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Washington – The World Bank on Monday approved US$13.5 million in additional financing to support efforts to improve education in Guyana, as the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic takes a toll on the sector.
The financing is specifically for the ongoing Guyana Secondary Education Improvement Project which aims to improve teaching in mathematics, increase enrolment in secondary schools, and provide equipment and training to support innovative technology-assisted education delivery methods.
The additional financing will also be used to complete construction of two secondary schools, supply resources for those schools, and build a new secondary school.
“Guyana’s education sector has made significant progress in the last decade; however, strengthening learning outcomes remains a priority and the pandemic is hitting the education sector hard,” said Ozan Sevimli, World Bank Resident Representative for Jamaica and Guyana.