The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) is donating an additional $50 million grant to expand access to free, quality education for all Haitian children, in keeping with education reform Haiti launched in 2010.
According to a press release, the IDB has offered to support the five-year plan with $250 million from its own resources and to raise $250 million more from other donors. The reform calls for the construction of thousands of schools, training tens of thousands of teachers and free education for millions of children, it noted.
The IDB approved an initial