Minister Grant unfortunately can no longer attend this event, however, he will release a statement on the event tomorrow.
Media are still invited to attend the event.
Apologies on behalf of the Ministry.
On Wednesday, Minister Grant will be visiting Masivuke Primary School in Mitchells Plain to attend a celebratory ceremony for the "Thank You Small Library Project" sponsored by the United Nations World Tourism Organisation: Sustainable Tourism for Eliminating Poverty (UNWTO ST-EP) Foundation.
The "Thank You Small Library Project" is an education programme aimed at the upgrading and stocking of school libraries in various countries in the world. Eighty “Thank You Small Libraries” have been established around the world to date. In South Africa, four school libraries from the Western Cape have been assisted.
These four schools include Masivuke Primary and Siyazakha Primary in Philippi, Parkhurst Primary in Mitchell's Plain and Levana Primary in Lavender Hill.
Tomorrow, Minister Grant will be joined by the UNWTO ST-EP Foundation Chairman Ambassador Dho Young Shim to open the recently upgraded Masivuke Primary school library.
Each of the schools received over 1 500 books, tables, chairs and shelves, a computer and printer, various educational resources and stationary.
Where: Masivuke Primary School, Ntambanane Street, Village 4, PHILIPPI
Date: Wednesday, 4 May 2011
Time: 10h00
Enquiries:
Bronagh Casey
Cell: 072 724 1422
Minister Grant to celebrate the upgrading of four Western Cape school libraries
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