Two new school buildings completed and an agreement signed to build another

Governor Habiba Sarobi

Two new school buildings have been opened this week, and an agreement has been signed to build another one, according to an official from Afghanistan’s Ministry of Education.

Today, Habiba Sorabi, the governor of Bamyan province, and Mohammad Reza Ida, the province’s head of the education department, students, and teachers attended an inauguration ceremony for a new building for the Rasalat Shahedan Girl’s Middle School in Bamyan province. The building, which was built at a cost of $98,000, has 5 classrooms, 2 administrative rooms, and 6 restrooms. A well was also built, and furniture has been provided for the students to use in the school. The funding for the construction project was provided by the Arghosha Association.

Earlier this week, in the province of Ghazni, a new building was opened for the Shaharak Mahajareen Primary School which educates both boys and girls. The building, which was built in a period of 5 months, with $220,000 of funding from the Polish government, has 8 classrooms, 4 administrative rooms, and 8 restrooms. A well was also put it, and a football field and a volleyball court was also constructed for the students.

Elsewhere in Afghanistan’s northern province of Takhar, an agreement was signed today between the German government’s GTZ organization and Abdul Wahab Zafari, the province’s head of the education department, to construct a new building for the Bibi Hajira Girl’s High School. Once completed, the building will have 8 classrooms.

December 8, 2010 · admin · No Comments
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