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<p>Ramallah – to PNN – Germany signed an agreement to support the Palestinian Education sector with EUR 6.5 million on Wednesday.</p>
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<p>The   was signed by the Palestinian Authority, represented by Dr. Ali  Jarbawi, Minister of Planning and Administrative Development and Ms.  Lamis Al Alami, Minister of Education and Higher Education, and Germany,  represented by Ms Annika Wandscher, Head of Development Cooperation in  the German Representative Office, Mr. Marc Engelhardt, Head of the KfW  Office Ramallah and Mr. Frank Determann, Project Manager from KfW  Headquarters.</p>
<p>With this agreement, the German government  increases its overall support to the first Joint Financing Arrangement  in the Palestinian Territory to a total amount of EUR 39 million.  Currently, four countries &#8211; Finland, Germany, Ireland and Norway &#8211; have  signed the Joint Financing Arrangement for the Education Sector with an  overall amount of approx. USD 92 million so far.</p>
<p>Objectives  and Scope of the Joint Financing Arrangement The Joint Financing  Arrangement aims to support the Ministry of Education and Higher  Education in the implementation of the Education Development and  Strategic Plan (EDSP).</p>
<p>The objectives of the EDSP  are to increase access to all education levels (access), to improve the  quality of teaching and learning (quality), to develop the capacity for  planning and management and to improve the financial and management  systems used (management).</p>
<p>The Joint Financing  Arrangement sets forth the jointly agreed terms and procedures for the  Joint Financing Partner’s support to the EDSP and serves as a  coordinating framework for consultations with the Palestinian Authority,  for joint reviews of performance and for common procedures on  disbursement, procurement, reporting and audits.</p>
<p>The  Joint Financing Arrangement ensures supporting the government’s own  strategic plans using government and national education institutions,  allowing for flexibility in priority setting and implementation,  providing predictability of funding to the sector and strengthening  ownership.</p>
<p>The Development of the Joint Financing  Arrangement Considerable progress has been made in strengthening  collaboration between the Ministry of Education and Higher Education and  its Development Partners towards the overall aim of improving education  service delivery.</p>
<p>A Sector Wide Approach to  collaborative planning resulted in the EDSP 2008-2012, which was  subsequently endorsed by all Development Partners as the framework for  their support to the sector.</p>
<p>Partnership Principles  document, outlining the rules of engagement between the Ministry and the  Development Partners, has been signed by 15 Development Partners. Four  of these signatories – Finland, Germany, Ireland and Norway &#8211; have  agreed to pool their support through the first Joint Financing  Arrangement in the Palestinian Territory.</p>
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<p><a href="http://english.pnn.ps/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=9532&amp;Itemid=61">PNN &#8211; Palestine News Network &#8211; Germany to Donate EUR 6.5 Million for the Palestinian Education Sector</a>.</p>
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