JEJU-DO < invest Korea

According to Yonhap News,

(JEJU=Yonhap News) Jeju will implement the first Official Development Assistance project in an African Country.

Jeju announced on August 3 that it will implement an ODA Project linked with the Project to build Girls' High School in Burundi in honor of Choi Jeong-suk.

The school was built with the support of the Korea Hope Foundation in honor of Choi Jeong-suk, the first superintendent of the Jeju Province, independence fighter, and a medical worker.

The school was built as the first national girls' high school in Burundi with 6 classrooms, dormitory, library and a cafeteria in 2 buildings. The project budget was KRW 250 million. cafetaria The government of the Republic of Burundi provided the site and construction materials, and the residents volunteered to clear site, lay bricks and transport sand.

Linked with the Choi Jeong-suk Girls' High School Project, which is spreading Jeju's image as an island of peace to the African country, Jeju plans to establish an internet network to provide stable IT education environment and provide educational devices including personal computers. The project budget will amount to KRW 10 million. The completion ceremony of the school will be held in August 6.

The size of the Republic of Burundi is 27,834 ㎢, which is about a quarter of the size of South Korea. The total population is about 11.1 million, and the capital of the country is Bujumbura. According to World Bank, the GDP of the country in 2016 was USD 3.1 billion, and GDP per capita was USD 285. Burundi established diplomatic relations with South Korea in October 1991.

"Jeju and Burundi both have the passion for learning and strong challenge spirit," said Won Hee-ryong, the governor of Jeju-do, and added "I hope female talents would be continuously found and grow with endless potentials through Choi Jeoung-suk Girls' High School."

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** This article was translated from Korean.

Source: Yonhap News (August 3, 2018)