Education Coordination Meeting

EDUCATION WORKING GROUP MEETING
Janurary 24th, 2002

Participants

Ms. Elena Misik (chair)
 Mr. Aldo Biondai, ECHO
Ms. Andrijana Micevska (minutes)
 Ms. Nadica Gjozeva, UNHCR
Ms. Svetlana Pandiloska, UNICEF
Ms. Vladanka Andreeva, OCHA
Mr. Ljupco Stojanovski, CSHI
Ms. Anne Bideau, Solidarites
Ms. Loreta Georgieva, CRS
Mr. Aleksandar Jancevski, CRS
Ms. Wifag Hadra, UNHCR
Mr. Javier Gvillen, FOX HQ
Ms. Rusana Savic, World Vision

• Reconstruction/Rehabilitation

• Refugees

• AOB

Solidarites provided data about the conditions of the schools in Strima, Rankovce and Runica: the school in Strima has no damage; Rankovce school has no damage and is functioning; the school in Runica has been burned down, but there are 11 pupils there attending classes in private house.

CRS informed that they have completed the rehabilitation of the schools in Lopate and PS "25 Maj" - Cento, Skopje.

ECHO will share the updated list of assessed schools by tomorrow (25 January) and then the group can discuss about priority schools. At the moment the schools in Gosince and Brest are considered as priority schools for rehabilitation.

There are 24 children currently in Brest; the school is clear from mines and UXOs, but it has been badly damaged in the conflict.

There is still no data about the conditions of the schools in Mojance, Gajre, Dvorci and Vejce; World Vision informed that the school in Orlance has no conflict damage, but is in a very bad condition.

Italian Cooperation will decide whether or not they will rehabilitate the committed schools (Slupcane-main building; Aracinovo-new part of the school) on Tuesday; if they withdraw those schools will be proposed to other interested agencies.

UNICEF informed that the Japanese Government is interested in rehabilitation of schools in the conflict area.

It was mentioned that the Donor Conference for Macedonia will take place in 2–3 weeks.

The Ministry of Education and Science will be informed about the future activities after the Working Group decides on priority schools for rehabilitation.

The rehabilitation list will be updated and attached to the minutes.

UNICEF informed that the certificates for the refugee children that finished the previous school year in the school in Radusa were signed.

UNICEF will support the employment of one more teacher in the school for adults "Macarenko", since the school director is ready to accept more refugee adults that are willing to attend classes there.

UNICEF is ready to cover refugee children and women with ECCD, Health Education and Youth Projects.

It was agreed that all agencies submit the updates on their rehabilitation work to UNICEF on Thursday 31^st January by 3:00 p.m. so that the rehabilitation list could be updated and shared for better co-ordination.

Previous meetings

• 10 January 2002
• 1 November 2001
• 25 October 2001
• 18 October 2001
• 11 October 2001
• 4 October 2001
• 27 September 2001
• 6 September 2001
• 16 August 2001