Chad - Education Sector Support Project (PASE)–Education VI

The present project meets the need of a human resources strengthening in the crucial area of teaching and pedagogic staff training. he project aims at assisting the Government in pursuing its efforts to resolve issues connected to access to primary education and training of teachers and pedagogic supervisors. Morever, by constructing lasting infrastructure and strengthening the national human resources capacity in the education sector, the project will give girls and boys of school-going age greater access to quality education. At the primary level, it provides for the construction of school modules comprising classrooms, latrines and wells. Thus, the 225 classrooms built (offering 12,000 new vacancies at the primary level) will be equipped with 150 latrines, the purpose being to improve the pupils’ hygiene conditions. The total project cost, excluding taxes and customs duty, is estimated at UA 6 million (i.e. CFAF 4.98 billion at the September 2003 exchange rate), of which UA 4.37 million in foreign exchange (72.60%) and UA 1.65 million in local currency (27.40%). The project whose implementation is scheduled to cover five (5) years comprises the following three (3) components: (i) improvement of the school infrastructure and environment; (ii) training of teachers and pedagogic supervisors; and (iii) project management and steering.