EDUCATION I

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The project will consist of: (a) the provision of buildings, furniture and equipment for the following: (i) five new junior secondary schools providing 2,100 student places; (ii) expansion of secondary school teacher training facilities at the Botswana branch of the University of Botswana and Swaziland for 96 additional trainees; (iii) expansion of the adult education facilities at the Botswana Extension College to provide a service center to develop materials for radio and correspondence training programs which would reach about 9,000 additional adults; (iv) expansion of the Botswana Youth Brigade Program including the establishment of a National Brigade Development Center to provide places for an additional 1,500 primary school leavers; and (v) one multipurpose education center in the Kalahari area to provide education and rural skill training for about 3,600 youths and adults per annum as well as a junior secondary school for 320 places; and (b) the cost of professional services, technical assistance and operational expenses for project administration and evaluation as well as for preparation of future education projects.