“Here we have a youth and in Nicaragua we have a people committed to peace, education for peace, education for justice, education for freedom,” the President said.
During a ceremony marking the 42nd anniversary of the literacy campaign, the head of state of the Central American nation emphasized the role of education in educating citizens.
At the activity, which was also attended by the Vice President, Rosario Murillo, leader of the Sandinista National Liberation Front, awarded medals and diplomas to students with outstanding academic achievements and the best teachers in the country.
In this sense, the Nicaraguan President endorsed the work and contribution of Nicaraguan families as a fundamental link in an education system for the people.
Ortega commemorated the achievement of literacy in 1980 and recognized Cuba’s supportive efforts that have helped make the progress this nation is making in education today.
“When we talk about the National Literacy Campaign here in our country, we immediately say Cuba because Cuba took the first step in Latin America and the Caribbean and Nicaragua took the second step accompanying Cuba,” he stressed.
He recalled that thanks to the leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro, the largest of the Antilles transferred its experience in literacy to the country of Sandino.
The Nicaraguan literacy campaign had the input of more than 100,000 young brigade members who, with the support of their teachers, reduced the illiteracy rate from 52 to 12.5 percent.
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