Repaired Middle and High Schools Inaugurated in Balkh, & New School Building Is Inaugurated in Zabul

Balkh and Zabul Provinces, Afghanistan

On Thursday, April 22, 2010, Moqsadullah Shaheed High School in Mazar-i-Sharif was re-opened after a year long construction project was completed at a cost of $240,000. Afghan government officials, as well as teachers and students participated in the re-opening ceremony. The school now has 16 classrooms, 4 administrative rooms, a main conference room, and 5 bathrooms.

Two days later, on April 24, 2010, Afghan official re-opened a middle school name after the famous Afghan poet, Khuja Abdullah Ansari. This school is also in Mazar-i-Sharif, and was originally built 16 years ago. However, the school was badly damaged through the years. Now, a second story has been added to the building, and the school now has 11 classrooms, a library, and a computer room with 15 desks. The school was repaired at a cost of $87,000 and it took one year to complete the project.

Funding for both the Middle and High School was provided by the German government.

Also, on the 24th, in Zabul province, Afghan and foreign officials opened a brand new school building. The school, called Sheikh Mati Primary School, has dozens of classrooms, and a 330 meter surrounding wall. It took 6 months to complete construction on the school, at a cost of $164,000. Education officials stated that previously, the students in the area had to study under tents or outside. Now they are happy that they have a brand new school building to study in, and school can be conducted even when the weather is bad.

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