Germany to rebuild schools in Aceh<\/p>\n
JAKARTA: Representatives from a joint mission involving the
\nGerman Development Bank (KfW) and German Agency for Technical
\nCooperation (GTZ), signed a memorandum of understanding on
\nThursday with the Ministry of National Education on a 23 million
\neuro (US$30 million) grant facility to help rebuild vocational
\nschools in Aceh and North Sumatra.<\/p>\n
"We chose to prioritize the rebuilding of vocational schools
\nfirst as this will help provide the life skills that the Acehnese
\nneed," GTZ representative Dieter Moll said, adding that grants
\nwould be provided later for junior high and elementary schools.<\/p>\n
The German team, together with the ministry, has identified 12
\nvocational schools, both in Aceh and North Sumatra, in need of
\nreconstruction. During the early stages, it intends to focus on
\nthree vocational schools in Banda Aceh, which will be built as
\ncenters of competence and teacher training.<\/p>\n
"This program will begin in May and will be completed in
\n2009," the ministry's director general of elementary and
\nintermediate education, Indra Djati Sidi, said.<\/p>\n
Aside from rebuilding vocational schools, the German program
\nwill also involve the building of two special schools in Banda
\nAceh. -- JP<\/p>",
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