Australia pledges $3.7 million for UN's RI education programs<\/p>\n
Agence France-Presse
\nSydney, Australia<\/p>\n
Foreign Minister Alexander Downer on Monday announced Australia
\nwould commit A$5 million (US$3.7 million) to United Nations
\neducation programs in Indonesia.<\/p>\n
Downer said the funds would enable education to reach a
\nfurther 624 schools in 13 districts.<\/p>\n
United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) and United Nations
\nEducational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
\noperate the Creating Learning Communities for Children (CLCC)
\nprogram in conjunction with the Indonesian government to provide
\nbasic education to young Indonesians.<\/p>\n
"The Australian government has a strong commitment to
\nexpanding donor support for basic education in Indonesia,
\nincluding in the mainstream Islamic school system," said Downer,
\nwho is in Indonesia to attend the Council for Security Co-
\noperation in the Asia-Pacific.<\/p>\n
"The Australian objective is to ensure the number of secular
\nschools and madrasah (Islamic schools) under the CLCC program can
\nreach a critical mass."<\/p>\n
The CLCC program also helps district governments to plan and
\ndeliver basic education.<\/p>\n
"It is clear the CLCC program is succeeding in meeting some of
\nIndonesia's basic education needs, including funding, community
\nsupport and improving the quality and relevance of education,"
\nDowner said.<\/p>",
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