Moldova: School Renovation To Keep Children Warm Next Winter

On May 8, the Auxiliary Boarding School in Grinauts Village, Moldova was reopened after extensive renovations. The school, constructed in 1936, houses over 100 children between the ages of 6 and 16. Funded through the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs' Office of the Coordinator of Assistance to Europe and Eurasia (EUR/ACE) Small Reconstruction Program, the renovation project installed new windows in all of the school buildings; previously, children were forced to wear overcoats and other cold weather clothing indoors throughout the winter months. A ceremony to mark the reopening was attended by EUR's Director of Humanitarian Programs for Europe and Eurasia, Gerald Oberndorfer, local authorities, and representatives of international donor organizations. State Dept. photo