DRC Education Sector Project

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The objective of the Education Sector Project of the Democratic Republic of Congo is to prevent further deterioration in the delivery of essential services for primary education and prepare ground for a sustainable development and financing of the sector that will facilitate donor coordination and future transition to a sector wide program. There are 4 components to the Project. Component 1 will increase access and equity at primary level by providing resources to reduce the cost of education to households (reduce primary school fees) and rehabilitating 1570 classrooms which will boost the demand for and supply of education. Component 2 will Improve the quality of primary education by providing textbooks in mathematics and reading for every pupil in grades 1-2 of primary school, and by creating research capacity to assess and monitor quality of education which is instrumental to future quality improvement. Component 3 is to strengthen the capacity for policy planning, budgeting and program execution in pivotal areas for the sector including teacher career structure and teacher training, and the development of a sector wide medium term strategy for education. Component 4 will strengthen project management and coordination of the Steering Committee comprised of the Ministry of Primary, Secondary and Professional Education (MEPSP), the Ministry of Higher Education and Universities (MESU), the Ministry of Social Affairs and National Solidarity (MASSN), the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Budget with an increment in resources required to operate a Project Management and Coordination Unit (PMCU).