{"id":199613,"date":"2005-02-24T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-12T17:49:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?p=199613"},"modified":"2019-03-12T17:49:03","modified_gmt":"2019-03-12T17:49:03","slug":"auto-insert-199613","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/auto-insert-199613\/","title":{"rendered":"USAID unveils girls’ school and garden for senior citizens in the West Bank – USAID press release\/Non-UN document"},"content":{"rendered":"
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OPT: USAID unveils girls' school in Artas and garden for senior citizens in Beit Jala, West Bank<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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ARTAS, West Bank –<\/strong> American aid officials unveiled Thursday a beautiful new primary school for girls and a recreational park for senior citizens in nearby Beit Jala. <\/p><\/div>\n

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Working through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID, the American people donated $286,000 for the construction of the Artas Elementary School for Girls. The community also contributed to the project, donating land worth $61,000. The construction generated 2,950 person days of employment over eight months. <\/p><\/div>\n

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The brand new, two-story, 750 square meter school, was built using local stone. It will serve 11 teachers and 226 students in grades 1-5 in eight classrooms. <\/p><\/div>\n

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The new school replaces a facility that had been located in the basement of the 140-year-old village mosque. The classrooms were overcrowded and inadequately ventilated and illuminated creating an unhealthy environment. <\/p><\/div>\n

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In Beit Jala, USAID constructed a 600 square meter flower garden and park to give the 1,000 elderly Palestinians who attend activities at the Senior Citizen Society a place to relax and visit with their friends and families. <\/p><\/div>\n

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The American people contributed $90,000 to the project and the local community donated another $6,000. Producing the park generated 1,069 person days of employment as workers constructed retaining walls, new sanitation units, a cafeteria, a stone stage, ramps and a wooden pergola. <\/p><\/div>\n

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The installation of a lighting system, tables and chairs and landscaping including flowers, trees and lawn completed the project. <\/p><\/div>\n

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The Beit Jala Senior Citizens Society was founded in 1984 to meet the health and social needs of elderly people in the community. The society provides a unique day care center and health service for older people in Bethlehem District. It operates a pastry bakery to help cover running expenses. <\/p><\/div>\n

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Both the Artas school project and the Beit Jala park construction were implemented for USAID by Catholic Relief Services (CRS). <\/p><\/div>\n

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USAID administers the U.S. foreign assistance program and provides economic and humanitarian aid in more than 80 countries worldwide.
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Since 1993, Palestinians have received more than $1.5 billion in U.S. economic assistance via USAID projects – more than from any other donor country.<\/i><\/span> <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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