According to the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) report, up to 90 percent of the schools have been damaged or destroyed by Cyclone Nargis, totaling some 3,000 primary schools and affecting more than 500,000 students in the Irrawaddy delta and Rangoon division.
UNICEF said it plans to set up temporary tents for school children and provide "child friendly spaces" for a safe and secure environment in many of the resettlement areas.But there are too many children still in of need life-saving relief in Burma, says the UNICEF report.
Meanwhile the government of Burma has announced the reopening of schools in seven townships in cyclone hit Irrawaddy division have been postponed by a month, while in the rest of the country schools will open in June.
But for some children, schools and education is no longer a priority as their main concern now is survival.What they need now is food.(MIZZIMA)
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