$16 million to support
over 90,000 schoolchildren

Funding also covers the rehabilitation of 30 public schools

The French Development Agency (AFD) will provide €14.7 million ($16 million) to support more than 90,000 disadvantaged schoolchildren in partnership with UNICEF by ensuring they have equitable access to quality and inclusive learning for over two school years.

The AFD contribution also aims to support the implementation of structural reforms through the Transition Resilience Education Fund (TREF) in order to improve the governance and efficiency of the education sector, according to a joint statement by AFD and UNICEF.

“UNICEF will ensure access to education to more than 90,000 children to learn in an inclusive, gender-responsive and protective environment. Additionally, more than 16 000 children will benefit from cash for education assistance while over 33,000 adolescent girls will receive hygiene kits. Moreover, AFD is funding the rehabilitation of 30 public schools in 2024 including solar energy to ensure uninterrupted learning,” the statement read.