FB / Bicycles provided by Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TÄ°KA) to the students of Asmara
Posted by: Semere Asmelash
Date: Thursday, 23 November 2017
High school students today received 114 bicycles from the Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA). A colorful handover ceremony was hosted by the National Union of Eritrean Youth and Students (NUEYS) at Zoba Maekel hall in Asmara. The bicycles were handed over by Turkish Ambassador H.E. Aykut Kumbaroglu, UN RC/HC and UNDP Representative Ms. Susan N. Ngongi and Mr. Salih Ahmedin, NUEYS Chairman.Bicycles, provided by Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA) within the framework of scholar mobility project, have been distributed to the students of Asmara region on 23 November 2017. Ambassador Kumbaroglu, Susan Ngongi, Resident Coordinator of the UNDP Eritrea, Salih Ahmedin, Cahirman of the National Union of Eritrean Youth and Students (NUEYS), students and parents were present at the ceremony. Ambassador Kumbaroglu, in his speech at the ceremony, said that the Embassy is planning to continue similar cooperation projects between Turkey and Eritrea in the field of youth and education. Scholar mobility project aims to boost school attendance and enable students to dedicate more time to their studies. https://www.facebook.com/Turkish.Embassy.Asmara/