After flooding of Shakira’s new school in Barranquilla, the Mayor’s Office will take urgent measures
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The joy of having a megaschool with an architectural design and all the supplies and equipment necessary to receive the best education for more than 1,000 children in Barranquillawas swamped on October 6, 2023 by a heavy downpour, which brought to light the failures to evacuate the rainwater that left the educational establishment of more than 6,000 square meters.
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The institution, which was given by the world pop star himself Shakira On September 16, 2023, in an event that was led by Mayor Jaime Pumarejo, and members of the Pies Descalzos Foundation, the FC Barcelona Foundation and the LCI Education Foundation, it made headlines due to the photos and videos that went viral on social media. social, where it was possible to see how the new building looked like a swimming pool due to the amount of dammed water it had.
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Faced with the complaints of many people who demanded that the contractors respond for the events, as well as a statement from the local authorities, the Secretary of Education of Barranquilla spoke and confirmed that they will seek to solve the failures that caused the site to flood.
“The District Education Secretariat will take measures to ensure the safe return of students to Colegio Nuevo Bosque, inaugurated by Shakira, after a flood in the access area of the megaschool during a heavy downpour this Friday, October 6,” the media reported. local communication, CV Barranquilla
Likewise, he detailed that adaptation work will be carried out on the drainage channels, where fortunately no damage was reported to students, teaching materials and infrastructure.
In turn, he recalled that the Secretary of Education, Bibiana Rincón, stressed “the entity’s commitment to guaranteeing educational service to the community.”
In the same sense, from the La Contratopedia Caribe account on to Blu Radio Caribe “reported that next Monday, October 9, the work to adapt the drainage channels will begin”
Likewise, they maintained that the work will be carried out “in the school break week so as not to affect the preschool students who already receive classes at the newly opened school.”
The Barefoot feet Foundationfounded 26 years ago by the woman who hips don’t lie, “It will impact around 1,000 students annually, who will carry out their primary and secondary studies at the headquarters”the social organization informed the media on the day of its inauguration.
Also, he expressed that it will not only be for minors to study and receive food, as it will also serve as a community center that will open development spaces for fathers, mothers, guardians and other members of the community.
“We have witnessed the impact that school infrastructure and education have on girls, boys and young people in Colombia and we will continue to support them through appropriate spaces for their learning and educational projects that reinforce their skills and talents in their present and future. their future,” said the executive director of the Pies Descalzos Foundation, Patricia Sierra.
The Pies Descalzos Foundation, as a team with its strategic allies, will continue to open educational centers in difficult-to-access areas of Colombia. The next construction will be a new mega-school on the border with Venezuela, exactly in the area Catatumbo, in North of Santandera region severely affected by the war between gangs dedicated to drug trafficking and groups outside the law.
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