LANDIKOTAL
Directorate of Elementary and Secondary Education in collaboration with the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund(UNICEF) on Tuesday distributed hygiene and Corona kits in 171 state schools in district Khyber.
A ceremony was held at district education office which was attedeed by UNICEF officials, school teachers,head masters,head teachers and education department staff.
Speaking on the occasion assistant education officer Wajid Khan Afridi said they handed over hygiene and corona kits among the staff of 32 high and higher secondary schools,50 middle schools and 89 primary school in Jamrud,Landikotal and Bara. He said the each hygiene kit was consisted of 300 face masks, buckets,anti corona spary,sanitizers,40 kilograms of dry bleach,Dust bin,brushes,six dozens of hand wash soap and other necessary items.
He said the aim of the hygiene kits was to train students of gorvernment schools to be habitual with the healthy habits. He said when students start using the hygiene kits would not only protect themselves from wiral diseases like corona but they would also play as leader role in the future.
The official urged students and teachers to work hard with honesty so that they could encourage parents to enroll their out-of-school children in education institutions.
He added that they would soon run an education awareness campaign in the district to motivate citizens towards education importance.
Naeem Khan Afridi thanked UNICEF and director education Khyber Pakhunkhwa Hafiz Muhammad Ibrahim who donated the hygiene kits to all state schools in district Khyber. He said they would also provide other necessary items to schools so that they could ensure a healthy and attractive environment for the children.
Assistant district education officier Tahir Khan said newly recruited staff had been posted in the schools on need bases. He said schools damaged due to various reasons including militancy had been reconstructed in district Khyber. He added that furniture,funds for adhoc teachers salaries had already transfered to each schools’ bank account.
Deputy education officer Shahid Ali Afridi handed over the kits to school head masters,head teachers and principal and urged them to use the kits properly.
