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  • 4 months ago
More vacation camps are needed to ensure more children are properly supervised during this extended break from school.

This was the view shared today, by two government ministers following a tour of a sponsored camp in San Fernando.

Our reporter Cindy Raghubar-Teekersingh was at the Embacadere ECCE Centre and spoke with the Ministers of Education and Rural Development.
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00:00A free vacation camp is being hosted at the Embakadere ECCE Center in San Fernando,
00:06sponsored by the community's MP, Education Minister Dr. Michael Dowlat.
00:11He says while on his election campaign, it was an idea pitched by a resident
00:15and he knew it was something he would make happen if elected.
00:20Minister Dowlat says teaching young children key life skills
00:23and keeping them positively engaged, especially during the long July-August break from school,
00:29is very important.
00:31Bring these young people in and bring them up to standard,
00:34but also to give them opportunities to meet and to enjoy and to collaborate
00:39because when you go on to jobs later on,
00:43you really need young people who have those soft skills, good manners,
00:48being able to understand time management, to be here on time,
00:52to follow our schedule, to be able to work in groups,
00:56to be able to solve problems.
00:58They will have little issues.
00:59And from now, if they are able to find reasonable ways
01:05rather than go to violence and all those other things.
01:09He says all material and the venue are being taken care of
01:13through his San Fernando West constituency office.
01:17Ensuring focus is placed on underserved communities like Embakadere
01:21is something he hopes other groups and organizations can come on board to do more of.
01:26Joining him on Monday's door was Rural Development and Local Government Minister Khadija Amin,
01:32who said the MP's initiative is also a great help for parents knowing their children are in a safe and constructive space during the vacation
01:41and at no cost to them.
01:44I am also a minister in the government, but you know what else?
01:48I am a mum and I know that during the July-August vacation, many of you are home from school,
01:56but your parents still have to go to work.
01:59And so this is so nice that you can have a space where you can have fun with your friends.
02:05You can make new friends.
02:07And that is important because we don't want to leave you unsupervised.
02:10We don't want to leave you home alone.
02:13Cindy Raguba Tika Singh, TV6 News.
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