Jan 16, 2017

The Government of Norway has agreed to contribute an additional grant assistance of Norwegian Kroner 127 million (approximately NRs 1.83 billion) to the pool of School Sector Reform Program (SSRP). The Government of Nepal and the Government of Norway signed an addendum to the Financing Agreement at the Ministry of Finance.

The Government of Norway has agreed to contribute an additional grant assistance of Norwegian Kroner 127 million (approximately NRs 1.83 billion) to the pool of School Sector Reform Program (SSRP). The Government of Nepal and the Government of Norway signed an addendum to the Financing Agreement at the Ministry of Finance.

The SSRP was implemented as the first support under Sector Wide Approach (SWAp) modality to the Government of Nepal where the Government takes lead in implementing, monitoring and evaluating its School Sector Plan and the contribution of development partners are pooled into one basket in harmonized and aligned manner.

Government of Norway has been one of the pool partners since its inception. This program mainly aims at reforming public schools with quality and inclusive education towards achieving the goal of "Education for all" in Nepal. This program was originally planned to complete in 2013/14. However, Government of Nepal has decided to extend for another two years considering its continued relevance. Government of Norway has been supporting SSRP as one of the prominent pool partners since 2009. The extended Joint Financing Arrangement (JFA) among pooling partners including Norway has already been signed as guiding framework for joint financing.