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“It’s great that today,
at 24 years of age,
they accepted me and
I have completed the
basic curriculum. I am
proud to have studied
in the countryside”,
emphasises Liendo.
Programme to provide a high-quality educational
solution. This is also supported by the Pre-School
and Primary Education Council, the Tacuarembó
Administration Office and, in 2014, the Ministry of
Social Development (MIDES).
In this respect, UTU emphasises the importance of
inter-agency work both in terms of financing and the
monthly monitoring carried out under the programme
among all of the stakeholders involved. This is the
first UTU proposal of educational continuity with a
joint public/private work meeting its objectives very
satisfactorily”, said César Gonzalez, Councillor of
tacuarembó
UTU. So much so that the work is being replicated in
other rural communities in similar conditions to Clara.
“I wish to highlight the relevance of this educational
model, which has been an example in other areas
of the rural population with similar characteristics in
terms of social and geographical isolation”, says
González
The graduation ceremony for this first generation
of students was held at school No. 58, where
the headquarters of the courses was established.
The project involved the Director General of the
UTU, agronomist Eduardo Davyt, the adviser of
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