Patrons’ Contribute to Schools

Over 650,000 local philanthropists and 1,000 Iranian benefactors living abroad are contributing to construction of school buildings in deprived areas, said Mohammad Reza Hafezi, director of Charity Schools Association of Iran on Saturday. “Around 37% of all schools in the country have been constructed with contributions from patrons, and currently more than 2.5 million students are studying in schools constructed by the association,” ISNA quoted him as saying. There are more than 96,000 schools across the country at present, according to the latest figures released by the Education Ministry.