US Pledges Support for Macedonia’s Primary Schools
The American people have pledged to provide funds to upgrade primary education in Macedonia through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed by USAID/Macedonia Mission Director Patricia Rader and Macedonia’s Minister of Education and Science (MoES) Sulejman Rushiti in mid-April.
“USAID is committed to quality education for Macedonia’s future,” said Rader.
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| USAID e-GOV project intern (Elena Ivanova, student at Faculty for Economics, e-business department) at the USAID joint booth, presenting the work of e-GOV project |
USAID’s five-year Primary Education Project will provide a portion of the funding needed to renovate up to 100 primary schools to upgrade their energy efficiency; boost the use and maintenance of computers; improve the teaching of mathematics and science; and strengthen school-based assessment. The project also supports the decentralization process through which primary education will increasingly become the responsibility of municipalities.
For its part, the MoES has committed to provide up to $600,000 to renovate schools; adopt a strategic “maintenance and sustainability plan” to maintain computers; and collaboratively implement continuing math and science training for teachers.
“Last month, our project team visited eight cities in Macedonia to introduce USAID’s Primary Education Project to municipalities and schools, and listen to the views of school directors and mayors about the needs of Macedonia’s primary schools.” said Keith Prenton, Chief of Party of USAID’s Primary Education Project. “The signing of this MoU demonstrates our partnership with the Ministry of Education and Science.”
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