By; Our reporter
24th July 2020
The World Bank has approved a fund of $150 million (approximately 554 billion shillings) to enable greater access to higher-quality secondary education among Ugandan children in safer and better-equipped learning environments.
The project dubbed Uganda Secondary Education Expansion Project- USEEP is financed by an International Development Association credit of $90 million (332.5 billion shillings) and a grant of $60 million (221.6 billion shillings) from the Window on host communities and refugees.
Through the project, the Ministry of Education and Sports will construct 116 new lower secondary day-schools targeting 60 districts with below-average gross enrollment ratio, high unsatisfied demand for lower secondary education, and no public secondary school. Targeted areas include all 12 refugee-hosting districts.
Each of the said schools will be fully furnished and equipped to accommodate two streams of students. The project will also provide student textbooks and teacher guides, support continuous teacher professional development, and implement an accelerated education program for children who are not currently attending school.
Additional classrooms will also be constructed in 61 schools from underserved districts thus creating 70,300 new spaces for learners, including 30,000 in areas hosting refugees.
“Uganda needs to expand access to secondary education to enhance its human capital. This is essential if Uganda is to improve the future well being of its citizens while also enabling the economy to grow through their increased productivity,” Tony Thompson, World Bank Country Manager said moments before the fund was approval.
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