World Bank team visits education projects

World Bank Regional Vice-President for Latin America and the Caribbean, Carlos Felipe Jaramillo (standing at right) with others at the Parishara Nursery. (Ministry of Education photo)

Last week, World Bank Regional Vice-President for Latin America and the Caribbean, Carlos Felipe Jaramillo and Country Director for the Caribbean, Lilia Burunciuc, travelled to Guyana to engage with the Government of Guyana on the World Bank programme.

A release from the Ministry of Education said that the  Vice-President and Director had the opportunity to witness, first-hand, the impact of the joint Government of Guyana/World Bank education programming. The engagement in the education sector covers the entire sector and includes Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET), and the implementation of a new textbook policy.