Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects (Ground Breaking Ceremony of the Project for the Expansion of Bursar Primary School)

2016/5/19

The visiting officials and members of PASOS giving thanks to the people of Japan for their support

Students of Bursar Primary offering a prayer for the successful completion of the project

Title	Ground Breaking Ceremony of The Project for the Expansion of Bursar Primary School in Elwak District of Gedo Region, Somalia
Date	19^th May 2016
Location	Bursar Primary School, Elwak District, Gedo Region
Project Title	The Project for the Expansion of Bursar Primary School
Amount	US$ 97,538
Attendance	Mr. Iftin Hussein Abdulahi (District Commissioner) Mr. Adan Osman (Deputy District Commissioner) Mr. Ahmed Bule (Bursar Local Authority - Representative) Mr. Mohamed Adan Willow (PASOS - Program Coordinator) Mr. Adan Hassan Bashir (PASOS- Field Officer) Mr. Abdi Sheikh Haarun (Bursar Education Committee – Chairman) Mr. Adan Macalin Adan, Mr. Adan Hassan Mohamed, & Mr. Osman Mahad Adan (Bursar Primary School Teachers) Bursar Primary School Students & Parents
Main Activity	The Ground Breaking Ceremony of the inaugural GGP project in Somalia, “The Project for the Expansion of Bursar Primary School,” was held in Bursar town, Elwak District, of Gedo Region. The ceremony was attended by officials from the district and local office as well as representatives of the grantee organization, Peace Action Society Organization of Somalia (PASOS), and members of the local community. The Grant Contract for this project was signed on March 11^th, 2016 in the amount of $97,538 USD, for the construction of eight classrooms, ten toilets, two water tanks, and procurement of 160 student desks. The project will directly benefit the 480 students already enrolled in the school as well as the future students that are likely to enroll following the completion of the project. With the laying of the foundation stones, members of the Elwak District Office and Bursar Local Authority have officially started the process of transforming the school from one with dirt floors, stick walls, and damaged iron-sheet roofs into a school with modern, permanent infrastructure that promotes learning in a more comfortable environment. Additionally, the project aims to provide a complete sanitation solution to the students and teachers at the school through the construction of ten toilets and two water tanks. Following the completion of the project, the students will no longer need to leave school to use a toilet at a nearby house or venture out into the bush by themselves. The provision of proper sanitation structures should promote good hygiene practices and help prevent water-borne diseases. The Embassy of Japan congratulates PASOS for their work in engaging the students and teachers of Bursar Primary School and in mobilizing the local community towards this worthy project. We are confident that with their continued effort and collaboration with the Embassy of Japan, the children of Bursar will soon move into their new classrooms.

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Students at Bursar Primary School attending the Ground Breaking Ceremony