Speaking to the press - at the end of the first ordinary session of the Multisectoral Commission for the Implementation of PAT II, which was led by Esperança da Costa, vice-president of the Republic - Luísa Grilo revealed that the fight against precariousness in educational establishments foresees, among other aspects, the upgrading of toilets.
According to the minister, quoted in a note from the Ministry of Education, which VerAngola had access to, the strategy also includes creating conditions for children.
"The holder of the Education portfolio and coordinator of PAT II stressed that the strategy to combat precariousness in schools also involves the rehabilitation of toilets and the creation of conditions so that children, with emphasis on women, can gain better classroom conditions", reads in the statement.
According to the communiqué, PAT II concerns a "project financed by the World Bank, with around 250 million American dollars and has in its various components, helping to combat the existence of precarious schools, through the construction and rehabilitation of school infrastructure".
On the occasion, the holder of the Education portfolio also made it known that they had identified 68 municipalities with makeshift schools, with emphasis on the provinces of Benguela, Huíla and Uíge. Cited by Angop, the official also said that the mapping enabled the recognition of flaws in relation to the infrastructures, thus making it possible to outline the construction of educational institutions in the places with need.
In addition, she added that the project will also include the training of school managers.
"I want to say, with that, that we want this project to be increasingly focused on the quality of education, through articulation and interaction with the other bodies in the sector", she added, quoted by Angop.
Luísa Grilo again mentioned the granting of scholarships: "For this we have an incentive, with the awarding of a scholarship, in which the girl or boy can have some value that makes it possible to overcome difficulties in going to school, as well as buying material", she said, cited by Angop.
