Al Maktoum Charity, UNESCO's East Africa Office discuss plans to launch illiteracy eradication project in Somalia

NAIROBI: A delegation from Al Maktoum Charity Foundation on a visit to Kenya has met with representatives of UNESCO Regional Office for Eastern Africa in Nairobi to discuss the possibility of implementing a project to eradicate illiteracy in Somalia. Mohammed Obeid Al Ghanem, Secretary-General of the Foundation and head of the delegation, said the Foundation, under the directives of its patron, H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai and UAE Minister of Finance, has taken upon itself to actively participate in plans and programmes for eradicating illiteracy in East Africa. He added that the Foundation's illiteracy eradication programme aims to provide primary education and encourage continuous education among dropouts and tailor curricula keeping in mind the environment in which learners live. The delegation also visited the Tanzanian capital of Dar es Salaam and attended the meeting of the Foundation's board. It also held a meeting with the Dean of Al Maktoum College of Engineering and Technology in Dar es Salaam to discuss its budget for the next fiscal year. – Emirates News Agency, WAM – http://www.wam.ae/en/news/emirates/1395281024658.html