IR 4. INCREASED ACCESS AND QUALITY OF EC Boys & Girls in rural areas in 2 departments (North and South) have acce
ss to quality Early Childhood Development (ECD) services, which contributes to Equitable Access To Quality Education, Skills Development. UNICEF aims to achieve this through Systems Strengthening And Institution Building. This contributes to the following Country Programme result: Girls and boys aged 0-15 years in households in the lowest 3 quintiles a
nd in rural areas benefit from the support of policies and systems that
establish equal access to quality early learning and basic education, an
d the increase in enrolment of this population with gender equity (2011-
2012)