Ministry of Education has contracted AR Business Maldives Private Limited to renovate Mohamed Gasim Preschool in Hulhumale'.
The agreement was signed by Minister of State for Education Minister Ahmed Riyaz and Managing Director Ali Rasheed. AR Business Maldives is tasked with completing renovations within 45 days at a cost of USD 123,000, according to the agreement.
Housing Development Corporation (HDC) handed over the preschool to the education ministry in 2019. Since then, the ministry has repeatedly opened applications to seek firms to operate the preschool.
The preschool consists of 10 classrooms, a computer room, a hall, and a staffroom. The ministry was unable to open the preschool this year as it was converted to a flu clinic in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The preschool had also been used as a campaign office during the presidency of Abdulla Yameen.