UNESCO Grants Syria 120.000 USD for Building Six New Educational Centers in the Eastern Region.

Damascus, (SANA) - Syria and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization UNESCO signed on Sunday an agreement on establishing six educational centers in the Eastern Region. The agreement aims at eliminating illiteracy, providing vocational training for grown ups and achieving development in Raqqa, Deir Ezzor and Raqqa governorates in the Eastern Region. The agreement grants scholarships with a value of U.S.D 120,000 for those who work at the project and it stipulates that the Syrian government provides the requirements of the project such as the staff, tools and sites. The project doesn't only work on improving the educational level and eliminating illiteracy, but also offers training vocational courses, said Head of UNESCO Office in Beirut Abdul-Aziz Othman in a statement to SANA. He indicated that the UNESCO would establish other educational centers in the future, pointing out that the Organization would also offer scholarships for the occupied Syrian Golan students to pursue their Academic studies. RuaaAaAL-Jazaeri / Mazen

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