Marzban Nazari, Director General of Kermanshah Province Organization for Development, Renovation and Equipping Schools pointed to the fact that monitoring the status of schools in the earthquake stricken area is still in-hand and said, “70 schools and 400 classrooms in five earthquake stricken counties have been demolished completely and cannot be used anymore.”

Speaking about the schools built by the Barakat Foundation, Nazari said, “There are seven schools belonged to Barakat Foundation in these five countries which all are untouched and have become shelters for the damaged people. Barakat Foundation’s schools have been built so resistant that even the recent earthquake failed to shake and move their closets and dressers and everything was normal.

Director General of Kermanshah Province Organization for Development, Renovation and Equipping Schools recalled that in general there are 757 schools in five counties of Ghasre- Shirin, Azgoleh, Thalath-e Babajani, Sar-e-Pol-e Zahab and Dalahou, out of which 70 schools were demolished and 687 schools are either untouched or need a little renovation.

Pointing to the fact that it has been estimated that 1050 Billion rials is needed to renovate, strengthen, equip and to fence schools, he said,” I beg the school builder benefactors to come here and pave the way for education of students living in these areas.”

It is necessary to explain that, EIKO, through Barakat Foundation, has taken the responsible for renovation of a number of the demolished schools in the earthquake stricken villages.