1. UPDATE ON SCHOOLS REOPENING Presented to the IMS By the Ministry of Education February 4, 2015

2. Back to School Hygiene and IPC items for approximately 5,181 Schools - UNICEF #Item DescriptionQnty 1.Thermal guns with additional batteries4,700 2.Thermal guns with additional batters10,300 3.Soap, 110/bar (60 per carton)31,086 4.Bucket with lid 20 litre15,543 5.Bucket with faucet 75 litre15,474 6.Back sprayers, 16 litre10,362 7.Floor cloth10,362 8.Hard scrubbing brushes15,543 9.Table spoon (plastic)10,362

3. #Item Description 10.Rubber gloves, heavy duty51,810 11.Rain boots, rubber51,810 12.Cloth, for floor mopping10,362 13.Back sprayer, 16, 16 litres, UNICEF branded10,362 14.Table spoon, stainless steel10,362 15.Broom, with stick handles31,362 16.Posters11,000 17.Leaflets/Flip books

4. Distribution of the IPC Items Districts in Montserrado County  Greater Monrovia 1 - Drop-off point  Greater Monrovia 2 - Drop-off point  Left Bank 1 - Drop-off point  Left Bank 2 - Drop-off point  Paynesville District - Drop-off point  Todee - Drop-off point

5. Remaining Districts in Montserrado County  Right Bank 1  Right Bank 2  Careysburg District To be completed by the end of this week

6.  Distribution plan prepared to cover schools in all 15 counties  Drop-off pointS identified in all counties  CEOs/DEOs informed to provide support  NGO partners identified to support last mile delivery IPC Items Distribution Plan

7. Training on Protocols for Safe School Environment  98 DEOs under training in Monrovia on the protocols for the Safe School Environment  Training will be completed by this week-end

8. Social Mobilization  Dissemination of information on the protocols ongoing  Information Dissemination to be intensified on national and community radio stations  Thanks to UNMIL Radio  Regular press briefing at the Ministry of Information  Key messages for communities, teachers, parents and students developed

9. Government’s support to the schools reopening effort  Monitoring and Supervision  15 vehicles and 98 motorbikes: Procurement process advanced to PPCC level  Minor renovation of 500 schools (procurement process underway)  Subsidy to private schools (Under discussion)  School fees for grades 10 -12 only LD700.00 for the entire year  No school fees for K – 9 grades  One million textbooks for grades 5 – 9 (to be distributed under the GPE Project)  1.3 million supplementary readers (to be distributed)

10.  1.4 million assorted instructional materials and supplies 20,000 teachers’ guide will be distributed  13 newly constructed schools under GPE project will be dedicated soon.  All public primary schools will benefit from US$1.9 million school grant (at US$4.00 per student)  50,000 copies of the Code of Conduct for teachers and school administrators developed and printed; and distribution is ongoing  21,761 arm chairs produced and distributed in schools 10 in counties  8 science laboratories at high schools in Montserrado, Bong, Sinoe and Grand Kru Counties rehabilitated with support from NOCAL

11. Gratitude  IMS - Logistics cluster - Social mobilization cluster - Training cluster  Ministry of Health  Ministry of Finance & Development Planning  Ministry of Public Works/WASH  Partners: - UNICEF -USAID - EU - World Bank - Save the Children - IBIS - WFP - WHO - CDC - Other National and International Partners