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The
Australian Government has signed an agreement to disburse 210 million
Australian dollars to the Indonesian Government to build schools.
Through
this education partnership, up to 2,000 junior secondary schools will be built
in poor and remote areas where they are most needed, according to a release
sent by AusAid to the Jakarta Globe.
The program
builds on the highly successful Australia - Indonesia Basic Education Program
which built more than 2,000 schools between 2006 -2010.
“Education
is a fundamental human right and critical for individuals to lift themselves
out of poverty. This new education partnership will enable a further 300,000
Indonesian children to attend school,” said Australia ’s Ambassador to
Indonesia , Greg Moriarty.
The two
governments are working together to achieve Indonesia’s goal of providing nine
years of basic education for all Indonesian girls and boys, regardless of their
gender, where they live or how much their family earns.
“Better
educated children result in a more productive workforce. Better educated girls
lead to lower child and maternal mortality, improved child nutrition and
stronger political participation,”
Moriarty said.
This assistance is part of the $500 million
five-year Education Partnership announced by Australian Prime Minister Julia
Gillard and President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in Jakarta in late 2010.
The schools
will be constructed by local communities, using local labour, equipment and
materials and each will include facilities for the disabled and separate
toilets for boys and girls.
The
Education Partnership will also improve school management through training
provided to 293,000 school principals, school supervisors and district
education officials.
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