School in Zahaq
Poffet François
Factsheet, English, 2 pages
Summary
One of the main objective for SDC since 1999 was the promotion of voluntary return of refugees back to Kosovo. While most of the ethnic Albanian Kosovars have returned in the meantime, the majority of members of the other ethnic communities like Romas, Ashkalis, Egyptians, Goranis, Muslim, Slavs and Turks remained hesitant. Considering these facts, SDC decided to support a program for facilitating the return of Non Serbian communities living in Switzerland and at the same time to improve the conditions of such communities living in Kosovo, mainly focused on the RAE as the most disadvantaged group. The objective of this present program consists in improving the existing school system in Kosovo, in particular for the Non-Serbian community. A reconstruction of the school in Zahaq in a remote and rural area, where mainly people from Non-Serbian communities are living. The project consists in redesign and rehabilitation of a newer part of the existing school; a two floor building with a flat roof, including 4 classrooms an office for the director and a library. The rehabilitation work was done by a contractor; when ever possible the contractor employed beneficiaries and/or local people.
Publication Year
2004
Topic
Educational buildings