Today, 24th January, marks the International Day of Education to raise awareness on the key role of quality and relevant education for peace and development worldwide, including its contribution to poverty eradication, environmental sustainability and building peaceful and resilient societies.

The 2020 theme ‘Learning for people, planet, prosperity and peace’, highlights the integrated nature of education, its humanistic aims, as well as its centrality to our collective development ambitions. Education and learning can empower people, preserve the planet, build shared prosperity and foster peace.

To commemorate the International Day of Education, the National Community Driven Development Project (NCDDP) proudly highlights its implementation of supporting education sector with basic infrastructure services. With support from the World Bank and other development partners, the NCDDP programme has built or renovated 4,463 schools and 122 libraries in 63 townships across the country since 2013.

The objective of the project is to enable poor rural communities to benefit from improved access to basic infrastructure services and enhance the government’s capacity to promptly and effectively respond to emergencies.

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