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>Subject: FWD:TRIBUTE PAID TO COMMONWEALTH TEACHERS
>Date: Thu, 9 Oct 2003 06:04:14 -0500
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>TRIBUTE PAID TO COMMONWEALTH TEACHERS
>
>World Teachers´ Day was celebrated around the globe on Sunday, 5 October
>2003. To mark the occasion, the Commonwealth Secretariat hosted a Tribute
>to Commonwealth Teachers at its headquarters in London, UK, on 3 October.
>This was the first such event hosted by the Secretariat, which intends to
>make the event an annual one.
>
>At the ceremony, Professor Lalage Bown of the UK was honoured for her
>decades of work as a teacher in various Commonwealth countries,
>particularly in Africa. Several members of staff at the Secretariat also
>paid tribute to their favourite teachers.
>
>The Commonwealth Secretary-General urged all Commonwealth citizens,
>institutions and organisations to lend their support to
>teachers: "Increased access, expanded inclusion and higher levels of
>achievement in Commonwealth education cannot be attained without good
>teachers! I would like, therefore, to encourage all our partners, in
>government, civil society, academia and the private sector, to assist
>Commonwealth teachers in every way they can.
>
>"The more resources and support teachers have, the better equipped they are
>to prepare the younger generation. And the better prepared young people
>are, the more likely they are to find their way in the world and find a way
>to a better future for all."
>
>As well as praising the service provided by Commonwealth teachers, the
>ceremony also acknowledged the difficulties faced by many. In an address,
>Dr Henry Kaluba, Head of the Education Section of the Secretariat,
>said: "As we celebrate the achievements and contribution to society of our
>teachers, let us not forget that there are still many teachers and schools
>across the Commonwealth that are working under difficult circumstances." Dr
>Kaluba cited the lack of basic tools such as chalk and blackboards and the
>fact that HIV/AIDS claims the lives of thousands of teachers around the
>Commonwealth every year.
>
>Professor Bown, Tasmir Jallow, Deputy High Commissioner to the UK for The
>Gambia, and Steve Sinnott, Deputy General Secretary of the National Union
>of Teachers (UK), also delivered addresses in recognition of the
>contribution Commonwealth teachers make to their societies.
>
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