Government of Nicaragua - Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports

$16,500,000.00 CAD

≈ $0.40 for every person in Canada ≈ 214 Canadians' average pay for a year
Department
Global Affairs Canada
Program
Recipient country
Nicaragua
Fiscal year
2005-2006
Agreement period
April 14, 2005 – March 30, 2012
Project status
Closed
Reference
CA-3-A032110001

Published purpose

This initiative helps the Government of Nicaragua achieve the goals and objectives of the Education for All movement. The initiative emphasizes school improvement, increasing primary school enrolment, improving the quality of primary education, as well as improving the governance and management capacities of community and education officials at all levels. CIDA works closely with the Ministry of Education and the donor community involved in the education sector to support annual work objectives based on agreed-upon education strategies and activities. This project promotes primary education for boys and girls and gender equality. In addition to Canada's contribution to this program, CIDA also has responsibility for the management and delivery of an additional $45 million contribution to the initiative from the Government of the Netherlands.

In plain English AI-generated

This initiative supports the Government of Nicaragua's education sector, focusing on primary school enrolment, education quality, and governance, as part of the Education for All movement.

Category: Foreign Aid Development Primarily funds activity outside Canada

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