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EDUCATION WORKING GROUP MEETING
Participants
UNICEF informed that Alisei are withdrawing from school
rehabilitation, so if any other agencies are interested in rehabilitating
those schools they are encouraged to apply. World Vision informed that the villagers from Opae were
returning and are cleaning the school, but there is a danger of mines
and UXOs due to their return to the village. World Vision are expecting answer from the donors about
all the schools they are interested in rehabilitating, and will provide
more specific data on the next meeting. World Vision informed about a meeting with the principal
of the school in Nikustak. He insists on building a new school instead
of rehabilitating the old one. After assessing the school, World Visions'
architects concluded that rehabilitation will be difficult to conduct.
Unfortunately, no donor is interested in building a new school. The director
will ask UNICEF to provide containers to satisfy the needs of the children
during the winter. The villagers are interested in doing labour work if
a new school is to be build. Solidarites informed that both schools in Gosince were
burned down. It may be better to rehabilitate the new one since it was
finished just before the crisis. CRS, German KFOR and USAID had a meeting to discuss
their priorities and joint rehabilitation re the school in Jegunovce. UNICEF emphasised the priority of the schools in Arachinovo
and Opae in the context of confidence building for return. World Vision asked for UNICEF assistance in reaching
the Under-secretary for Primary education, Mr. Gorgi Ilievski, for the
issuance of approval for the rehabilitation of the schools in the villages
of Vinicani and Nerashte. It was agreed that this be included in the minutes
and updated table regularly submitted to the Ministry for information. 2. Refugees The distribution of textbooks is almost finished and
the distribution of school kits is ongoing. Children from CC Katlanovo will continue attending school on Monday 5 November 2001. Makarenko evening school is regularly attended by all
beneficiaries. 3. Other Educational Programmes CRS are thinking of conducting programmes for peace
building and conflict resolution. UNICEF informed about its intention to implement a conflict resolution project in the secondary schools in Kumanovo and the primary school "Bratstvo Migeni" in Tetovo, and asked if any organisation would be interested in collaborating. 4. AOB Nothing to report.
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