There is a huge need for school construction in Iraq Today, more than 8,000 schools need to be constructed in Iraq. Many of them were destroyed by ISIS and years of conflict and fragility. While an overwhelming number of schools is needed in Iraq, it is crucial to acknowledge that each new school makes a huge difference in some children’s lives.  Schools can promote community cohesion and social progress. Iraq has been allocating only around 1% of its capital expenditures to education infrastructure, which is low by any standard. The country will have to spend more and better on education infrastructure urgently. Investing in school construction and learning is key to better human development outcomes in IraqHowever, school reconstruction is only part of the solution. Many children go to school but don’t learn. This is true in Iraq and other countries around the world. Investments in school infrastructure must be accompanied by substantive learning investments: in teacher training, materials, technology, and other quality inputs. As we know, the responsibility of teachers is to make sure that every single student learns. But teachers need to have the means and support to do that.The newly launched national education strategy for Iraq paves the way for improved learning  There is hope that more Iraqi schools will receive what they need. On the same day of our visit to Abu Hayyan school, Prime Minister Mohammed Shiaa Al-Sudani gathered the whole Cabinet, many government officials, academia, the World Bank, UNICEF and UNESCO, as well as education stakeholders and the press, to launch the Iraq National Education Strategy 2022-2031 and reiterate the government’s strong commitment to improving education Iraq.   This national strategy recognizes that investing in educating children and youth is the most important development challenge for Iraq. We highlighted to the Cabinet that for economies to be competitive and for young people to have all the skills needed to build their own future, there is only one path — to invest in people. Countries like Iraq must invest in education infrastructure, teachers and technology — they must invest in education to improve human capital.  The education strategy sets the vision and path towards a better education system and learning for all Iraqi children over the next 10 years. Importantly, the strategy rightfully emphasizes that equitable access and learning for all Iraqi children can only be achieved by ensuring provision of enough learning spaces and quality inputs to education. (ICE AMMAN)

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