In a move supporting Nepal in development, the World Bank has entered into USD 440 million worth financial agreements with the Government of Nepal.<\/p>\n
The three agreements are focused on investment in livestock innovation, post-earthquake housing reconstruction, technical education and vocational training in Nepal.<\/p>\n
\u201cThese three agreements are important for Nepal because they boost job creation, including for many women, by investing more money in the country\u2019s successful post-earthquake housing reconstruction as well as providing resources for the livestock sector and for youth skills training,\u201d says Qimiao Fan, World Bank Country Director for Bangladesh, Nepal and Bhutan.<\/p>\n
Under the first agreement, USD 300 million will be dedicated for the Earthquake Housing Reconstruction Project as an addition to USD 200 million credit approved in 2015 post the earthquake.<\/p>\n
With this, a preliminary estimate of 500,000 households in 2015 has been increased to 650,000 households.<\/p>\n
The second finance of USD 80 million will address the Livestock Sector Innovation Project while supporting the government\u2019s objectives towards the Agriculture Development Strategy and livestock development for sustained agriculture, food security, poverty reduction and economic growth.<\/p>\n
The investment on livestock is expected to benefit nearly 200,000 livestock producers across 271 municipalities of Nepal.<\/p>\n
The third agreement involving a credit of USD 60 million will finance the second phase of Nepal\u2019s Enhanced Vocational Education and Training Project.<\/p>\n
This training program aims at providing training large number of youth who lack necessary skill set. This program aims to fill the gaps that Nepali workers are facing in the labor market, both locally and globally.<\/p>\n
The second phase of the project will focus on improving access to market-relevant training programs and strengthen the delivery of Technical Education and Vocational Training (TEVT).<\/p>\n