World Bank Provides $80 Million to Improve Quality of Education in Mali
Approved on February 23, 2020, by the World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors, a $80 million from the International Development Association (IDA)* with 50% grant and 50% credit, will support Mali’s education system. In addition to IDA financing, the project will benefit from three grants from the Global Partnership for Education: $44.78 million from Education Sector Program Implementation Grant, $9.14 million from Regular Accelerated Funding, and $6.78 million from COVID-19 Accelerated Funding.

The Mali Improving Education Quality and Results for All (MIQRA) Project will increase learning outcomes in early primary education in targeted areas of Mali. It will help promote girls' access to lower and upper secondary education in underserved areas, and enhance the governance of the education system.

MIQRA is an important contributor to the achievement of the Government’s Ten-year Education Sector Development Program Second-Generation for 2019–2028 (Programme décennal de développement de l’éducation deuxième génération