BESDA program will reduce the number of out-of- School children – UBEC
Doosuur Iwambe, Abuja
The Universal Basic Education Commission, UBEC has said that Better Education Service Delivery for All (BESDA) will reduce the number of out-of-school children and literacy among school age children in Nigeria.
The Deputy Executive Secretary of the commission, Dr. Isiaka Olayinka Kolawale made this disclosure at the ongoing workshop on Financing Agreement and its Implementation Manual signed with SUBEBs for legal officers of the commission.
According to him, BESDA programme will significantly promote system strengthening among States of the Federation thereby ensuring that out-of-school children are taken off the street and place under a proper school system.
He said that the programme which is supported by World Bank is targeted at out-of-school children, increase equitable acess, improve literacy and strengthen accountability for results in Basic Education delivery in Nigeria.
Participants were advised to note that for BESDA programme to success, two (2) forms of legal documents have been signed by the World Bank and the Federal Government on one part, and by UBEC and seventeen beneficiary State on the other part.
“Therefore it is is on this note that I urged you to commit yourselves to understanding the Documents and benefits that will accrue from this workshop”, he said.
The one week programme will feature paper presentation by World Bank representative, BESDA Resource person, meeting wish all the legal o+cers among others.
