From the Philippine News Agency (Nov 22): $85M Australian education grant to
solidify peace in Mindanao
The benefits of the peace agreement between the government and the Moro
International Liberation Front have started to materialize with the Australian
grant of Aus$ 85 million aimed at solidifying the gains of peace through
investments in education.
Education Secretary Br. Armin A. Luistro said the Basic Education Assistance
for Muslim Mindanao (BEAM) bankrolled by Australia is a giant leap towards a
steady and continuous improvement in the quality of basic education in the
Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM).
“The success of this endeavor will mean much not only to the children of ARMM
but to all Filipinos. We have started a spark, it is a spark that should reach
every community, every household, every child in Muslim Mindanao. This spark
will become a real beam of hope to Muslims and to all Filipinos,” said Luistro.
In line with President Aquino’s marching orders, BEAM resources will be
utilized to boost programs in kindergarten education and upgrade the reading
program for young learners.
The grant, a single largest donation given to a region, will also fund
further improvement in the Madaris education, strengthen technical vocational
programs for out-of-school youths, build more classrooms and open more schools
in the ARMM.
“This project will benefit the last, the lost and the least in the most
isolated barangays in the ARMM,” Luistro added.
BEAM will cover five provinces and two cities. Specifically, the program
targets 95 percent of ARMM public schools, benefiting 2,347 public elementary
and secondary schools, 50 private madaris, 2,382 Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT)
recipient barangays, 300 barangays without public elementary schools, and 20,000
out-of-school youths (OSYs).....
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=1&sid=&nid=1&rid=473851
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