Teacher training institute in Rumbek closed indefinitely
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By Manyang Mayom
March 22, 2011 (RUMBEK) - The principal of Aramweer National Teacher
Training Institute in Rumbek announced on Monday that National Teacher
Training Institute (NTTI) in Lakes state has been closed due to lack
of food and medical care. Trainee teachers were attending seven month
course at the Rumbek center before it was closed.
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Tents used to house teachers at the institute in Rumbek (ST)
Over 400 teachers came from states across Southern Sudan to attend the
course on teacher capacity building. The institute has been operating
for the last four months with a lack of health facilities, sleeping
materials and food.
Last month teachers attending the institute went on a peaceful protest
accusing the principal of mistreating them in terms of providing food.
They also claimed that there were not able to use basic facilities
such as latrines and sleeping rooms.
Many students are sleeping in tents but students say that official
building meant for this institute has been locked by principal without
reason.
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Latrines at the teaching institute in Rumbek (ST)
However the principal, Jacob Maker Macek, said Monday that all
official buildings were locked by UNICEF and there was no key left for
him to use for opening again the rooms. He said that the only solution
is to allow students to sleep inside tents.
Speaking on Monday, Maker said that “today we have closed down the
institute because of lack of food. We have been waiting from Juba
ministry of education to send us budget for this second term but it
has been very difficult – so I have been trying my best for all this
two month to feed them with food from WFP but they have complain that
they have no medicine for themselves”.
This indefinite closure of Aramweer National Teacher Training
Institute is for the first time since it was officially opened in
2010.
(ST)
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