Programme for free and equitable access to school textbooks

Education and school textbooks

Project positioning

The programme organises a structured, free and sustainable textbook lending scheme to reduce inequalities in access to educational resources, improve basic learning and ease the financial burden on families. It is based on document collections, lending libraries, management and monitoring mechanisms, and the involvement of the educational communities.

Investment and partnership axes

  • Production and procurement of textbooks
  • Libraries and lending points
  • Digital management and traceability systems
  • Warehousing, logistics and distribution
  • Related school equipment
  • Local publishing, printing and management capabilities

Required need

Textbook production and procurement, logistics, lending schemes, management systems, funding, and partnerships with the education and industrial sectors.

Expected impact

To improve access to textbooks and the quality of learning, reduce educational inequalities and the financial burden on households, strengthen the management of educational resources, and support local production and logistics ecosystems.