Basic Education Project

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The Basic Education Project for Niger's objectives are: (i) to increase enrollment and completion in basic education programs and (ii) to improve management at all levels by improving the use of existing resources, focusing on rural areas to achieve greater equity and poverty reduction in the medium to long term. The Project has three components. The first, to improve access to primary education will have three subcomponents: support to primary school construction and renovation program in rural areas; improve girl's education; and an adult literacy program. The second component, to improve the quality and efficiency of primary and lower secondary education, will have five subcomponents: improve pre-service and in-service teacher training in primary education; improve availability of pedagogical inputs in primary and lower secondary education (textbooks and materials); innovative targeted learning programs for alternative rural schools (pilot) and tutoring programs for under-performing students in targeted areas (pilot); and institutionalize the evaluation of learning outcomes. The third component, to strengthen management capacity of the Ministry of Education (MOE) and empower local entities and communities, will have four subcomponents: improvements to MOE including strengthening organization and HR capacity; improve and/or develop core management systems; strengthen the capacity of school management committees (COGES); provide support to the preparation of the second block of the ten-year program and other core studies.