Samuel Lawrence, the Director of Education in Manika.

塞缪尔·劳伦斯是马尼卡的教育主任。

The initiative targets a hundred and two thousand children in 102 public schools in Manika, officials say many students in rural areas speak local languages at home and do not learn Portuguese, the official language until they start school.

该倡议针对马尼卡 102 所公立学校的 10.2 万名儿童，官员们说，许多农村地区的学生在家里说当地语言，直到上学才学习官方语言葡萄牙语。