Twelve vocational education and training (VET) institutions in Moldova received protective equipment and disinfectants, under the joint partnership between United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA Moldova) and Austrian Development Agency (ADA) in VET.

The donation, delivered in the context of preventing and combating the COVID-19 pandemic, complements UNFPA’s and ADA’s efforts to deliver life skills education and ensure safe spaces for more than 6,000 students in 12 Moldovan VET institutions as part of a comprehensive three-year project implemented in partnership with the Ministry of Education, Culture and Research.

Overall, 15 thousand masks, and 1140 liters of disinfectants were donated. The beneficiary schools are: CE in Light Industry from Chisinau, CE in Informatics and Information Technologies from Chisinau, Pedagogical College “Alexei Mateevici” from Chisinau, Professional school nr. 2 from Chisinau, Polytechnic College from Balti, CE in Services and Food Processing from Balti, Agro-industrial college from Riscani, College “Iulia Hasdeu” from Cahul, College “Vasile Lupu” from Orhei, Professional school from Nisporeni, Professional school from Rezina, Professional school from Cupcini, Edinet.

UNFPA, as part of the UN Moldova team, together with development partners, supports the national response to the pandemic through activities that aim to protect people, increase the capacity of the health care system and reduce economic and social disturbance.