VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN): Unicef has provided education materials worth more than 33.6 billion kip (US$3.6 million) to help implement the Education Response Plan of the Ministry of Education and Sports. The materials provided to the ministry consist of textbooks, teachers’ guides and other learning materials for use by about 760,000 children from pre-primary to secondary school levels, and over 35,000 teachers across the country, and are valued at more than 20.5 billion kip (US$2.2 million). Additionally, almost one million children in kindergarten, pre-primary and primary schools will receive soap, cleaning and other hygiene materials to support Covid-19 prevention measures in schools, worth more than 13 billion kip (US$1.4 million).