The Government of Nepal and the World Bank today signed an agreement for an additional grant of US$10.85 million for the School Sector Development Programme to ensure access to education and continued learning for children amid the COVID-19 crisis.

The government’s SSDP is a sector-wide programme supported by International Development Association credit of USD 10.85 million, with support from Asian Development Bank, European Union, Finland, Global Partnership for Education, Japan International Cooperation Agency, Norway, USAID, UNICEF and REACH Multi-Donor Trust Fund, administered by World Bank. The programme aims to improve quality, equitable access, and efficiency of basic and secondary education in Nepal.

Additional grant from the GPE COVID-19 Accelerated Funds will contribute to implementation of Ministry of Education, Science and Technology’s COVID-19 contingency plan to mitigate and respond to potential impacts of the pandemic in the sector of education.

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