UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund

$5,000,000.00 CAD

≈ 64 Canadians' average pay for a year
Department
Global Affairs Canada
Program
—
Recipient country
Mali
Fiscal year
2012-2013
Agreement period
November 8, 2012 – March 31, 2015
Project status
Closed
Reference
CA-3-A035487001

Published purpose

The suspension of aid to Mali’s Ministry of Education following the March 22, 2012 coup d'état has significantly affected Mali’s ability to finance the purchase of textbooks for 2012-13 school year. This initiative, in partnership with UNICEF is a one-time, short-term project designed to respond to this situation. The project aims to improve learning the quality of education for Malian children, by providing textbooks to children and teachers of primary schools in southern Mali.

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This project provides textbooks to primary school children and teachers in southern Mali, addressing the education gap caused by the suspension of aid to Mali's Ministry of Education after the 2012 coup.

Category: Foreign Aid Development Primarily funds activity outside Canada

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