47 temporary schools to be set up in Tirah

DG PDMA expressed his gratitude to all the participants for their commitment


Our Correspondent May 24, 2023
An Afghan girl reads the Koran in a madrasa or religious school in Kabul, Afghanistan, October 8, 2022. Photo: REUTERS/Ali Khara

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PESHAWAR:

A coordination meeting was held to discuss the establishment of 47 temporary schools in the Tirah Valley of Khyber tribal district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P).

The meeting was chaired by Director General Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA), Janat Gul Afridi, and attended by key stakeholders, including the director of the Complex Emergency Wing (CEW) and representatives from MSF INGO, Save the Children, Islamic Relief Pakistan, SRSP, and PRCS NGOs.

Afridi highlighted the significance of this project and emphasized the collaborative efforts required for its successful implementation. The DG PDMA expressed his gratitude to all the participants for their commitment.

In a separate meeting, Provincial Coordinator of the Glof 2 UNDP Project, Iqtar-ul-Mulk, presented a comprehensive briefing to Janat Gul Afridi.

The discussion centered around the ongoing activities of the project and outlined its future plans. Iqtar-ul-Mulk also provided an in-depth presentation on the project’s detailed studies.

These temporary schools will be established to provide education to the children of displaced families who are being resettled in their ancestral areas.

Published in The Express Tribune, May 24th, 2023.

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