Fast Track Initiative Grant for Basic Education

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The objective of the Basic Education Program Support Grant (BEPSG 1-3) is therefore to provide support to Burkina Faso in reforming basic education as part of implementing phase two of its ten year education sector program (PDDEB II) including policy reforms, institutional strengthening and investments. This PDDEB II will build on achievements from implementation of the first phase, as well as on other operations in post primary education supported by various donors, including International Development Association (IDA). Specifically, the PDDEB II aims to: (i) improve access, equity, and expand coverage of basic education (which includes preschool, lower secondary education, and secondary vocational, as well as literacy programs); (ii) improve quality, efficiency, and relevance of basic education; and (iii) strengthen sector management (fiduciary, administrative, and pedagogic management) and monitoring in the context of decentralization of basic education services. The BEPSG 1-3 series is designed specifically to support introduction of policy reforms to remove constraints that have limited government efforts to develop the sector.