 participants: 480 students
(234 from grade 1 and 246 from grade 2), 289
parents (234 mothers, 55 fathers), and 55 teachers
(22 male, 33 female) participated in the activity.
Let’s Read Together Today
The activity was conducted in 9 of the CRP grants
targeted schools in district Hattian-AJK. A total of
130 participants (29 male, 101 female) including
parents, students and teachers participated in ‘let’s
Participants of Let’s Read Together Today activity in district
Hattian-AJK
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