Yemen: Second Basic Education Development Project

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The objective of the Second Basic Education Development Project for Yemen is to assist the Government of Yemen in improving student learning and equitable access to basic education in selected governorates and schools. The project has four components. Improving the quality of basic education and enhancing student performance component will assist the Ministry of Education (MOE) in improving the quality of basic education, mainly through a stronger focus on reading skills, the building block for future student learning. Promoting equitable access to quality education component will promote equitable access to quality education in eight targeted governorates and Sana'a City and about 200 schools through interventions addressing both supply and demand factors. Institutional capacity development component will support the development of the MOE capacity to effectively and efficiently manage resources to deliver quality education services. This component will finance: equipment, furniture, consultant services, training, and study tours. Project management component will support and strengthen the Project Administration Unit (PAU) to carry out the fiduciary responsibilities for the project and report on project progress in a timely and effective fashion as required by the Financing Agreement entered into between the World Bank and Government of Yemen. The component will finance: PAU and Project Management Unit of the Public Works Project (PMU) operating costs, office equipment maintenance, training activities to strengthen the capacity of PAU staff in fiduciary functions and project management, audit activities, remuneration of consultants working for PAU, salaries of PMU staff, and workshops related to the review and monitoring and evaluation of project activities.