Basic and Primary Education Project

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The project's main objectives are to: (i) improve the quality of primary education; (ii) increase equitable access to primary schooling; and (iii) strengthen the management of the formal and non-formal primary education delivery system. The project consists of three components. The first component, designed to increase the quality of primary education, will: (a) simplify the primary school curriculum and make it more relevant; (b) provide improved teacher instructional materials, textbooks and supplementary materials; and (c) institutionalize a teacher supervision, support and training system. The second component, designed to improve access to educational resources, will: (a) strengthen the non-formal primary education and literacy programs; (b) offer an increased opportunity to receive a basic education to girls, the very poor, and those in remote areas; and (c) construct and/or renovate primary school classrooms to accommodate the increase in enrollment. The third component, designed to improve the institutional development of the subsector, will: (a) strengthen the Ministry of Education's capacity to plan, manage and monitor its formal and non-formal primary education program; (b) assist in the development of its capacity to coordinate and manage donor-aided projects; and (c) improve the design of efficient classroom facilities.