The Swedish development agency, SIDA, will support a five years project, which aims at improving the quality of education in the two districts. The plans are inspired by Ibis’ NIAEDUC-project in the Niassa-province and will consist of the same components: In service teacher training, development of local curriculum in cooperation with the communities, capacity building of school boards, development of new education materials etc. The budget is 12,8 MSEK (appr 1,7 M USD).
Ireland Aid will fund a three and a half years district development project. It aims at increasing the capacity of the administration of the two districts, at strengthening the civil society organisations and establishing a community radio in Muembe. The budget is 1,36 M Euro.
Ibis’ country director, Arne Mortensen, explains, that the process of finding coordinators for the two projects has already started. He expects a project staff of 8-10 persons, who will initially be trained at Ibis’ new training center in Massangulo – also in the northern Niassa-province.
SIDA and Ibis are negotiating another district development project in the Majune-district - similar to the new one in Mavago and Muembe. In Majune Ibis is already running an education project. /tgn
