TIRANA, Jan 18 /ATA/ PM Edi Rama visited on Monday two of school construction sites in the municipality of Kamza, also one of the municipalities that has received a considerable number investments in education facilities.
“Halit Çoka” school and kindergarten, the education facilities that have been built back up to the standards after the devastating earthquake demolished the crumbling buildings, becoming more resilient in our support for children, teachers and parents,” Rama said.
PM pointed out that in the municipality of Kamza there is a total of 14 schools and kindergartens that are taking shape to change the face of education in this area for good.
For his part, the mayor of Kamza, Rakip Suli, said that “the kindergarten spans an area of 2700 m2 and is several times larger than it was. Quality of construction is incomparable. The kindergarten consists of 8 classrooms, two indoor facilities for children to play. The new kindergarten will accommodate 220 children. In the last 30 years this administrative unit has never seen a kindergarten of these standards, equipped with camera surveillance and heating system. Meanwhile, the demands for admissions in this kindergarten have increased threefold,” said Suli.
Minister of State for Reconstruction, Arben Ahmetaj, said that the kindergarten was built in record time, in 3 months, also setting a record for delivery of facilities in reconstruction process.
“Kamza is one of the municipalities that has received a considerable number of investments in school and pre-schools,” Ahmetaj said.
As part of reconstruction programme, 21 apartment blocks and 14 schools, a co-financing of Albanian government and donors, are under construction in Kamza.
Ahmetaj added that the process of reconstruction has built more schools than all 30 years combined.
“10 months ago when we started digging the foundations of reconstruction, all skeptics doubted that we would get to this point so soon. Today all 3D projects they made fun of are a reality,” Ahmetaj said.
PM toured the new premises of this school, spanning 6 thousand m2, with a capacity of 1600 pupils. The school which consists of 28 classrooms and 6 laboratories was built on record time.
“This is one of the biggest schools we have built and is scheduled to be delivered before February 20,” Ahmetaj said.
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