Rehabilitation of Basic Education

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The Rehabilitation of Education Project for Sierra Leone's key objective is the immediate rehabilitation of schools by re-establishing education services in the post-conflict situation, and prepare the grounds for building up the education sector. Specifically, the project will: a) assist participating schools to achieve basic operational level (BOL); and b) build up the capacity of the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MEST) to plan and manage education services. The project was prepared by IDA, the African Development Bank (AfDB) and UK Department for International Development (DFID). The components are: 1) support to education service providers to bring primary schools and Junior Secondary Schools (JSS) to BOL standards by a) introduce peace education into the curriculum, b) support non-formal and emergency education programs, c) HIV / AIDS education prevention, d) support the expansion of the Grants Program; and 2) enhance the institutional capacity of the MEST by a) establishing a Project Coordination Union (PCU); b) strengthening the MEST's planning and management capacity; and c) support the training of 80 teacher trainers who will provide in-service training for unqualified teachers. The Bank's role in supporting a participatory approach in disarmament, reconstruction and rehabilitation efforts in Sierra Leone positions this project to continue to build up the education sector.