Nabagereka: Read books to get out of poverty

KAMPALA. Youth must embrace a reading culture especially of books on how to become successful entrepreneurs, if they to break vicious cycle of poverty, the Naabagereka of Buganda Sylvia Nnaginda has said.
“Research shows that Ugandans have a poor reading culture. I encourage children to explore the pleasure of books and reading and parents to provide them with the opportunity to always have a book of their own to read,” she said at the opening of Aristoc Bookstore at Acacia Mall on Friday.
“Bookstores are often the only readily available source of comprehensive information needed by people for personal, family and job related purpose. Our community’s economy benefits when business people use bookstore resources to make wise business decisions, employee use it to improve skills, and the deprived use it to help break the cycle of poverty.”

Love for reading
The Naabagereka, who hailed Margaret Katende the proprietor of the bookstore, also said Aristoc Bookstore is a cornerstone of healthy community that gives people the opportunity to be informed, educated, entertained, research, experience new ideas and inspiration.
“I believe passionately in encouraging a love of reading in young people of all ages. Reading is exciting and fun. There is nothing quite like the thrill of opening a book and being drawn into another world to meet new people and discover their stories. The power of a gripping story and intriguing character is immense: It transports us into different and sometimes strange worlds, and helps us to understand why people behave as they do; for a moment we experience other people’ journeys and livelihoods. It is a true voyage of discovery that broaden and stimulates our minds.”
John Katende, Aristoc director announced a donation of books worth Shs1 million to Nnabagereka Development Foundation.