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Featured social enterprise — Sa Aklat Sisikat Foundation (SAS)

September 23, 2008

Sa Aklat Sisikat Foundation (SAS) is a non-profit professional Philippine organization that promotes the love and habit of reading in Filipino children.  Its vision is to build a nation of readers.

SAS works with public schools all over the country, providing the resources for implementing a Reading Program designed to motivate Grade 4 students - many of whom are at risk of dropping out of school before high school - to make reading a part of their daily lives.

According to the Department of Education, students who have reached the fourth grade have made the shift from learning to read to reading to learn. At this level, they no longer have difficulty decoding words and sentences, and can now comprehend, interpret and appreciate the written word. SAS aims to develop lifelong readers by capturing every child’s interest and imagination at this age, helping them discover the great rewards and the sheer pleasure of reading.

SAS was formed in 2001 together with Petron Foundation and cited by UNESCO as “a well thought out and well-funded reading awareness promotion.”

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