On July 7, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Grant Agreement (G/A) with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) for a grant of up to 1.328 billion yen for the “Improving Access to Basic Education Project (UNICEF Partnership)” in Afghanistan. The agreement was signed in February 2012.
The people of Afghanistan are currently facing unprecedented economic and humanitarian crises, including poverty and shortages of food and medicine, and support from the international community is essential.
Among them, there are many challenges in the education sector, with more than 4.2 million people out of school in primary and secondary education, and the enrollment rate remains low at 65% in urban areas and 48% in rural areas. The situation for girls, in particular, remains more serious, affected by such factors as the local announcement (March 2022) that they will not be allowed to return to secondary education. Although basic education is an important curriculum that builds the foundation of a country, there is concern that insufficient access to education will hinder Afghanistan’s growth and stabilization.
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