Training
centre for children and youth opens in Atiquizaya
A The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID),
the Municipality of Atiquizaya
and members of the Izcaquilio community opened the Vocational and
Recreational Youth Center, which will benefit 600 children and youth from
the community and 1,200 families from surrounding areas.
B Construction of the center began in September 2013 with
a total investment of $101,408 ($75,000 from USAID and $26,408 from the
municipality and the Salvadoran Foundation for Development and Minimum Housing,
FUNDASAL, in charge of implementing the project). The center has five rooms for
vocational courses in computing, music, tutoring, among others, providing more
opportunities for at-risk children and youth.
C Due to the excellent performance in managing its
resources, Atiquizaya was one of 20 winning municipalities of the Domestic
Finance for Development initiative, funded
by the U.S.
government and implemented by the USAID Municipal Competitiveness Project. The
initiative encourages developing countries to mobilize financial resources to
lower levels of corruption, reform tax systems and better manage their
expenses. In this case, the contest award was used to build a center for vocational
training, recreation, sports and cultural activities for children and
youth.
D This initiative contributes to the goals of the
Partnership for Growth, announced by President Barack Obama during his visit to
El Salvador
and signed by the Government of El Salvador and the U.S. Government in November
2011. Through the Partnership for Growth, the United
States is working with El Salvador to achieve greater
security and prosperity for Salvadoran families.
E Jason
Seuc, Acting Director of the USAID/El Salvador Economic Growth Office, congratulated
the citizens of the Izcaquilio community and Atiquizaya for obtaining the best
performance in the 2013 Municipal Competitiveness Index, conducted among 108
municipalities nationwide. The opening ceremony was chaired by the Mayor
of Atiquizaya, Ana Luisa Rodriguez de Gonzalez; Jason Seuc, and Isabel Moreno,
a community leader. Members of the Municipality
of Atiquizaya, FUNDASAL
and Izcaquilio residents also attended the event.
Adjusted to (1)
municipality
– samostatná správní jednotka, obecní úřad
funded
by – financovaný
1) Read the
article and match each of the headings to a paragraph.
1 US agency opened a youth centre in Salvador
2 The
opening ceremony was seen by many
3 Contract
between US and Salvadorian governments
4 Atiquizaya won a contest
5 Costs and
description of the centre
2) Read the
article and answer the questions.
1 What did the Municipality of Atiquizaya
succeed in?
2 What do we
know about the Domestic
Finance for Development?
3 What do we
know about the center?
Costs? Equipment?
4 What did President Barack Obama do?
5 Why could
the community of Atiquizaya
be very happy?
3) Explain
the following words and phrases.
1 Vocational and Recreational Youth
Center
2 at-risk children and youth
3 vocational training
4 achieve greater security and
prosperity
5 opening ceremony
4) Answer
the following questions.
What is an excluded locality? What
does everyday life look like there? What problems do they have? Who helps the
people there? How does our school cooperate with Roma children? What is the
difference between mainstream and practical schools? How are Roma preschoolers
supported to attend mainstream schools?
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Training
center for children and youth opensin Atiquizaya. USAID [online].
2013 [cit. 2015-09-20]. Available at:
http://www.usaid.gov/el-salvador/news-information/press-releases/training-center-children-and-youth-opens-atiquizaya
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