ADB gives aid to private schools

ADB gives aid to private schools

BANJARMASIN, South Kalimantan: The Asian Development Bank will give Rp 15 million (US$ 6,564) each to 43 private junior high schools in the regency of Banjar and in the Banjarmasin municipality, Antara reported.

The funds, the first in a five-stage assistance program for private schools here, will be arranged and handled through the provincial 1996/1997 budget.

The money will be used to finance a number of projects at the schools, including setting up scholarships for high-achieving students from poor families, renovating laboratories, and buying books.

"We want private schools to survive and thrive," said the head of the local office of the ministry of education and culture, H. Amat Asnawi. (swe)