Angola has announced a $250 million World Bank-educational project aimed at empowering girls and combating poverty.
During the ceremony, which was chaired by President João Lourenço, WB Regional Director for Africa, Jean-Christophe Carret, he expressed his delight in the bank’s commitment to supporting the second phase of the Girls’ Empowerment and Learning for All Project
The new funds from the international financial institution will aid the Angolan government’s initiative of empowering young girls for the next five years.
The new funds from the international financial institution will complement the Angolan government’s efforts, with an amount of US$ 250 million for the next five years, the official said.
According to Lourenço, the Executive is working hard to make education a high priority in the dynamics of transformation and development of the country, through a set of growing investments in the sector.
With the help of funds from partnerships, resources from the State Budget and other supporting nations and international organizations this project will become a success.
PAT-II, with the support of the WB, is part of the programs focused on promoting quality education based on the principles of equity, school inclusion and efficiency, he stressed.
During the current legislature, which began in 2017, he stated that more than 650 school centres were built which enrolled approximately 1.2 million new students.
In addition, it was possible to fix and repair about 150 schools, said the official, who reiterated his gratitude to the World Bank, therefore, urged the central state administration agencies and territorial authorities to work together to ensure the success of PAT-II.
He further stated that the project is a timely response to strengthen the failing education systems especially as the pandemic had affected both the school and students.
One of the main causes of school dropout in Angola, especially in rural areas, is early pregnancy, which requires the teaching of sexual and reproductive health education, which is the vision of PAT-II he said.
In the next five years, the project will help more than six million students, informed Education Minister Luísa Grillo at the event.
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