AMMAN — On Thursday, September 22, 2023,
Minister of Planning and International Cooperation,
Zeina Toukan, alongside
Mark Schwiete, Director of
the German Development Bank in Jordan, and in the presence of German Ambassador
in Amman Bertram von Moltke, signed a grant agreement provided by the
German Development Bank (KfW) to support Jordan's education sector.
اضافة اعلان
The grant,
totaling 22.4 million euros, is designated to finance the salaries of
additional teachers working in afternoon shifts at
Ministry of Education schools, as stated in the press release. This agreement will cover teachers'
salaries for the academic year 2023/2024, which is one of the projects outlined
in the
Jordan Response Plan.
Toukan emphasized that
the grant forms part of
Germany's commitments to support the Ministry of Education's plan to accelerate access to formal education for
Syrian refugee children without compromising the quality of education for Jordanian students.
She also highlighted Germany's significant role as one of Jordan's key
development partners, supporting crucial sectors in the country, the Jordan
News Agency, Petra reported.
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