Netherlands to contribute towards education for all in Pakistan
Pakistan can count on the Netherlands’ support for basic education during the coming four years. For 2006 an amount of 35 million US dollars is available. This was announced by the Netherlands Minister for Development Cooperation, Mrs. Agnes van Ardenne, at her meeting with Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz today. In Pakistan too, all children should be able to attend school. In the coming years the Netherlands wants to contribute towards this goal. Special attention will be paid to early childhood education as well as the quality of education and textbooks. The Minister’s announcement means that the Netherlands will expand its development cooperation with Pakistan to include not only the areas of good governance and environment, but also basic education.
Van Ardenne: “By the year 2015 there should be education for all children in Pakistan, with equal opportunities for girls and boys. The contribution by the Netherlands is meant to stimulate provinces in Pakistan to develop and implement their own education plans, aiming to achieve these Millennium Development Goals. Pakistan is responsible for providing education to its children. The Netherlands can support through financial assistance and advisory services?.
Source: Reliefweb
