BY MESERET BEHAILU
ADDIS ABABA – Ministry of Education (MoE) announced that it has been tirelessly working on re-establishing education and re-constructing the broken structures in the northern areas, where education has been interrupted due to war.
MoE Education Programs Core Process Executive YohannesWogaso told the Ethiopian Press Agency (EPA) that the MoE has been carrying out various activities to resume education in the conflict ridden areas.
Though it is not possible to open schools at a time in the aftermath of the war, the process would heal the psychological trauma rooted in the minds of students, teachers, and the local community, he added.
According to Yohannes, MoE has been carrying out preliminary activities such as strengthen structural measures that able to re -open the schools and distributing educational materials to the schools. Based on the String Committee of the MoE, it has been also identifying the level of damage and gathering the relevant information of the negative consequences the war on academic sector.
He further stated that education will start in the near future by putting in place various infrastructure and the required resources to the areas of Tigray and Amhara, where education has not started yet. Likewise, Afar state zone 2 has reached 80 percent education coverage due to the so far taken measures.
He called up on all stakeholders to contribute their share in the effort of reconstructing education institutions as it demands huge budget and skilled human power. Besides, MoE has established four groups and they have begun their tasks in Amhara, Afar, and Tigray states aiming at encouraging reconstruction of structures there.
Moreover, MoE has been working closely with society, education experts and leaders, hold discussion with concerned bodies and the like in a bid to restart the education in the conflict affected areas very soon, Yohannes underlined.
The Ethiopian Herald January 12/2023
