Off the wire
• Security Council to meet on Syria, UN Charter, peacekeeping  • Chinese vice premier meets U.S. trade representative  • Beijing and neighbor preserve water by planting trees  • No plan for Thailand to buy Russian tanks: official  • S. China police bust drug traffic ring  • Two die from H1N1 flu in N.W. China  • Kenya set to roll out special economic zones to spur exports  • Former east China vice mayor faces graft charges  • Syrian army close to cut rebel supply lines in Aleppo  • Rural online shopping for festival thrives  
You are here: 　 Home

EU, UNICEF launch joint project for quake-battered Nepal's education

Xinhua, February 2, 2016 Adjust font size:

The European Union (EU) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) have joined hands to help restore education for 1 million children affected by last April's devastating earthquake.

A press statement issued on Tuesday said the partnership project is of worth 4 million euros.

The partnership includes construction of 650 transitional learning centers, provision of essential learning materials in all newly-established centers as well as psychosocial counseling training to teachers in nine earthquake affected districts.

"Over the years, Nepal has made significant educational gains. But these gains are at a risk today with massive damages to schools and classrooms during the Nepal earthquakes," Rensje Teerink, Ambassador of European Union Delegation to Nepal, stated in the press release.

The project will be implemented in Gorkha, Kavrepalanchowk, Makwanpur, Nuwakot, Okhaldhunga, Ramechhap, Rasuwa, Sindhuli and Sindhupalchowk in collaboration with the Department of Education and the concerned stakeholders.

"The new centers will include corrugated galvanized iron sheets for the roof, improved walls, gender-friendly latrines, hand-washing facilities and provision for drinking water," said the statement.

Tomoo Hozumi, UNICEF Representative to Nepal said, "in the last nine months, UNICEF has been working very closely with the government and partners to minimize the disruption to schooling in the earthquake-affected districts by helping to resume classes as soon as possible in schools and temporary learning centers."

The learning environment of the earthquake-affected children will be further enhanced with provision for early childhood development and educational materials in all the newly established centers. Enditem