RY Basic Education Expansion Project

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The Basic Education Expansion Project, supports the education sector strategy in Yemen, providing basic education, through improved education quality. The components will: 1) expand access to education, by increasing the number of schools, through construction, and rehabilitation of schools, in an efficient, and demand-based selection of school sites, using school mapping databases, and community participation. Funding for management capacity building will be provided for the Ministry of Education (MOE), as well as for implementation of cost-effective maintenance, and repair methods; 2) improve the quality of education in rural basic schools, through in-service teacher training, and, training for inspectors, and, headmasters. Reforms in teacher deployment will be performed to enhance interventions, and, a new curriculum will be introduced. Educational materials, and school furniture will be supplied upon completion of civil works; and, 3) strengthen the capacity of the MOE, to implement basic education reforms, and to prepare educational statistics, and monitoring. Quality programs will be implemented, and, project management will be strengthened in terms of regulatory framework, business guidelines, and information management. Technical assistance will be provided to develop action plans for community participation activities.