Namibia Compact - Improving the Quality of General Education and Access to Textbooks

Summary: MCC’s $304.5 million Namibia Compact (2009-2014) funded the $145 million Education Project which included the Improving the Quality of General Education Activity (Education Activity) and the Improving Access to and Management of Textbooks Activity (Textbook Activity), which aimed to improve the quality of the Namibian workforce by enhancing the equity and effectiveness of basic education. The Education Activity rehabilitated nearly 50 schools and funded training for school personnel. The Textbook Activity distributed textbooks to all Namibian schools and supported textbook procurement and management reforms.