The World Bank today approved the allocation of an additional $25 million in financing from the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) to increase equitable access to primary and secondary education in Afghanistan, particularly for girls.
Thousands of students in a school in Nangarhar province enjoy a better learning environment after moving from tents into a concrete school building.
The new package of $403 million grant will finance improvements in primary, secondary and higher education as well as advancing the economic and social standing of rural women.
EQRA (education) Project aims to increase equitable access to primary and secondary education, particularly for girls, in selected lagging provinces, and to improve learning conditions in Afghanistan.