KIVC’s donation requests increase as education costs rise in Suriname

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The International Women’s Collective (KIVC) has seen an increase in donation requests from parents and students in financial difficulties in Suriname.

A manager of it Kyiv Venture Capital Company Telling GFC News, vulnerable groups in society say they struggle to afford higher education.

The registration fee for secondary schools in Suriname this year is Surinamese dollars 800. For parents with several children in secondary school, this has brought a heavy financial burden.

In addition, the price of school uniforms in some schools was already SRD 350 per piece last year, and it may be even more expensive this year.

Since most parents buy at least three pieces of uniform for each child, the costs can quickly add up.

There is no registration fee for students from Grades 1 to 8, but there is a material fee. However, parents complain that the school often does not have the materials available.

In some schools, parents must pay for textbooks and provide photocopying allowances every quarter. In addition, they must provide their own materials for manual labor.

The situation raises questions about how parents, especially those with multiple children in school, will pay for the costs.

Rising education costs, from registration fees to uniforms and textbooks, are weighing heavily on many families in Suriname.

“It is clear that the socially vulnerable groups have difficulty accepting the higher rates,” the KIVC manager said.

These rising costs have led to growing educational inequality, which primarily affects economically weaker families.

KIVC continues to work with George Herring Foundation↗ There are programs to support these families, but the growing need for help points to deeper structural challenges facing Suriname’s education system.

KIVC said there was an urgent need to find solutions to ease the financial pressure on families and ensure equal educational opportunities for all children.

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