- The subsidy is expected to improve learning results at the primary level: WB.
- The initiative aims to benefit 80,000 children outside the school in the province.
- It will also reinforce efforts to improve governance in the education sector.
Islamabad: The World Bank (WB) has approved a subsidy of $ 47.9 million for Pakistan, funded by the global fund of the Education Association, to help improve the participation of girls and boys at the pre-prime and primary level in Punjab.
“The new support is expected to improve learning results at the primary level and strengthen corrective learning support at the primary schooling level,” the WB said in a statement.
“Obtaining results: access and delivery of quality education services and the transformation of the system into the PUNJAB project,” he said, would expand early childhood education, would enroll children again outside the school, strengthen the support of teachers and improve the capacity of the educational sector to climate change and emergencies.
By contributing to a stronger human capital and improving resilience to clashes, the project is aimed at the needs of the poorest and poorest populations, in line with the twin objectives of the World Bank Group to eliminate extreme poverty and promote shared prosperity and the association framework of their country (CPF) with Pakistan.
“This project represents a crucial step to address poverty learning and guarantee equitable access to Quality Education in Punjab,” said WB country director for Pakistan Bolormaa Amgaabazar.
By strengthening fundamental learning, improving system capacity and promoting behavior change, he said, the project would support the development of long -term human capital and economic growth in the province.
The project aims to benefit more than four million children, including 80,000 children outside the school, more than three million children in schools in the Department of School Education (SED), around 850,000 children in the non -formal sector and 140,000 children with different collection in schools in the Special Education Department (Sped).
In addition, more than 100,000 teachers and school leaders, as well as parents and members of the community, would benefit through professional development and awareness campaigns.
Indirect beneficiaries include all students in thirst, Sped and non -formal schools that will obtain broader reforms from the system.
“The project is aligned with the broader educational reform agenda of the Punjab Government, which seeks to create a more effective, responsible and inclusive educational system,” said WB task team leader for the Izza Farrakh project.
“It will do so supporting government efforts to improve governance, management and capacity in the education sector. This includes the strengthening of coordination between school, special education and non -formal education departments, the empowerment of schools and the construction of associations with communities to guarantee sustainable results,” he added.
