KEYIR NEWS - In a city where booming population growth often outpaces infrastructure, a quiet transformation is unfolding, one that places classrooms at the heart of social progress. This week, Addis Ababa Mayor Adanech Abebe inaugurated 150 educational projects, the culmination of a 5.2 billion birr investment by the city administration.
The initiative, part of a broader national push to close educational gaps and build an empowered generation, includes 14 newly constructed schools and expansion works at 64 others. With 1,655 classrooms now added to the city’s public education system, the investment is more than concrete and steel, it is hope made visible.
“We are not just building schools; we are laying foundations for equity and excellence,” said Mayor Adanech during the inauguration ceremony. “Access and quality must go hand in hand if we are to deliver on our promise of generational upliftment.”
The new facilities are far from perfunctory. ICT labs, science blocks, libraries, inclusive toilets, accessible water systems, and even landscaped sports fields have been integrated to support a holistic learning environment. For students and teachers with disabilities, accessible design has been intentionally prioritised, a quiet but vital step toward inclusive education.
Beyond physical structures, the projects are a sign of political intent. The Prosperity Party’s social development platform places education at its core, seeing it not as a sectoral concern but a cornerstone of national renewal.
With these projects, schools operating under temporary conditions will finally move into permanent, purpose-built campuses. In a city with increasing social demands, the expansion is not just timely, it is essential.
The classrooms opened today echo a deeper truth: to educate is to invest in peace, prosperity, and possibility.