On 19 July, a school, which had been reconstructed with the funding from Lithuania’s Special Mission in Afghanistan, was opened in the village of Suri, the Zabul Province in the South of Afghanistan.
On 19 July, a school, which had been reconstructed with the funding from Lithuania’s Special Mission in Afghanistan, was opened in the village of Suri, the Zabul Province in the South of Afghanistan.
The money for the reconstruction was allocated taking into consideration the initiative of Lithuanian soldiers serving in southern Afghanistan and their application for support.
In accordance with the contract signed under this project, the funds were received by the local administration which was responsible for the reconstruction and the absorption of funds. The implementation of the project was supervised by Lithuanian soldiers.
This educational institution in the village of Suri was closed a year ago due to poor conditions of the building, and the reconstruction works began two months ago. A new wall was built, a new iron gate was installed, as well as new windows, tables and benches for pupils. The school yard was arranged: some trees and bushes were planted, a water pump was repaired.
During the opening ceremony, Lithuanian soldiers presented two hundred pupils with stationery items. Another five hundred kits for the future pupils were given to the school.
At the opening ceremony, the head of local administration expressed satisfaction with the fact that the school was re-opened and thanked the Zabul Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) and the Lithuanians for their contribution to the reconstruction. He noted that the school was opened after the security situation in the region had improved.
Support to Afghanistan’s education sector is one of the priorities of the development cooperation that is coordinated by Lithuania.
Since 2006, 19 schools were built, the community education programme was funded and the first public library was founded in the capital of Ghor Province Chaghcharan with the financial resources provided under Lithuanian Development Cooperation and Assistance Programme.
Civilians from Lithuanian Special Mission in Afghanistan and servicemen from PRT work with the local authorities to create a safe environment for educational development. Japanese government also pays great attention and allocates financial resources to the development of education sector in the province of Ghor .