TIRANA, September 6 /ATA/ More than 238 thousand students will benefit this year from free textbooks, thanks to a budget of over 9 million USD granted by the government.
Prime Minister Edi Rama shared today in the social media moments from the distribution of free textbooks, an initiative that aims to ease the financial burden for thousands of Albanian families.
“With the gratitude of the parents and the joy of the children who these last days before the beginning of the new school year are getting the textbooks for free, thanks to the government’s funding with a direct support for the families”, wrote PM Rama.
For their part, the parents appreciated that the initiative of free textbooks is a relief for their family budgets.
Also, thanks to this initiative, 12,500 high school students receive free textbooks.
This free textbook support program is focused on students who come from families with social and economic problems, as well as those who need special support, including children with different abilities and those from the minorities.
The distribution of the textbooks is realized according to a set schedule in coordination with teachers and parents, ensuring that all students receive their textbooks on time. /m.m/j.p/p.s./
