The World Bank Report No: ISR12611 Implementation Status & Results Madagascar Emergency Support to Education For all Project (P132616) Public Disclosure Copy Operation Name: Emergency Support to Education For all Project (P132616) Project Stage: Implementation Seq.No: 1 Status: ARCHIVED Archive Date: 29-Mar-2014 Country: Madagascar Approval FY: 2014 Product Line: Recipient Executed Activities Region: AFRICA Lending Instrument: Emergency Recovery Loan Implementing Agency(ies): Key Dates Board Approval Date 16-Oct-2013 Original Closing Date 01-Jun-2017 Planned Mid Term Review Date Last Archived ISR Date Effectiveness Date 22-Jan-2014 Revised Closing Date 01-Jun-2017 Actual Mid Term Review Date Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The Project Development Objectives are to preserve access to primary education and improve the teaching and learning environment in targeted areas in the recipient’s territory. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project? Yes No Component(s) Component Name Component Cost Component 1: Facilitating access to and retention in primary education by reducing the costs of 37.20 schooling borne by families Component 2: Supporting the learning process by improving the teaching and learning environment 35.90 Strengthening the foundations of the primary education system by rebuilding stakeholders’ capacity 8.30 and improving community participa tion and transparency Overall Ratings Public Disclosure Copy Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating Substantial Implementation Status Overview The Madagascar Emergency Support to Education for All (PAUET in French) is funded by a Grant from the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) in the amount of USD85.4 million to support the implementation of the Interim Education Sector Plan. The Project is implemented by the Unite d'Appui Technique a l'Education Pour Tous (UAT-EPT), and the World Bank is acting as Supervision Entity. The Grant Agreement was signed on October 24, 2013, and the project was declared effective on January 22nd, 2014. This first ISR reports on Page 1 of 5 The World Bank Report No: ISR12611 the initial implementation of the Project prior to effectiveness. Overall, implementation is considered as Satisfactory, given substantial progress in several key actions, over the first three months of implementation: 1) The project was declared effective on January 22nd, 2014 in compliance with the initial effectiveness deadline. The following conditions of effectiveness were met: (i) all legal Public Disclosure Copy requirements are met, including the publication of the Grant Agreement in the Official Journal of Madagascar on December 14th and the submission of a Legal Opinion to be the Bank on December 27th, (ii) the Project adopts an Operations Manual approved by the Ministry of Education and the Bank on January 17, 2014. The Operations Manual will guide the implementation of activities and is complemented by an Administrative Manual, which clarifies the administrative, financing and accounting rules and procedures applicable under the project. The latter is common to both projects implemented by the PIU, namely the PAUET (P132616) and the IDA financed PAUSENS (P131945), (iii) core staff of the PIU have their contract amended to take into account the new tasks related to the PAUET and an M&E specialist has joined the team mid January. 2) Preparatory work for the payment of community teachers salaries is ongoing, with the opening of designated accounts and the establishment of conventions with finance institutions. As it is the case under the PAUSENS, ex ante verification of teacher eligibility under the PAUET will be carried out by UAT and the MoE. In addition, the MoE requested that we explore the possibility of taking over the mobile payment to teachers, currently being piloted by UNICEF in two regions. 3) Discussions are well advanced with UNICEF and WFP for the procurement of School kits and the implementation of the school canteen activities respectively: the composition of the kits and the unit cost have been approved by MoE and the contracting process is underway. Similarly, the school canteen scheme was finalized with WFP. 4) The feasibility study on the teacher training started in October 2013 and the teacher referential and standards have been finalized and validated by MoE. Example of modules and are under discussion within MoE. These achievements have taken place in a period of political changes, with the completion of presidential and legislative elections in January 2014, after five years of political crisis. The next few months will continue to be challenging, with an increased risk of high turn over within the MoE, especially at deconcentrated levels, which could potentially slow project implementation. Locations No