I was pleased to learn today that the United Church Education Authority which owns Bilua School has acknowledged Save the Children and DFAT for assisting the school with proper hand washing facilities.
The United Church Assistant Education Officer, Robert Riqeo said Save the Children and DFAT had shown the way forward in terms of building the capacity of schools to be resilient during the time of pandemic.
He said the completion of the project was welcome news not only for the students but also for the Education Authority.
Mr. Riqeo called on the school to improve the existing hand washing facilities to cater for students and staff...
He also called on the students and staff to maintain and take good care of the facilities for long the long term benefits.
The Principal Education Officer of Western Province, Freedom Tozaka said Bilua Primary and Secondary School had improved their resilience towards Covid-19 and at the same time fulfilled one of the requirements under the amended National Education Policy.
He said the hand washing facilities are valuable assets that will enhance the students’ safety and also encourages hygiene practices.
“As we know, Western Province is exposed to Covid-19 threat as it is close to the border between Solomon Islands and Bougainville.
“Our students are very vulnerable as such hand washing is very important,” he said.
Mr. Tozaka reiterated that partnership is the only way forward to achievement education development goals.
He also acknowledged Save the Children, DFAT, United Church Education Authority and other stakeholders for successfully implementing the project.
Save the Children handed over two water tanks and two hand washing stations for Bilua Primary and Secondary school.
Source. Island Sun newspaper.
Comment.
Thank you to all concerned for assisting the Bilua school with the hand washing facilities
Yours sincerely
Frank Short
www.solomonislandsinfocus,com
