EDUCATION V

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The proposed project is designed to: (a) improve teacher effectiveness at the primary level; (b) assist the Government in meeting more effectively the basic educational needs of rural children; and (c) improve the quality of science and mathematics teaching at the senior secondary level. The project would finance the following components: (i) the provision of learning aids for 700 existing primary schools; (ii) the construction and equipping of 40 rural primary schools and related technical assistance; (iii) the development of programs and of a cadre of qualified staff for training senior secondary mathematics and science teachers, through technical assistance and the construction and equipping of 4 teacher training institutes; and (iv) technical assistance for project implementation and for the preparation of pre-investment studies.