Location data has been entered Results Project Development Objective Indicators Indicator Name Core Unit of Measure Baseline Current End Target Direct project beneficiaries Number Value 0.00 1935963.00 Date 28-Feb-2013 Comments Female beneficiaries Percentage Value 0.00 50.00 Public Disclosure Copy Sub Type Supplemental Students enrolled in primary schools in project Number Value 1773609.00 1816560.00 areas, including by gender Date 28-Feb-2013 Comments Female students enrolled in primary schools in Number Value 867497.00 888505.00 project areas Sub Type Date 28-Feb-2013 Breakdown Comments Page 2 of 5 The World Bank Report No: ISR12611 Number of community (FRAM) teachers Number Value 0.00 10000.00 benefitting from training in key basic Date 28-Feb-2013 competencies provided by the project Comments (disaggregated by gender) Public Disclosure Copy Number of additional classrooms built or Number Value 0.00 200.00 rehabilitated at the primary level resulting from Date 28-Feb-2013 project interventions. Comments Intermediate Results Indicators Indicator Name Core Unit of Measure Baseline Current End Target Change in learning achievements Text Value 0 Significant Date 28-Feb-2013 Comments Difference in test score Number of community teachers certified to be Number Value 19503.00 23798.00 in service paid Date 28-Feb-2013 Comments Number of female community teachers certified Percentage Value 49.00 50.00 to be in service paid Sub Type Supplemental Number of school kits distributed Number Value 1784251.00 1816560.00 Date 28-Feb-2013 Comments Percentage of teachers using new teaching Percentage Value 0.00 75.00 methods Date 28-Feb-2013 Comments Number of schools receiving school grants Number Value 0.00 11092.00 funded by the project Date 28-Feb-2013 Public Disclosure Copy Comments Number of children benefitting from school Number Value 0.00 83065.00 feeding activities Date 28-Feb-2013 Comments Number of parents' associations/school Number Value 0.00 600.00 management committees trained in social Date 28-Feb-2013 accountability tools Comments Page 3 of 5 The World Bank Report No: ISR12611 Availability of long-term (5-year) Education Text Value - Final and consultations Sector Plan Date 28-Feb-2013 Comments Public Disclosure Copy Data on Financial Performance (as of 29-Jan-2014) Financial Agreement(s) Key Dates Project Ln/Cr/Tf Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Original Closing Date Revised Closing Date P132616 TF-15607 Effective 24-Oct-2013 24-Oct-2013 22-Jan-2014 01-Jun-2017 01-Jun-2017 Disbursements (in Millions) Project Ln/Cr/Tf Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P132616 TF-15607 Effective USD 85.40 85.40 0.00 0.00 85.40 0.00 Disbursement Graph Public Disclosure Copy Key Decisions Regarding Implementation Given the emergency of the situation in Madagascar, and the high number of activities which need to be launched in parallel, sustained efforts from the Ministry and the PIU are needed to ensure that implementation remains strong. The Bank and its partners will also provide increased support over the next few months through the provision of technical assistance on selected areas, to ensure that the project remains on track. For instance, a technical mission will be fielded in February 2014, in between two formal supervision missions, to support the PIU in the following areas: (i) teacher training activities, (ii) M&E, (iii) Financial Management, (iv) overall implementation progress. Such technical missions will be organized as necessary and will complement the bi-monthly meetings held between the Bank and the PIU since October 2013 to review implementation progress. Page 4 of 5 The World Bank Report No: ISR12611 In addition, the capacity of the PIU will be strengthened in terms of staffing and equipment. Beyond the additional staff identified in the Grant Agreement (2 accountants and 1 internal auditor), an assessment of the PIU highlighted the need to strengthen the capacity to flexibility carry out controls and provide implementation support at the local level. To that effect, a pool of 3-4 staff will be hired to conduct frequent field missions to monitor, support, and report on activities. In addition, various technical specialists will be hired, including a Public Disclosure Copy specialist of community management to support activities at community levels, an expert in institutional strengthening, to support Component 3 of the project, an expert in teacher training to support implementation of relevant activities, and an expert in school constructions will be reassigned internally. These changes in staffing will be accompanied by additional investment in equipment and training for the PIU. Restructuring History There has been no restructuring to date. Related Projects There are no related projects. Public Disclosure Copy Page 5 of 5