DR. BADRAWI, GOVERNOR OF BENI SUEF AND AMBASSADOR OF JAPAN INAUGURATED ATF AFOH SCHOOL, UPPER EGYPT

Dr. Hossam Badrawi, Beni Sweif governor engineer Sherif Habib and Japan’s ambassador to Egypt Mr. Takehiro Kagawa inaugurated Atf Afouh primary school for boys, which was renovated by Takatof Foundation chaired by Dr. Badrawi. Takatof managed to renovate the school in a record time; three months through a cooperation protocol with the Japanese donation program for man’s security projects on the basic civil level. The renovation cost was LE 2.650.000 with LE2.000.000 from the Japanese donation program for man’s security projects. The cost covered construction work, teachers’ capacity building programs, as well as students’ development and entertainment programs. The foundation shouldered 25% of the total cost covering furniture, equipment, ongoing development programs to enhance the competence of the teachers and students, as well as forming and training the school chorus. Prior to the renovation process, the school primary phase included 16 classrooms with a capacity of 773 students, 3 kindergarten classrooms with a capacity of 68 children. It also included a societal education class with a capacity of 17 students. The school staff is 50 employees including administration employees, teachers, and workers. Following the innovation, the school capacity is 882 primary stage students with an increase of 18 classes and increasing the capacity of the kindergarten classrooms to 100 children, and 30 students in the societal classrooms. Human Development: The foundation believes that there is no complete development without human development and providing various services. Therefore, the foundation according to the results of the workshops that were held to study the needs, offered capacity building program for the teachers and school administration prior to the school inauguration. The program covered the following: -Educational technology -Curriculums content analysis Methods to deal with children The foundation also formed a school chorus of 33 childrenand is currently providing training for them.