Imam Reza and Shahid Taheri Schools Inaugurations

On 9 November, UNHCR Representative in Iran, minister plenipotentiary of Japanese Embassy in Tehran,German Ambassador to Iran and other members of the diplomatic community in Iran, alongside representatives of BAFIA and the Ministry of Education (MoE) opened Imam Reza and Shahid Naseri schools in Tehran Province, AVA Diplomatic reports.

The schools were built through a tripartite agreement between UNHCR, BAFIA and MoE to provide greater access to education to students in areas with a high concentration of refugee students. The Government of Iran generously allocated the land, needed equipment, certified teachers and other necessary human resources plus the running and maintenance costs.  Japan, Germany and DEVCO made generous contributions in line with this project. Both schools started construction in late June 2014 and are now operational. The 9-classroom Imam Reza School located in Aftab district, south of Tehran, provides formal educational services to over 157 students, of which 33% are refugees and the rest are Iranian. The 12-classroom Shahid Nader Taheri School is located in Karim Abad village in Pakdasht district and is host to 226 students, 50% of whom are refugees.