US-funded school inaugurated in Khairpur

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United States Consul General Brian Heath in Karachi and Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah inaugurated a state-of-the-art school constructed under the US Agency for International Development-funded Sindh Basic Education Programme (SBEP) at Kouro Goth, in District Khairpur.

A US Consulate statement on Thursday said that this school was just one of over 100 state-of-the-art facilities that USAID was constructing in partnership with the government of Sindh.

US Consul General Heath pointed out that the United States government strongly supported education in Pakistan. He said he was delighted that the school and others like it would provide young boys and girls with a space to learn and grow so they could help Pakistan unlock its full potential.

According to Mission Director of USAID Pakistan, John Groarke, the USAID had helped rebuild or renovate more than 1,000 schools over the last five years. In many of the schools, the USAID has also supplied computers, science kits, books, and other educational materials.

The USAID-funded SBEP will construct approximately 106 modern school buildings at a cost of approximately Rs 16 billion over five years in seven districts of northern Sindh and five towns in Karachi. Currently over 50 schools are under construction.

Ambassador Richard Olson and Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah broke ground at the Kouro Goth School in 2014.

It is the first of four schools that will be completed and handed over this month. Aside from construction, the SBEP aims to increase and sustain students enrollment in primary, middle, and secondary public schools in selected areas of Sindh.

The education and literacy department of the government of Sindh was providing additional support of over Rs 1 billion and the department had already signed agreements with two organisations to manage four schools in Khairpur and Sukkur districts.

USAID Senior Policy Adviser and Programme Manager of the SBEP Dr Randy Hatfield, Education Minister Nisar Khuhro and Secretary of Education Dr Fazlullah Pechuho, teachers, students and members of the community also attended the ceremony along with other senior district and provincial officials.

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