EDUCATION III

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The proposed project will assist the Government in improving access to, and efficiency and relevance of, primary and junior secondary education and in improving the management capacity of civil servants. Its major components are: (i) the construction, furnishing and equipping of 31 new primary schools and the expansion of 12 existing primary schools; (ii) the construction, furnishing and equipping of 6 new junior secondary schools and expansion of 10 existing secondary schools; (iii) the expansion and improvement of facilities of the primary and secondary curriculum units, an in-service training center, and the Swaziland Institute of Management and Public Administration (SIMPA); (iv) the distribution of 1.2 million textbooks and 78,000 teachers' guides to primary school students; (v) pre-investment studies and evaluation; and (vi) technical assistance to the Program Unit for architectural design, procurement and supervision of construction.