Partner since:
Total grant support: US$36,514,033
GPE 2025 grant eligibility:
Partnership compact
Priority: Harnessing the power of technology for education transformation.
Coordinating agency: Caribbean Development Bank
Engagement lead: Mohamed Yassine
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has limited resources and cultural norms that contribute to disparities in education access. The Caribbean region’s susceptibility to natural disasters exacerbates challenges to delivering quality education.
The government is working with GPE and other partners towards comprehensive technology integration for enhanced education.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadine’s Partnership Compact commits to leveraging technology to improve access, overcome existing barriers, enhance educational delivery, and promote gender equality and inclusion within the education system.
Planned activities include development of technological infrastructure, including internet connectivity and digital classrooms, and teacher training programs on technology integration, personalized learning approaches and inclusive pedagogical practices.
New educational content will be gender-sensitive and culturally relevant, and digital learning platforms will help make the content more accessible.
of children start learning one year before entering primary school
of primary teachers have the minimum required qualifications
of government expenditure on education
(data as of November 11, 2026)
Type: System capacity
Years: 2026 - 2029
Allocation: US$3,249,750
Utilization: US$225,151
Grant agent: OECS, World Bank
Type: Multiplier
Years: 2025 - 2029
Allocation: US$5,000,000
Utilization: US$263,587
Grant agent: CDB
Enhance the quality, relevance and equity of basic education by:
Type: System transformation
Years: 2025 - 2029
Allocation: US$10,000,000
Utilization: US$851,081
Grant agent: World Bank
This grant was allocated to the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States to be shared among Dominica, Grenada, Saint Lucia and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
