World Bank Africa Updates <[log in to unmask]> wrote: The Gambia Receives US$8 million for the Development of the Education Sector WASHINGTON, June 1, 2006 - The World Bank Board of Executive Directors today approved an International Development Association (IDA) grant of US$8 million to assist the Government of The Gambia in providing equitable access to high quality education. The Third Education Sector project, Phase 2 aims to improve conditions for teaching and learning in basic education through: (i) improving performance of students, teachers and schools, (ii) strengthening capacity building and performance management, and enhancing monitoring and evaluation, and (iii) expanding access to underserved communities. It will support the Government¨s Education Policy, which aims to provide equitable access to education, from early childhood to tertiary education including adult and non formal education, and focus on improving learning outcomes at all levels. "In Gambia, primary school completion is now at 62 percent and is expected to increase to 80 percent by 2010, and to 100 percent by 2015. The project will focus the greatest attention on improving the quality of instruction offered in schools even as the number of students enrolled continues to increase to the desired levels, and will help ensure that girls have equal access to education and perform at the same level as boys, across the entire system." said Ms. Meskerem Mulatu, the World Bank Task Team Leader of the project. The Third Education Sector project will, inter alia, help increase access to training for all teachers, focusing on improved classroom instruction, and will help improve the availability of adequate teaching/learning materials, and of school-level pedagogic support for teachers. Head-teachers and pedagogic leaders will receive regular face-to-face and/or distance learning training, along with support from peer networks and from model head-teachers. The project will also support the payment of school fees and textbook and examination costs for girls in upper basic and senior secondary schools through the Scholarship Trust Fund for Girls, a scheme tested during Phase 1 that has since been extended throughout the system. The project is expected to support the construction and/or rehabilitation, furnishing and equipping of 36 urban classrooms and 16 multigrade classrooms, and about 6,000 learners will benefit from literacy training and post-literacy support. Finally, the project will help ensure adequate capacity building opportunities exist so that the system can be managed and monitored effectively, thereby attaining its ambitious goals. The project responds to the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) pillar on enhanced equity and quality of service delivery, and contributes to two other pillars that aim to improve public expenditure management, and promote private sector-led growth. ### For more information on the World Bank¨s work in sub-Saharan Africa visit: http://www.worldbank.org/afr For more information about World Bank¨s activities in Gambia visit: http://www.worldbank.org/gambia For more information about the project, please visit: http://web.worldbank.org/external/projects/main? --------------------------------- Yahoo! Cars NEW - sell your car and browse thousands of new and used cars online search now --------------------------------- いいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいい To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://listserv.icors.org/archives/gambia-l.html To Search in the Gambia-L archives, go to: http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?S1=gambia-l To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: [log in to unmask] いいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいい