Korea helps education improvement

The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) and the Education Ministry held a project coordination meeting at the Education Ministry recently for monitoring the progress and future work schedule of the Project for "Rehabilitation of eight schools in Eastern Province. KOICA Resident Representative and Education Ministry officials participated.

The conflict in the Eastern Province made a large number of schools devastated and the people leave for other region. With the conflict ending in 2009, the Province needed to rehabilitate schools and houses for the people and children to return to their communities. The Education Ministry and Regional Education Offices made an action plan to rehabilitate schools and provide facilities for the purpose.

The KOICA is implementing the project to share Korea's experience and know-how on the education sector's development with Sri Lanka. This two million dollar budget project will improve the education environment and facilitate IDPs resettlement in the region through building classrooms and auxiliary facilities and provision of classroom furniture in four schools in Ampara and four in Batticaloa.