Africa-Press – Mozambique. More than 400 school classes are still being taught outdoors in Matola, on the outskirts of Maputo, the municipality has admitted while announcing that construction of at least 15 new classrooms is due to begin soon.
“We continue to face challenges with outdoor classes; we have just over 400 outdoor in Matola. It is a huge challenge, which is why we continue to mobilise resources for this issue,” Mayor of Matola Júlio Parruque said during a visit to the municipal neighbourhoods.
Mayor Parruque said that Matola municipality would soon begin construction of at least 15 classrooms to mitigate the problem of outdoor teaching.
Mozambique expects to earn €69.2 million in revenue from the liquefied natural gas (LNG) industry this year, 40% of which will go to the Sovereign Fund, which will finance its first 15 projects, including 12 new secondary schools.
According to data from the proposed Economic and Social Plan and State Budget for 2025, approved by parliament, just over 5,016 million meticais (€69.2 million) are expected to come from revenue from LNG, from the Coral Sul project in the Rovuma basin, Cabo Delgado.
The projects to be financed include the construction of 12 secondary schools “according to quality and resilience standards”, for 311.6 million meticais (€4.3 million), 214 primary school classrooms, for 225.8 million meticais (€3.1 million) and the acquisition and distribution of 15 million school books for all primary schools, worth 779.5 million meticais (€10.8 million).
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