Community Library inaugurated
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, October 20 2011:
A community library cum recreation centre constructed with funding from the USA-based Rural Education and Development (READ) Global has been inaugurated at Sangaiprou Kabui village here today.
Founder of READ Global Dr Antonio Neubauer cut the ribbon to inaugurate the newly constructed Tazei Community Library cum Recreation Centre as Chief Guest during a function.
The function was also attended by Chief of Sangaiprou Village K Kadudai and Director of READ India Geeta Malhotra as Guests of Honour and Dr Kalpana Dasgupta and Sujata Sharma of READ India as Special Guests.
Speaking at the occasion, Dr Antonia Neubauer explained that the main objective of READ Global is to reach out to underdeveloped areas and bring the backward communities to the path of development.
The community library cum recreation centre, which is being inaugurated today, would help in establishing a base from where the people of the village could steer to the path of development through proper dissemination of information among the people, Dr Antonia hoped, and added that her dream is not to see inauguration of the library alone but its proper utilization for the benefit of all the people in Manipur.
At the occasion, Dr Antonia also released a souvenir titled 'Reach to the unreached' .