UNESCO to train school principals - DG Irina Bokova

New Delhi: In a effort to create a positive impact on thousands of teachers and at least 10 million children, the UNESCO will hold training programmes for 10,000 school principals in India, Kenya and Ghana.

The '10,000 Principals Leadership Programme' is organised by UNESCO and the Varkey GEMS Foundation, an NGO.

"The school principals in many developing countries receive little leadership and development training," UNESCO Director General Irina Bokova said in a statement.

"This initiative will impart training on 10,000 schools principals in the three countries in next four years. The will not only effect thousands of teachers but also nearly 10 million children in these countries."

UNESCO's field offices and networks of national authorities and teacher training institutions will prepare the training programmes to be delivered in the three countries.