TIRANA, May 3/ATA/ In the Municipality of Kamza, work is continuing uninterruptedly with rebuilding the second block of new schools which were damaged by the strong earthquake that hit our country in November 2019.
Prime Minister Edi Rama and the Ambassador of the European Union in Tirana Luigi Soreca visited today one of the schools which is being rebuilt according to the concept “Build anew” with EU funding.
“Work continues unabated with the second block of new schools, which unlike the first block that was funded 100% by the Albanian government, is funded 100% by the European Union. The EU was the biggest donor to the conference, so a big thank you goes to the European Commission, the ambassador who has stood by our side since the first second after the earthquake and together with the Commissioner and the President of the Commission have been the greatest drivers to achieve the great success of the conference that is now being rendered into concrete objects for children, teachers and parents “, said the prime minister.
In his speech, Ambassador Soreca said that the works are developed according to the concept “build anew”.
“We are satisfied with the quality and the reaction of the teachers and students. We were in Durrës and we saw how satisfied the students’ teachers are “, he said.
The EU Ambassador informed that 12 schools are currently being completed and another 15 are expected to be completed next year.
Speaking about the projects being funded in education and culture, Soreca said that this was the vision of Commissioner Ursula van der Leyen.
The European Commission has funded 115 million Euros grant for 2 programs, one for education and one for cultural heritage.
The school “Dom Nikolë Kacorri” accommodates 310 students and 75 kindergarten children, but the capacity is even more./p.s./
