NetworkNewsToday: MONGOLIA: RURAL SCHOOLS & TEACHING IMPROVED BY THE WORLD BANK

NetworkNewsToday: 15 February 2010 - THE WORLD BANK: Mongolia - In rural Mongolia, life is changing for young students whose schools were often badly equipped and in need of repairs. With the help of the World Bank and other international donors, the government is now making rural schools more efficient, and more comfortable. In rural Mongolia, children travel long distances in freezing temperatures to get to school.

So ensuring them the best education possible are dedicated teachers like Ms. Sainbayar- with the help of a government-run library project now underway in the country.

SOUNDBITE (Mongolian) Sainbayar, teacher:
We have this new classroom library under the World Bank Rural Education Development Project and at the same time we were trained how to use the library for teaching.

SOUNDBITE (Mongolian) Sainbayar, teacher:
The classroom library helped the students improve reading skills and the students when they use the library they grade their own big book and this promotes oral and written skills and the participation of parents have improved.

Under Mongolias Rural Education and Development Project or READ- more than 3800 rural primary school classrooms have gotten new libraries and books, and more than 4500 primary school teachers have received training in updated teaching skills.

Mongolia is making additional improvements to its primary schools by tapping funds of the World Bank and Partners, Education for All Fast Tract Initiative.

SOUNDBITE (Mongolian) Oyunerdene, General Manager of Bogd Soum School: The fast track initiative project has provided our school with lab tops, projectors and mobile teaching stations to increase skills and knowledge of teachers and also make learning more interactive.

Initiative Funds also go toward renovating school ceilings, doors, windows and heating systems.

SOUNDBITE (Mongolian) Oyunerdene, General Manager of Bogd Soum School: Before the renovations, the roof was old and we had water inside the school when it would snow, and it was very, very uncomfortable.

SOUNDBITE (Mongolian) Dulguun, pupil:
I am getting smart.
SOUNDBITE (Mongolian) Uyanga, pupil:
I am now interested to come to school.
SOUNDBITE (Mongolian) Zaankuu, Pupil:
It is for our development.

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