Education for Underdeveloped Nations Bill 2015

A bill to allow the world’s poorest countries get a higher quality of education over the next Five years.

BE IT ENACTED by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:-

1: Regions and areas

(1) North Africa

(a) The regions of North Africa that we will aim to provide a moderate and effective education for all ethnicities and genders.

(i) Libya

(ii) Mauritania

(iii) Sudan

(iv) Somalia

(2) Middle East

(a) Afghanistan

(b) Pakistan

2: Implementation

(1) Implementation

(a) A target shall be set to educate over 50,000 children in the next five years.

(b) 5 schools shall be built in areas in the aforementioned countries, with the consultation of the respective sovereign governments.

(i) The United Kingdom government shall provide staff for these schools using volunteers from local and international organisations.

(2) Construction

(a) The Defence ministry shall be tasked with providing the engineers safety if it is determined, by the ministry, the location is at risk of conflict.

(b) Where military action is currently not being undertaken or has recently happened, the Department for International Development shall contract out construction to construction companies capable of work in the allocated areas.

(3) The Department for International Development shall train local personnel in the maintenance and running of the schools so within 3 years all UK volunteers are no longer necessary.

3: Estimated Cost

£420million for construction of all schools.

Cost of educating one student in east africa or north africa is £450 for a year.

£22million for educating all students for a year.

Within one year it is estimated that most if not all of the staffing and supplies will be provided locally or using volunteering or donations £550 million.

Estimated Total maximum cost for construction and a full five years of funding if no volunteers are used.

4: Short title, commencement and extent

(1) This bill may be cited as Education for Underdeveloped Nations Act 2015.

(2) Shall come into Immediately after receiving royal assent.

(3) Shall apply to the departments of, Defence, Foreign Affairs and International Development.

Appendix I

(1) Effects of implementation

(a) Teach 50,000 children over next five years.

(b) Slow the spread of extremism in other countries.

(c) Teach effective skills for work, business and an accepting modern tolerant society.

This bill was submitted by the Honourable /u/ctrlaltlama on behalf of The Conservative and Unionist party.

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