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Sustainable schoolyards: Signing of cooperation agreement with the municipality of Rahovec

The Mayor of Rahovec/Orahovac, Mr. Smajl Latifi, and UN-Habitat's Chief Technical Adviser, Ms. Gwendoline Mennetrier, exchanged an agreement of cooperation for the implementation of a Capital Investment Project (CIP), during a meeting held on September 16th, 2013.

The agreement specifies the responsibilities of each party for co-financing the "Sustainable schoolyards" CIP, which will be implemented in two schools within the municipality of Rahovec. The project is the result of the cooperation between MuSPP and the municipality, deriving from the municipal planning process, and was developed in a participatory manner. The process included a municipal school competition in which 17 applications were received from the 29 municipal schools. After selection of the two winning schools, several design workshops were held, as well as presentations and meetings with the working groups in the schools.

The project aims at creating pleasant and sustainable conditions for pupils whilst providing a variety of other uses for the community. The schoolyards will offer opportunities to learn about nature and design, to build links between the environment and the pupils, to create outdoor classrooms, as well as to allow a space for physical activities, play, sports and recreation.

The project also addresses water reuse and waste selection. Both schools include a recycling area (with an area for composting and a section for waste), and a rainwater capture and storage system where the rainwater will be collected to irrigate a part of the schoolyard.

Accessibility and community involvement were matters addressed in both schools, which will be open for community use: the schoolyards will serve their respective neighborhoods as a public meeting space and a platform for diverse activities, with the possibility of engaging in community gardening and other recreational uses.

Contacts

UN-HABITAT Pristina Office:

Ministries Building "Rilindja", 10th Floor
10000 Prishtina, Kosovo
Phone: +381 38 200 32611
Fax: +381 38 224 122
E-mail: info@unhabitat-kosovo.org

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