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The Gorongosa Restoration Project and the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) certify that the non-governmental organization OIKOS has been recognized for its excellence, performance and commitment to the best practices of “Building Back Better”, in the category of “Best Community Inclusion and Participation Process”, through the work at the Nhagó Basic School, in the district of Marínguè.
Dinis Chembene, representing OIKOS, accepted the certificate of distinction from Felício Chiare, Administrator of the Marínguè district. OIKOS received the award for activities it developed within the scope of the Basic Emergency School Plans (PEBE) at the Nhagó Basic School, in the Marínguè district.
This initiative is part of the project entitled “Resilient Infrastructures”, funded by the United States Government, implemented by the Gorongosa Restoration Project, with the assistance of UN-Habitat.
Among the main results achieved by the project in the Sustainable Development Zone surrounding Gorongosa National Park, comprising 6 districts in Sofala province, the following stand out:
• Construction and rehabilitation of 28 schools;
• Rehabilitation and expansion of six health centers with maternity wards, maternity facilities and waste treatment centers;
• Technical capacity building of 28 communities and training of more than 700 trainers to implement the Emergency Basic School Plans (EBS).