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USACE completes three new schools in northern Iraq, provides facilities for nearly 2,500 students
By Mike Scheck, Gulf Region North
May 20, 2009 - 7:21:59 PM
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| Gary York, the Irbil resident engineer (center left), helps cut the ribbon on the new Hassarok School in Irbil. The $1.9 million construction project was funded through the U.S. government's Economic Support Fund. Also pictured is Naqzad Hadi, governor of the Irbil province (center right). (USACE photo by Hassan Mohammad) |
Irbil, Iraq - Three new schools were recently completed in the Kurdish region of northern Iraq thanks to the efforts of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Gulf Region Division in Iraq. Ribbon cutting ceremonies celebrating the opening of the new educational facilities were recently held at the Bin Beriz and Hassarok schools in Irbil and the Saraway Khwarw Secondary School in rural al-Sulaimaniyah. The three schools provide much needed classroom space for close to 2,500 local students.
"These schools are serving multiple villages in the area and stand as cornerstones of the residents' commitment to education in their communities," said Gary York, resident engineer for the Gulf Region Division's Irbil Resident Office. "These projects are yet another successful partnership between the Kurdish Regional Government and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and one that makes us both extremely proud."
Amenities for the Bin Beriz School include classroom space for 600 students, an administrative area, staff housing for teachers, a deep fresh water well, a backup generator and school furnishings. The $975,000 school project, constructed by the AKO Company, was funded through the U.S. government's Economic Support Fund. The funds also provided money for school desks, library tables and some of the office furniture.
The new Hassarok School has 19 classrooms, science laboratories, a cafeteria, a separate administration building, a generator facility and sports hall. The $1.9 million project was also funded through the Economic Support Fund.
The 12-room Saraway Khwarw Secondary School in Sulaimaniyah was built to accommodate more than 960 students from the area and will greatly enhance the educational process, according to government officials. The schools amenities include six classrooms, three teacher offices, two science laboratories, a computer lab and an outdoor sports area. The two-year, $960,000 school project was also funded by the U.S. Economic Support Funds. School officials plan to hire 24 teachers and 14 staff members.
"This was a great project only made possible with outstanding partnership efforts from GRN (the Gulf Region Division's North district) engineers and staff, the local mayor's office, the contractor, and officials from Sulaimaniyah province," Staff Sgt. Joshua Engel, the Kirkuk Resident Office non-commissioned officer in charge.
USACE has completed more than 4,500 projects in Iraq, valued at nearly $7 billion. Almost a quarter of those are schools and educational facilities for the Iraqi people. With more than 1,100 schools completed, hundreds of thousands of students now learn in modern facilities that meet international health and safety standards.
Note: Mike Scheck is the public affairs officer for the Gulf Region North district, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Iraq.
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| Stan Dolloff, the Kirkuk area engineer for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (center right), and local dignitaries cut the ribbon signifying the completion of the Saraway Khwarw School. The nearly $1 million school is located in al-Sulaimaniyah province and can accommodate 960 students. Facilities include classrooms, science laboratories and a computer lab. (USACE photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua Engel) |
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| Front view of the newly completed Hassarok School in Irbil. The $1.9 million project has 19 classrooms, science laboratories, a cafeteria, a separate administration building, a generator facility and sports hall. (USACE photo by Hassan Mohammad) |
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