President Danilo Medina and First Lady Candida Montilla have attended the signing of an agreement-commitment by the Conference of Bishops of the Roman Catholic Church in the Dominican Republic to support the government’s literacy plan, Quisqueya Learns with You. The church commits to helping with the process of locating and listing people over 15 who need to learn to read and write.
The bishops will also promote the design of individual literacy programs with church volunteers in each area.
Signing for the Catholic bishops on Saturday 5 October were:
Nicolas de Jesus Lopez Rodriguez, Gregorio Nicanor Pena Rodriguez, Ramon de la Rosa y Carpio – Santiago, Fausto Mejia Vallejo from San Francisco de Macoris, Jose Dolores Grullon Estrella – San Juan de la Maguana, Antonio Camilo Gonzalez from La Vega.
Francisco Ozoria Acosta – San Pedro de Macoris, Freddy Breton Martinez from Bani, Rafael Leonidas Felipe Nunez – Barahona, Diomedes Espinal De Leon from Mao-Montecristi, Julio Cesar Corniel Amaro – Puerto Plata, Pablo Cedano and Amancio Escapa Aparicio from Santo Domingo, Valentin Reynoso Hidalgo – Santiago de los Caballeros, Victor Emilio Masalles Perez – Santo Domingo, and Jesus Maria De Jesus Moya from San Francisco de Macoris.
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