The World Bank decided to extend $ 200 million to Rwanda to improve its basic education, particularly through honing teachers’ skills.<\/p>\n
Through the Ministry of Education\u00a0(MINEDUC), this financing\u00a0will enhance teacher effectiveness by improving teachers\u2019 English proficiency and digital literacy skills, supporting the professional development of math and science teachers, strengthening the preparation of new teachers in Teacher Training Colleges, and developing model schools to support innovative instructional practices.<\/p>\n
The financing will enhance the school environment to improve student learning by reducing overcrowding and distance to schools, strengthening early learning environments (particularly for pre-primary aged children) and supporting gender sensitive learning in schools.\u00a0Additionally,\u00a0it will develop the institutional capacity of\u00a0Ministry of Education\u00a0to strengthen teaching and learning by strengthening the current teacher recruitment and deployment, school inspection,\u00a0and learning assessment mechanisms.<\/p>\n
\u201cRwanda intends to become a knowledge-based economy and to achieve this objective, a strong human capital base is critical,\u201d\u00a0said\u00a0Uzziel Ndagijimana Rwanda\u2019s Minister of Finance and Economic Development.<\/p>\n
In order to address the issue of overcrowding in Rwandan schools, 11,000 furnished classrooms and approximately 14,500 gender-segregated\u00a0latrines will be built across the country through this project, beginning with the most overcrowded schools and including new school buildings for areas where primary schools do not currently exist. This activity will positively impact learning for about 2 million students in more than 1400 targeted schools.<\/p>\n
\u201cWithout a supportive school environment that includes an adequate number of classrooms and latrines, Rwandan students are limited in the amount they are able to learn.\u00a0The dedicated efforts of the Government of Rwanda with support from many partners contribute\u00a0towards student learning,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0said\u00a0Yasser El-Gammal,\u00a0the World Bank\u00a0Country\u00a0Manager\u00a0for\u00a0Rwanda.<\/p>\n The project has a special focus on\u00a0strengthening the preparation of teachers in the 16 Teacher Training Colleges in the country and developing a network of 17 fully equipped model schools to develop and test innovative teaching and learning practices to be disseminated to all schools.<\/p>\n Early learning is another major focus with the provision of teaching and learning materials to all government preprimary classrooms and the development of an engaging audio-visual learning program for the youngest children in Kinyarwanda and English.\u00a0By investing in the foundation of learning and development of Rwanda\u2019s children, the Government of Rwanda aspires to bolster the human capital in the country.<\/p>\n \n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The World Bank decided to extend $ 200 million to Rwanda to improve its basic education, particularly through honing teachers’ skills. Through the Ministry of Education\u00a0(MINEDUC), this financing\u00a0will enhance teacher effectiveness by improving teachers\u2019 English proficiency and digital literacy skills, supporting the professional development of math and science teachers, strengthening the preparation of new teachers […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":410,"featured_media":40773,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6029,6030],"tags":[6511,6579,6402,6097],"yoast_head":"\n