USAID Primary Education Project

School Renovations

We, at PEP, understand that schools are more than a collection of rooms to hold youth. Schools should be a set of learning spaces that stimulate young people, encourage discovery and provide an environment that is safe and comfortable.

Working with communities, including school boards, PEP will go beyond simple renovation to create cost-effective and sustainable learning environments that use modern, energy-efficient building materials to help municipalities conserve scarce resources and sustain quality schools. Using “green” schools as living laboratories for science and technology learning projects will encourage youth to take this knowledge and possibly apply it at home.

Over the life of the project, we will improve the physical learning environment of 100 schools and use “green” technologies to demonstrate the impact that a comprehensive plan for energy efficiency can have on costs and learning outcomes. Specifically, the project will accomplish the following:

1) Develop a database-driven national map of school repair needs

We will work with the MoES to create a common database and geographical mapping of schools. This database will assist donors, ministry and municipality officials and others involved in renovating schools, in making decisions, updating information, comparing strategies and demonstrating results.

2) Create stimulating learning environments through repairs to 100 priority schools; including use of basic “green” technologies

Communities play an important role in school maintenance and security. Working with school directors and school boards, we will hold school-hall meetings to gain the support and involvement of communities and local businesses.

3) Pilot at least five model “green” schools demonstrating cost savings from replicable and energy-efficient building materials and technologies

Due to the high cost of fuel as well as for ecological reasons, energy-efficient schools are critical for Macedonia. With greater energy efficiency, money currently spent on lighting and heat could be used for teaching materials and teacher training. Environmentally sound renovations range from the complex (e.g. replacing old heating systems with more efficient ones) to simpler solutions (e.g. installing proper insulation and multi-paned glass to reduce heating costs. The five pilot schools will serve as models for other municipalities interested in similar savings. PEP will monitor savings from energy-efficiency and work with municipal governments and parent associations, to show how short-term investments can lead to reduced costs in the long-term.

Renovations Application Packages Phase Two

Please send all electronic applications to the following e-mail address: renovations@pep.org.mk

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