Tag: Literacy Is For Everyone
R3 makes second round of grants
(CNS): In its second set of grants, the R3 Cayman Foundation has given CI$190,000 to eight charities, just over half of its last handout. The foundation, which was established with CI$1 million seed cash from Ken Dart to help Cayman navigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, has handed out money to non-profit initiatives and […]
New fund dishes out $346k in grants
(CNS): R3 Cayman Foundation has given out its first series of grants and Literacy for Life is the biggest recipient, receiving CI$150,000 to buy laptops for over 350 local kids. In addition, five charities focused on feeding families in need will share CI$110,000, a vocational scholarship progamme was given $56,000 and the YMCA summer camp […]
Over a third of kids enter school below standard
(CNS): A new quick assessment of the literacy ability of children entering Year 1 of the government school system indicated that 36% of kids who started school in September were below standard. But a new literary intervention programme has been piloted in the primary schools, which officials said has had a positive impact on those […]
