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The purpose of the Third Education Project for Burundi is to assist the Government in: (a) expanding and improving formal primary and non-formal education and training in rural areas; (b) expanding junior secondary education; (c) improving primary teacher training; and (d) providing technical and logistical assistance to key ministerial services. There are three components to the project. The first component is the construction, furnishing, and equipping of twenty-four multipurpose learning centers; two primary training institutes including junior secondary schools; four junior secondary schools and twenty rural social centers. The second component is the materials and equipment for teaching aid production. Finally, the third component is the provision of vehicles, equipment, specialists' services and fellowships for project implementation, educational planning, and teacher training.