Preparations to resume schools in Ethiopia are now finalized!
Aman Yassin 12, a 1st grade student arrives at a water point to fill his jerry cans after a four hour trek. He has four younger siblings, and says he often feels scared of the danger of being attacked by Hyenas while on the road to gather water early in the morning. Washe Faka kebele, Mareqo woreda, Gurage zone, March-18-2016. © IRC/2016/Mulugeta Ayene
ADDIS ABABA, Mar 4 (XINHUA/APP): Preparations have been finalized to resume schools in Ethiopia’s conflict-affected northernmost Tigray regional state, according to the sources of the Ethiopian government.
“In the education sector, preparations have been finalized to resume normal school activities at the cost of more than 96 million Ethiopian birr (about 2.39 million U.S. dollars) for repair work and procuring the necessary teaching materials,” the Ethiopian Prime Minister’s Office said in a statement.
The Ethiopian government’s statement came a week after the United Nations Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) said about 1.4 million children currently have no access to education in the Tigray region.”Around 1.4 million children currently have no access to education, with around 50,000 teachers being affected due to unpaid salaries and insecurity,” the UNOCHA had said last week.
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