Guinea Project for Results in Early Childhood and Basic Education

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The objective of the Education Project for Results in Early Childhood and Basic Education in Guinea is to improve access to, and the quality of early childhood and basic education in the Project Areas and to strengthen the capacity of the education system to deliver better results. This project consists of four components. Component (1) Improving equitable access to pre-school education. The objective of this component is to increase equitable access to pre-school through a policy-and standard based expansion of pre-school services in areas of greatest need. Component (2) Improving pre-school and basic education quality using technological innovation. The objective of this component is to improve the quality of play and teaching-learning practices in pre-school and basic education classrooms, with the latter focusing on early primary grades, through the strengthening of the capacities of teachers, school directors and school inspection and pedagogical support services using mobile, digital technologies. Component (3) Strengthening education sector management capacity. Sub-component (3.1) Strengthening decentralized management. The objective of this component is to strengthen the decentralized management of human resources and schools through the introduction of decentralized recruitment and formula-based non-salary recurrent school budgets. Component (4) Project Management and Monitoring and Evaluation. The objective of this component is to support project management, monitoring and evaluation (M&E), and technical assistance (TA) to ensure efficient and effective management of project implementation and the achievement of the DLIs.