The Ministry of Education (MoE) and UNICEF are spearheading a national initiative to help 1.6 million primary school children impacted by prolonged school closures and sporadic disruptions to their education over the past three years, to catch up on their learning.

According to an MOE-led national assessment, 85% of Grade 3 children are not achieving minimum proficiency in literacy and numeracy, which is essential in their transition to secondary school and beyond, both in life and work.

The event was held under the leadership of Minister of Education, Dr. Susil Premajayantha, MP along with the UNICEF Representative for Sri Lanka, Christian Skoog, and was attended by government and development partners.