Japanese supported Girls education project for Taiz governorate inaugurated [Archives:2005/862/Local News]

The Broadening Regional Initiative for Developing Girls' Education (BRIDGE) project for the Taiz governorate in cooperation with the Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the Ministry of Education was officially inaugurated this Tuesday in Sana'a. The key-note speech at the inauguration was made by -Salaman Muhammad Hizam Al-Jawfi, the Minister of Education, along with His Excellency Yuichi Ishii, the Ambassador of Japan. A presentation of the BRIDGE project and the discussion with local education workers was chaired by Hassan Baown, the Vice Minister; General Education Sector.

The BRIDGE project is a pilot program by JICA to improve girls enrolment in primary education and improve mid-level management in the education service. The Japanese team of education experts, jointly from PADECO (an education and aid sub-contractor) and Kobe university, are running a series of publicity campaigns and management courses during the three year program. Alongside these they trialing a new system of 'micro-grants' to local education authorities and schools to provide funding to where it is needed most.
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