KATHMANDU, May 10: Plan International is building at least 100 temporary learning spaces in the coming weeks in getting children affected by April 25’s devastating earthquake back to school.
“Each temporary school will have two classrooms and can accommodate up to 120 students, helping up to 12,000 children,” Plan International states in a press note on Friday.
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According to Mattias Bryneson, Plan Nepal Country Director, they are planning to build temporary school classrooms as there is an increased risk of children dropping out when schools are closed. Bryneson added that children are also at increased risk of exploitation and trafficking when not in school.
“We share the government’s concerns around child labor: the longer schools are closed, the greater the risk of children not returning to school,” the press note quoted Bryneson as saying.
Plan has outlined to work with partners, teachers and parents to ensure they are trained to provide psychological and emotional support to children to recover from the trauma they have suffered.
Meanwhile, the Plan International has also expressed commitment to work with communities in the future to build permanent schools following immediate relief operations.
