Morocco: Basic Education Reform Support Program

WASHINGTON, February 8, 2005  - The following project was approved today by the World Bank’s Board:

IBRD LOAN AMOUNT: US$ 80 million

TERMS: Grace period = 5 years; Maturity = 20 years

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: This project aims to support the Government efforts to boost the quality of basic education for all children ages six to fourteen in a financially sustainable manner. The actions to be supported are threefold: (i) generalize access to basic education to most school-age children by 2008; (ii) improve the quality of education through reducing dropout and repetition rates and improving students learning; and (iii) reinforce institutional capacity in association with the sector’s decentralization process at the central, regional, provincial and local levels. For more information, please call Sereen Juma at(202) 473-7199 , or email: sjuma@worldbank.org.  For project information documents, visit: http://web.worldbank.org/external/projects/main?pagePK=104231&piPK=73230&theSitePK=40941&menuPK=228424&Projectid=P043412