Africa-Press – South-Sudan. Kapuri Primary school of Luri Payam is set to resume itsacademic yearas the renovation project funded by government of Turkey throughTurkish Cooperation and Development Agency-TIKA had finished yesterday.
Kapuri primary school wasestablished in February 2015,funded and constructed by UNMISS Rwandan contingent,UNICEF, Rwandan community in South Sudan and native community but unfortunatelygot vandalized by 2016 conflict in the country.
TIKA come in to rehabilitate the ravaged-education-facility and had managed to fix windows and doors in eight classrooms alongside administration offices as well as painted desks and walls including the installation of 6 solar panels with power of 320 Watt among others.
The inauguration ceremonywas graced by Deputy Governor of Central Equatoria State, Sarah Nene Redento, Advisorto national Ministry of General Education and Instruction-MoGEI, William AterMachiek, CE state MoGEI, Cirisio Zachariah Lado, Turkish envoy to South SudanErdem Mutaf, chiefs, among many others.
During the inaugurationceremony, Deputy Governor of Central Equatoria State, Sarah Nene Redento citedthat as the state government they were doing their utmost to make sure thatchildren get access to the education and no one is left behind.
TIKA programmeCoordinator, Jafer T.Besli said as TIKA they were very pleased to have finishedyet another project that was contributing to the country’s educational sector.
“We believe that if youinvest in education especially education of children, you have invest in thefuture. The future of those children as individuals, and the future of thecountry as a whole,” Besli said.
He added that the renovation of eight classrooms alongwith other offices was meant to offer better and secure education environs for278 primary students and 111 kindergarten students.
Central Equatoria stateminister of MoGEI, Cirisio Zachariah Lado expressed his happiness to governmentof Turkish and said that the state education would work hand in hand to elevateissues that were of learning concern.
Turkish ambassador, ErdemMutaf stressed that this was a first look of the project and second face would bethe building of the nursery classroom and students playground. He also highlightedthat Turkey would remain a friend and ready to assist anytime.
On his part, the headmistress of Kapuri Primary school,Yunies Gordon Wani thanked the government of Turkey and TIKA for support and citedthat “ we are still looking for constructionof fence to give enough security guarantee from bad people last time somepeople broke in a stole everything,” Wani appealed.
She urged the government to assist those teachers whowere volunteering and tried to find a ways to adding them in payrolls so thatthey would continue with their service in educating the children.
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