CIDA funds Egyptian early childhood education.

The Canadian International Development Agency The Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) is a Canadian government agency which administers foreign aid programs in developing countries. CIDA operates in partnership with other Canadian organizations in the public and private sectors as well as other will provide over $15 million to support early childhood education in Egypt The Egyptian educational system is highly centralized, and is divided into three stages:

Basic Education - (Arabic:Marhalet Al-Taaleem Al-Asassi)
Primary Stage
Preparatory Stage

, International Cooperation Minister, Josee Verner announced.

This initiative aims to increase access, improve the quality and strengthen the capacity of early childhood education in Egypt over the next five years. The funding will provide educational opportunity to more than 300,000 children from disadvantaged This article or section may contain original research or unverified claims.

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CIDA, the World Bank and the World Food Programme will provide parallel funding as requested by the Egyptian government to be used for the key project areas: civil works, community grants and technical assistance as well as school feeding programs. The total value of this initiative is approximately $100 million USD USD

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Date:	Jun 19, 2006
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