KOICA Donates $12,000 Worth of 'COVID-19 Response Supplies' to Schools in Mozambique

Donation of Quarantine Supplies to Matola Industrial School in Mozambique
Matola Industrial School, which has been promoting vocational training projects, recently faces difficulties in education due to a shortage of quarantine supplies

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] KOICA donated COVID-19 response supplies worth $12,000 to Matola Industrial School in Mozambique on the morning of the 18th (local time) in cooperation with the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Mozambique KOICA Trainees Alumni Association.

The donation ceremony was held at Matola Industrial School located in Matola City, southern Mozambique. From the Korean side, Jung Young-sun, head of the KOICA Mozambique office, and Leitao Isabel, president of the Mozambique KOICA Trainees Alumni Association attended. From the Mozambique side, Ernesto Horacio, Director of Vocational Education at the Ministry of Science, Technology, Higher and Technical Education, Amos Mabunda, principal of Matola Industrial School, and Celia Jandamela, Director of Social Services of Maputo Province, were present.

Matola Industrial School has been implementing a vocational training capacity-building project since 2013 in cooperation with KOICA, the Ministry of Science, Technology, Higher and Technical Education of Mozambique, and the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Support has been provided for building remodeling and the establishment of an operational master plan, and currently projects to strengthen teachers' capabilities, improve the educational environment, and enhance the school operation system are underway.

Following the Mozambique government's school closure order due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Matola Industrial School closed in mid-March but resumed face-to-face classes from the end of September after equipping sanitation facilities and quarantine supplies. However, there is still a shortage of quarantine supplies to sustain face-to-face classes.

This donation of COVID-19 response supplies was promoted to support the establishment of a safe educational environment and face-to-face classes at Matola Industrial School. The items donated by KOICA in collaboration with the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the KOICA Trainees Alumni Association include a total of 18 items such as hand sanitizers, masks, face shields, and ethyl alcohol.

Jung Young-sun, head of the Mozambique office, said at the donation ceremony, “Since the early spread of COVID-19, KOICA has supported Mozambique's response in various ways including diagnosis and quarantine, livelihood support for vulnerable groups, and creating a safe school environment,” and added, “We will continue to actively participate in the Mozambique government's COVID-19 response.”

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