"Sambas is a border area between Indonesia and Malaysia. We are often considered an underdeveloped border region. From now on, let's remove that stigma by opening the window of the world through literacy. I want to increase people's interest in reading at this border," Satono remarked when contacted in Sambas on Saturday.
According to its official website, the Madam Literacy or Bunda Literasi program aims to build a culture of literacy in families, educational units, and society.
Satono, who has just been appointed as Madam Literacy by the Sambas district head, said that she will try her best to carry out her duties and functions with the prepared strategies.
"I will carry out the mandate as much as possible. We, as a border area (community), must certainly have a high interest in reading so that the Community Literacy Index increases," she added.
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Satono said she is optimistic that the literacy index in her region will rise through the huge support in the form of adequate public facilities and services provided by the Sambas administration.
"Now, we have a proper library, magnificent, luxurious, and very comfortable. There are many facilities in it. This is proof that the Sambas district government is strongly committed to increasing people's interest in literacy," she explained.
Meanwhile, Sambas district head Satono congratulated Yunisa and expressed the hope that she would synergize with the Sambas administration to encourage interest in literacy among the border communities.
"Congratulations to Mdm. Yunisa who has been inaugurated as Madam Literacy of Sambas district, and congratulations to the management of Madam Literacy of Sambas district which has been officialized. I hope that its existence can encourage people's interest in literacy," he remarked.
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Translator: Dedi, Kenzu T
Editor: Suharto
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