CAMEROON--Equity and Quality for Improved Learning Project

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The development objective of the Equity and Quality for Improved Learning Project for Cameroon is to improve the equity and quality of primary education service delivery in Cameroon with an emphasis on disadvantaged areas. This project has two components. 1) The first component, Improving equity and quality in primary education service delivery, supports improvements in primary education service delivery, in particular the early grades of primary, with a focus on supporting the disadvantaged areas of Cameroon and on improving girls’ school attendance. It has the following subcomponents: (i) Increasing teacher availability in public primary schools in disadvantaged areas; (ii) Provision of teaching and learning materials; (iii) Continued professional development for teachers and inspectors; (iv) Support for girls’ education; and (v) National primary education assessment framework. 2) The second component, Building institutional capacity for improved education service delivery aims to (a) limit the risks of weak governance (poor management, weak citizen participation, and lack of transparency and accountability) in the conversion of maîtres des parents to contract teacher status; (b) in the distribution of Essential teaching and learning materials; (c) and to better monitor service delivery for improved service delivery, learning outcomes and equity in basic education. It has the following subcomponents: (i) Improving information, governance and accountability, and monitoring and evaluation capacity; and (ii) Building knowledge for improved service delivery and learning.