OSKAVALÍR PROVIDES FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO 10 SCHOOLS
Based on the recommendation of the selection committee appointed by the People in Need non-profit organization, the financial aid of CZK 4.570 mil of the Oskavalir project has been distributed among 10 schools. The Oskavalir project was initiated in August 2002 in response to the extensive damage caused by the floods in the Czech Republic. In cooperation with the non-profit organization People in Need, Oskavalir directs its aid to the reconstruction and renovation of elementary and secondary schools in flood-stricken regions. „A total of 24 applications for financial aid from the four most severely affected regions were submitted to the Oskavalir program.
- Based on the recommendation of the selection committee appointed by the People in Need non-profit organization, the financial aid of CZK 4.570 mil of the Oskavalir project has been distributed among 10 schools.
The Oskavalir project was initiated in August 2002 in response to the extensive damage caused by the floods in the Czech Republic. In cooperation with the non-profit organization People in Need, Oskavalir directs its aid to the reconstruction and renovation of elementary and secondary schools in flood-stricken regions.
„A total of 24 applications for financial aid from the four most severely affected regions were submitted to the Oskavalir program. During the application reviewing process, the main criteria considered by our 3-member selection committe with each application were the extent of need for financial assistance, possibility of obtaining financial aid from other sources and the ways that the aid will be used,” says Tomáš Pojar, the Director of People In Need non-profit organization.
The Oskavalir project has provided a total of CZK 4.570 million in financial aid for the reconstruction and renovation of elementary and secondary schools in flood-affected regions. Financial assistance was distributed among 10 schools in four regions. As a result, CZK 1.142 million was earmarked for each region.
| Region | School | Contribution of Oskavalír |
| South Bohemia | České Budějovice Specialized School(Speciální škola České Budějovice) Secondary Medical School, Písek(Střední zdravotnická školu Písek) | 542 000 CZK 600 000 CZK |
| Central Bohemia | Husinec Elementary School(Základní škola Husinec) Křivoklát Elementary School(Základní škola Křivoklát) Komensky Elementary School, Kralupy n. Vltavou (Základní škola Komenského v Kralupech nad Vltavou) | 542 000 CZK 400 000 CZK 200 000 CZK |
| Ústí nad Labem | Křešice Elementary School (Základní škola Křešice) Štětí Specialized School(Zvláštní škola Štětí) Secondary Medical School, Děčín (Střední zdravotnické škole v Děčíně) | 700 000 CZK 221 000 CZK 221 000 CZK |
| Prague | School of Extension Economics Studies and Business Adacemy (Vyšší odborná škola ekonomické a Obchodní akademie) Zenklova Elementary School (Základní škola Zenklova) | 600 000 CZK 542 000 CZK |
The schools will use the financial aid provided by the Oskavalir program to finance the equipment of damaged classrooms, labs and gyms as well as the reconstruction of damage and necessary construction work. „The walls on the ground floor still haven’t been plastered. Classes take place only on on the upper floors. The financial aid will be used to finance new furniture and teaching aids. A part of the financial aid will go to our specialized educational centre for autistic children,” said Božena Coufalová, the head of the Specialized School in České Budějovice. „The floods submerged all of our basement. Therefore, the money will be used to finance the necessary construction work,“ says Mgr. Zdeněk Volf, the head of the Secondary Medical School in Děčín.
„We believe Oskavalir will help the schools tackle the pressing problems resulting from the floods,“ says Karla Stephens, the COO at Oskar.
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