UP Tacloban’s Ugnayan ng Pahinungód kicked off its UP<3ME (UP Loves Municipality Empowerment) Literacy Program in the municipalities of Sta. Rita and Basey, Samar with simultaneous reading sessions for 54 children aged 6-10 in Brgy. San Juan and Brgy. San Pedro in Sta. Rita, Samar on 9 November 2024. Student and faculty volunteers who had previously undergone intensive training in reading enhancement strategies and child rights protection facilitated the sessions.
The UP<3ME Literacy Program is part of UP Tacloban’s public service initiatives to address learning poverty in Eastern Visayas. Learning poverty is defined by the World Bank as the inability to read and understand a simple text by age 10, which affects the ability to learn and develop skills needed to thrive in school, the workplace, and community life.
The UP<3ME Literacy Program in the two barangays in Sta. Rita, Samar will continue until January 2025.
