Niger - Projects & Programs

Basic Education Project

The Basic Education Project for Niger's objectives are: (i) to increase enrollment and completion in basic education programs and (ii) to improve management at all levels by improving the use of existing resources, focusing on rural areas to achieve greater equity and poverty reduction in the medium to long term. The Project has three components. The first, to improve access to primary education will have three subcomponents: support to primary school construction and renovation program in rural areas; improve girl's education; and an adult literacy program. The second component, to improve the quality and efficiency of primary and lower secondary education, will have five subcomponents: improve pre-service and in-service teacher training in primary education; improve availability of pedagogical inputs in primary and lower secondary education (textbooks and materials); innovative targeted learning programs for alternative rural schools (pilot) and tutoring programs for under-performing students in targeted areas (pilot); and institutionalize the evaluation of learning outcomes. The third component, to strengthen management capacity of the Ministry of Education (MOE) and empower local entities and communities, will have four subcomponents: improvements to MOE including strengthening organization and HR capacity; improve and/or develop core management systems; strengthen the capacity of school management committees (COGES); provide support to the preparation of the second block of the ten-year program and other core studies.**

Last Updated November 26 2009

Basic Information
Project Status	Closed
Region	Africa
Country/Area	Niger
Major Sector (Sector) (%)	Education (Primary education) (75%)
	Education (Adult literacy/non-formal education) (13%)
	Public Administration, Law, and Justice (Central government administration) (12%)
Old Major Sector	Education
Old Sector	Primary Education
Env Category	B
Project ID	P061209
Bank Team Lead (Last Name, First)	Ouedraogo, Adama
Approval Date	17-JUL-2003
Closing Date	30-JUN-2009
Borrower	GOV'T OF NIGER
Implementing Agency	MIN. OF EDUCATION

Financial
Main Loan/Credit #	38120
IBRD Commitment *	0
IDA Commitment *	30
IBRD + IDA Commitment *	30
Grant Amount *	0
Total Project Cost *	300.5
Product Line	IBRD/IDA
Lending Instrument	Specific Investment Loan

Development Outcomes And Goals
*Targeted Thematic Outcomes...*	Supporting this Broader Dev't Goal
Education for all	Achieve universal primary education (MDG); Education (CAP)
Gender	Promote gender equality & empower women (MDG); Empowerment, security & social inclusion (CAP)
Participation and civic engagement	Empowerment, security & social inclusion (CAP)
Rural services and infrastructure	N/A (CAP)
Administrative and civil service reform	Public sector governance (CAP)

Available Project Documents***
For a short project overview, please consult the Project Information Document if available.

	Procurement Plan (PROP), Vol.1 -24-OCT-2007
	Agreement (), Vol. -24-JUL-2003
	Project Appraisal Document (PAD), Vol.1 -20-JUN-2003
	Integrated Safeguards Data Sheet (ISDS), Vol.1 -03-APR-2003
	Environmental Assessment (EA), Vol.1 -31-MAR-2003
	Resettlement Plan (RPL), Vol.1 -31-MAR-2003
	Project Information Document (PID), Vol.1 -24-MAR-2003

Contract Award Information

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*Commitment at Board in USD$ millions. Does not reflect any cancellations. Pipeline and dropped projects display the forecast amount. Total project cost includes non-Bank funding.

** The project summary is drawn from the PAD, SAR, or PGD abstract and may not accurately reflect the project's current nature.

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