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Girls Technical High School Project
Zambia
Borrower | Zambia |
Financing Type | Public Sector |
Instrument | Project Loan |
Focus Area | Education |
Approved | 17.06.1999 |
Signed | 02.12.1999 |
Status | Completed |
Loan Administrator | OPEC Fund |
Executing Agency | Ministry of Education, Lusaka, Zambia |
Co-financiers | Government |
OPEC Fund Contribution (US$m) | 6.00 |
Total Project Cost (US$m) | 6.60 |
A model technical high school will be established under this project to set new standards for technical education in Zambia, placing a particular emphasis on reducing gender disparity in the science and mathematics fields. A fully equipped campus with library will be built and teaching materials and textbooks provided, as well as teacher training courses.