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Education Coordination Meeting |
EDUCATION WORKING GROUP MEETING
March 7th, 2002
Agenda:
1.Reconstruction/Rehabilitation
2.Refugees
3.Other Education
Programmes
4.AOB
1.Reconstruction/Rehabilitation
Solidarites informed that
they have committed themselves to rehabilitate the school in Gosince. They
are also interested in rehabilitation of schools in the wider Skopje area.
UNICEF informed that they
are providing school furniture for schools in conflict affected areas and
for small number of schools in the other parts of the country. The
distribution process is on-going; UNICEF will share the distribution list
with interested members of the Working Group.
Solidarites will conduct
rehabilitation of the water and sanitation facilities in PS "Braka Ramiz i
Hamid", Project co-funded by UNICEF and ECHO.
2.Refugees
UNICEF and UNHCR informed
that an incident happened in the school in Katlanovo with the teacher of
refugee children. Children’s parents refused to let their children attend
school unless the teacher is replaced. With UNICEFs’ quick response the
problem was solved: the teacher has been replaced and the children are
back in school.
UNICEF reported cases of
Hepatitis among children in PS "Braka Ramiz i Hamid"; an immediate
rehabilitation of the water and sanitation facilities in the school is
needed.
UNHCR will continue
scholarship support to secondary and university students, in collaboration
with FOSIM.
3.Other Education Programmes
UNICEF is still waiting for
a response form the Ministry of Education and Science for the
implementation of the Tolerance Building Project in the three
municipalities (Tetovo, Kumanovo and Skopje); in the meantime, UNICEF will
commence with a pilot project in the Tetovo Pioneer House. More data will
be provided next meeting.
4.AOB
It was agreed that all
agencies submit the updates on their rehabilitation work to UNICEF on
Thursday 14th February 2002 by 3:00 p.m. so that the
rehabilitation list could be updated and shared for better co-ordination.
UNICEF will participate in
the Shelter and Infrastructure Meeting at UNHCR, Fridays 9.15.
The next Education Working Group meeting
will be held on Thursday,
21st March 2002 at 3:00 p.m.
at UNICEF Conference Room.
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