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Tanzania: World Bank Supports Expanded Access to Opportunities and Services, Especially for Women and Youth
WASHINGTON D.C. May 27, 2021 -To help improve rural road access and employment opportunities, strengthen the learning environment and alignment of priority education programs with the labor market at selected higher education institutions, and increase access to high quality broadband internet services, the World Bank today approved three projects with a combined financing of $875 million from the International Development Association (IDA ).
“Approval of the three projects reflects the World Bank’s strong support to Tanzania,” said Hafez Ghanem, Regional Vice President for the World Bank. “We want to continue and even strengthen our partnership with Tanzania in its efforts to fight poverty and ensure a better living standard for its people. Investments supported by the three projects will help accelerate growth as they expand access to economic opportuniti