Global Partnership for Education (GPE) has announced that it is allocating $110 million to support children’s education in Afghanistan. The network stated on Saturday, December 16th, through a press release, that this program is expected to benefit more than 7.66 million children across Afghanistan through support provided by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and Save the Children.
According to the network, GPE has earmarked this amount of assistance for the next two years to enhance the basic skills of schoolgirls and schoolboys. Laura Frigenti, CEO of the Global Partnership for Education, emphasized that these contributions will help improve children’s access to the education they need, stating, “We are very pleased to continue our support for education in Afghanistan.”
The network’s statement further mentions that $59.5 million of this aid will be channeled through UNICEF. In comparison, $50 million will go through Save the Children to ensure access to quality education, especially for marginalized children, including girls, in various areas.
Global Partnership for Education, noting its joint commitment to ending the learning crisis worldwide, added that it mobilizes partners and financial resources to support education in nearly 90 low-income countries.
This comes at a time when the state of education in the country has been a cause for concern, particularly following the rise of the Taliban administration and the ban on girls’ education beyond the sixth grade.
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