A representative from the Iraqi Department of Education speaks at a groundbreaking ceremony (May 18) marking the rehabilitation of a secondary school in Umm Qasr, Iraq, accompanied by one of the town councilmen and the school's headmaster. The project to refurbish the school's 13 classrooms is being funded by USAID's Office of Transition Initiatives, and implemented by the International Organization for Migration. An estimated 500 Iraqi boys attend classes at the school. |