New Playground Opens for Primary and Preschool Children in Kosovo
More than 300 youngsters in the Kosovo village Gornje Kusce/Kufce e Eperme are enjoying their new school playground, thanks to USAID’s Municipal Integration and Support Initiative (MISI). Built on the school’s former parking lot, the playground now serves 60 preschool and over 240 primary school students who had previously lacked a place to play. Jelena Paunovic, the local primary school director, joined USAID/Kosovo Mission Director Michael Farbman in celebrating the construction of the playground on April 22, 2008.
"What is provided in this school and its playground is only part of the equation for successful education," said Farbman. "The rest relies on all of you: on students to study hard; on teachers to inspire their students; and on parents to help educate their children to become responsible citizens in a peaceful and democratic Kosovo."
The total cost of this project was 22,211 euros ($33,210). MISI is implemented by Mercy Corps.
![More than 300 preschoolers and primary school students of Kufce [a village in Gjilan/Gnjilane municipality] at the opening of their new school playground.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081008125618im_/http://www.usaid.gov/locations/europe_eurasia/images/success/2008-06-05.jpg) |
| More than 300 preschoolers and primary school students of Kufce [a village in Gjilan/Gnjilane municipality] at the opening of their new school playground. |
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