Niger - Basic Education Enhancement Project (Education Project II)

The Basic Education Enhancement Project was designed and developed in 2003 within the context of Basic Education Development Programme (PDDE) implementation. This programme is the single reference framework for the education policy, which gives priority to basic education in its implementation. The project is limited mainly to this sub-sector of the system. It's the continuation of Education Project I, with which it shares components and a similar objective, and which was implemented satisfactorily. It's limited mainly to this sub-sector of the system. It intends, by taking into account the educational system’s constraints, to provide solutions to the problems of access, quality, relevance and equity of basic education, as well as health and STI/HIV/AIDS in schools. The project has four (4) components namely : (1) access and quality improvement of basic cycles 1 and 2 education; (2) support for girls’ education and female literacy; (3) school health improvement and STI/HIV/AIDS control; and (4) project management.