EDUCATION II

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The project supports improvements in: (a) the quality and efficiency of primary education through financing of pre-service and in-service training of teachers; providing them with pedagogical support; introduction of distance education as a future means of teacher training; rehabilitation and expansion of schools in Maputo, Dondo, Beria and Nacala; and introduction of five new initiatives to enhance effective learning such as local language instruction, student achievement testing, support for flooding classrooms with reading materials, testing extramural programs, and student health interventions; (b) the quality and efficiency of the University Eduardo Mondlane, especially in enhancing the university's capacity for strategic management and long-range planning, and strengthening the teaching of physical sciences, engineering and economics; (c) the management of the education sector, particularly the Ministry of Education's ability to address financial monitoring and control. Another essential area which will be strengthened under the project is school construction and maintenance capacity.