Elementary schools for Dayak tribe

Elementary schools for Dayak tribe

BARABAI, South Kalimantan: The Hulu Sungai Tengah administration has allocated approximately Rp 1.8 billion for the renovation and construction of elementary schools for members of the Dayak tribe living in the area of Meratus mountain.

The head of public relations for the local administration, Mardiansyah, said in Barabai district, some 165 kilometers from the South Kalimantan capital of Banjarmasin, on Tuesday that the construction of new schools in isolated areas was meant to improve the quality of life for the tribe.

He said most members of the Dayak tribe living near Meratus mountain were illiterate, because the nearest schools to their villages were dozens of kilometers away.

Mardiansyah said South Kalimantan Governor M. Sjachriel Darham planned to build educational and health facilities for the local Dayak people, including renovating 13 elementary schools in the district and granting scholarships to 609 students in the regency.--Antara