On the 14th of September, the Belgian Consul General Mr. Bruno Jans and the Palestinian Minister of Education and Higher Education Dr. Sabri Saidam signed a 9 million euro agreement to support the education sector in Palestine. This contribution will be disbursed to the ‘Joint Financing Arrangement’ (JFA) fund. The JFA is a pooled fund that provides support to the implementation of the Education sector plan of Palestine. It was established in 2010 and is supported by Belgium, Finland, Germany, Ireland and Norway.