Tag: Schools
Namibia: 4 China-aided Schools in Rural Areas Received
The facilities include hostels, teachers’ housing, administration blocks, classrooms, ablution facilities, libraries and beds, benefiting about 1,200 students. On Tuesday, the Namibian government accepted the handover of four China-aided schools in the Kavango West and Zambezi regions of the southern African country. Related:Namibia: New Hospital to Tackle Maternity, Child Health Issues Opened Construction of the […]
October 30, 2024
Israeli Continues Violation of Palestinian all Over Gaza
The Civil Defense in Gaza confirmed on Sunday that at least nine people were killed and others were injured in an Israeli airstrike on a school in the Beach Camp, west of Gaza City in the northern Gaza Strip. The Civil Defense said in a statement, “Nine martyrs and a number of injuries were recovered […]
October 27, 2024
Bolivia: President Hands Out School Dropout Vouchers
In a televised address to the entire country, Arce stressed that this incentive, whose objective is to prevent students from dropping out of school, has been distributed uninterruptedly for 18 years. On Monday, the president of Bolivia, Luis Arce, began in the city of El Alto the payment of the Bono Juancito Pinto against school […]
October 14, 2024
New Academic Course Kicks Off in Haiti Amid the Violence
The academic year began on Tuesday in Haiti, but it did so unevenly with some schools closed and others converted into camps for displaced persons amid violence, especially in Port-au-Prince, and without special measures to ensure the safety of pupils. Related:Haiti: Unanimous UN vote for Multinational Peace Mission In the metropolitan area of the capital, […]
October 1, 2024
Haiti: UN Supports Access to Education Amid Impact of Violence
39 schools in the West department are now hosting displaced people, while 20 others are occupied by armed groups and gangs.
July 31, 2024
UNRWA Says More Than 76% of Schools Need Reconstruction in Gaza
The United Nations Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) confirmed on Saturday that more than 76 percent of schools in the Gaza Strip «need major reconstruction or rehabilitation to get back into operation». RELATED: Israeli Occupation Forces Kill 17 Palestinians in Gaza In this sense, the entity demanded an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, and […]
June 22, 2024
Students Return to Haitian Schools
Students begin returning to classrooms in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, after two months of suspension due to violence unleashed by armed gangs amid chaos and violence, it transpired this Friday. Related: Haiti: UN Maintains Humanitarian Efforts in the Face of Violence This has been the case since the beginning of the week, when students have been observed […]
May 17, 2024
New School in North Kivu Will Allow Displaced Students to Graduate
In Nyiragongo, Goma, one of the main cities in North Kivu, the troubled eastern region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), a school has been prepared to serve as a State examination centre for displaced students. Related: DR Congo: Rwanda Opposes AU Support for Troop Deployment Many of the students have been forced […]
May 7, 2024
Jamaica Takes Action to Address the Effects of Drought in Schools
The government of Jamaica announced new measures to store more water in the face of drought. The rule was applied mainly in schools in the west of the country. RELATED: Youth Movement Protest Against Violence Continues in Haiti According to the Minister of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator Matthew Samuda, the strategy is being […]
April 23, 2024
South Sudan: Schools Close as Heatwave Intensifies
On Saturday, South Sudan announced an indefinite closure of all schools as a result of heatwaves over the past few days with very high temperatures both during the day and night. RELATED: Sudanese Army Says Will Be a Transition Period After War End Yolanda Awel Deng, minister for Health, said most parts of South Sudan […]