Education Coordination Meeting

EDUCATION WORKING GROUP MEETING
18 October 2001


Participants:

Ms. Natascha Paddison(chair)
Ms. Nadica Gjozeva, UNHCR
Ms. Elena Misik, UNICEF
Mr. Antonio Baio, Alisei
Ms. Andrijana Micevska (minutes)
Mr. Atsuko Tanaka, ADI
Ms. Monique Thormann, UNICEF
Mr. Ljupco Stojanovski, CSHI
Mr. Ioannis Diangeloikis, EP
Ms. Isabel Gomes, World Vision
Ms. Rusana Savic, World Vision
Mr. Vulnet Dulatahi, US Embassy
Ms. Vladanka Andreeva, OCHA
Ms. Anne Bideau, Solidarites
Ms. Maja Suslevska, Save the children UK

Agenda

  1. Reconstruction / Rehabilitation
  2. Other Educational Programmes
  3. Refugee education
  4. AOB

1. Reconstruction / Rehabilitation

The weekly updated rehabilitation list was presented and discussed. Changes / new data were discussed. The rehabilitation list will be updated and attached to the minutes, following feedback from the German Embassy on their support to school rehabilitation in Tetovo.

The rehabilitation of the old school in Arachinovo is almost finished by Solidarites. Italian Cooperation is interested in conducting the rehabilitation of the new school in Arachinovo.

Solidarites have already begun the rehabilitation of the school in Neprosteno.

USAID are planning to replace the windows in the Slatino school.

CRS have done the assessment of the school in Jegunovce village. They are committed to replace of the school windows. Since USAID are also interested in working on the school in Jegunovce they will agree bilaterally about their future activities.

World Vision requested that UNICEF supply a letter of confirmation stating that no other donors attending the coordination meetings are interested in carrying out the rehabilitation of the schools in Opae and Rzanovce.

Save the children UK will have more precise data about the reconstruction/ rehabilitation by the end of the week and they will inform on the next meeting.

The updated rehabilitation list will be attached to the minutes.

2. Other Educational Programmes

UNICEF proposed that all agencies interested in implementing programmes about peace building, tolerance, stress and trauma to inform at the next meeting.

UNHCR approved few projects. Training for teachers about trauma and stress will start next week. The main aim is to aid teachers in dealing with IDP children. More precise information will follow.

World Vision is interested in similar programmes but they will provide more precise data on the next meeting.

CRS are interested in continuing with their pilot programme-supporting the needs of the children, building relationships between communities. Further information will follow.

3. Refugee education

UNHCR have finished with the field assessment and will make a complete list of schools which refugee children are attending.

Since the school leaving certificates have been signed UNHCR are planning to organise a celebration in the Collective Centres.

4. AOB

UNICEF invited interested donors and implementing partners to consider the need and opportunity for developing and implementing Peace-building and Conflict prevention / Intervention Programmes in schools.


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