United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Deputy Mission Director for Sindh and Balochistan John Smith-Sreen and Interim Sindh Education Minister, Dr Saadia Rizvi inaugurated a recently completed school constructed with the support of USAID.
Local notables, community elders, teachers, students, and parents were also present. This new building for Government High School Vikya Sangi, Larkana, was constructed with the support of the US government through the $155 million USAID Sindh Basic Education Program (SBEP), in partnership with the Government of Sindh.
Smith-Sreen emphasized that the US government is proud to partner with the government of Sindh in the joint initiative of promoting education for all. He said, "We, along with our partners from the School Education and Literacy Department, focus on improving the quality and accessibility of education. The Sindh Basic Education Program is helping to improve the quality of teaching and increase access to safe learning opportunities for children, especially for girls."
Interim Sindh Education Minister, Dr Saadia Rizvi, expressed appreciation for USAID SBEP and the U.S. government's strong support in modernizing education in Sindh.-PR