(MENAFN- Muscat Daily) BP Oman has signed an agreement with Dar al Atta'a a charity organisation to support the 'Let's Read' campaign one of the association's most important initiatives.
The agreement was signed by Dave Campbell chief operating officer of BP Oman and Jane Jaffer leader of the Let's Read campaign Dar al Atta'a.
Let's Read is a campaign started in 2007 and aims to promote the love of reading amongst children. BP Oman's input will directly support one of Let's Read activities 'maktabti' - a bus that goes around the regions in Oman to provide access to low priced children's books. In addition regular reading and writing events are to be held including a school writing competition and storytelling sessions by local and international authors. Campbell commented on this saying 'BP Oman has sponsored this initiative as part of our vision to support the development of Omani society making books more accessible and affordable. We believe reading is vital and beneficial and if children are exposed to it in the right manner the reading habit will grow with them and they will pass it to their children.'
Jane said 'The support that we have received from BP Oman will allow us to purchase thousands of books and broaden our outreach programme for example through the maktabti bus visiting more schools in the Dakhliyah and Dhahirah governorates. We are very appreciative of this partnership and hope that the local communities will really reap the benefit.'
In April BP Oman celebrated the first anniversary of its Social Investment Programme which has benefited over 4000 people in Oman.
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