The We Love Reading program held the second training in Sahab area, Amman, on July 14-15, at the Balcony Human Development Association for a group of Jordanian and Syrian women. Over two days, the training included a series of theoretical and practical exercises on reading aloud to children, discussions of research and studies that have demonstrated the impact of reading on children and Reading Ambassadors, and a review of low reading statistics that drive us to create generations of young readers through the essential keys to this world.
Haneen Anwar Al-Alami, a teacher and one of the participants in the training, shared her experience, saying: “What caught my attention during the training was the effort to make reading not confined to educational goals but to nurture the minds of children through enjoyable reading, which will pay off in the long run. Moreover, I have learned what adds value and meaning to human life through giving and helping each other through what we learn.”
Heba Nahnoosh, a pharmacy diploma holder and a kindergarten teacher, said: “I had never known the impact of enjoyable reading on children and on myself as well, stemming from a sense of accomplishment and knowing that I have something to provide to my community without forcing anyone, but through their own free will. At this point, I have touched the utility of the WLR program on a wider scale that includes women, men, and children, not limited to a specific group.”
It is worth mentioning that the trainings are funded by the (Korean grant/ the 2024 Bridge Jordan Project) who awarded the We Love Reading program the UNESCO King Sejong Literacy Prize in 2017.