The Better Education Service Delivery for All (BESDA) in Nigeria will reduce the number of out-of-school children and literacy among school age children in Nigeria.
These were the submission of the Deputy Executive Secretary, Services Dr. Isiaka Kolawale at the ongoing workshop on Financing Agreement and its Implementation Manual signed with SUBEBs for legal officers of the Universal Basic Education Commission in Lagos.
He said BESDA programme would significantly promote system strengthening among States of the Federation and therefore , the programme targets out-of-school children who were taken off the street and placed under a proper school system.
The Deputy Executive Secretary stressed that the BESDA programme which is supported by World Bank is targeted at increasing equitable Acess, – improve literacy and strengthen Accountability for results in Basic Education delivery in Nigeria.
He advised participants that for BESDA programme to succeed, they must commit themselves to understanding the Documents and benefits that will accrue from the workshop.
Lateefah Ibrahim