New school buildings inagurated in Kabul; Samangan schools get equipment

Pajhwok Afghan News (PAN) reported today that buildings for two high schools in Kabul were inaugurated today. The building for the Sharak-e Mehdia High School has 22 classrooms and the building for the Syedul Shuhada High School has 12 classrooms. The project was funded by the Japanese at a cost of $615,000. The buildings took one year to be completed, according to the PAN report. The report also added that the Japanese government provided the schools with desks and chairs.

Meanwhile, an education official told PAN that “more than 200 schools were provided with modern equipment as part of efforts at improving educational standards in northern Samangan province”. The money, which was provided by the World Bank, provided the schools with $320,000 worth of laboratory equipment, textbooks, computers, tables, chairs as well as tents.

October 16, 2011 · admin · No Comments
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