Mali - Second Education and Training Project

FILE COPY ite,Jor No. 13i'9a~MLI Appraisal of a Second Educatior- and T-rair-ing Project in Mali lune 24, 1977 Projects Department Western Africa Regional Office Education Division FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Document of the World Bank This document has a restricted distribution and may be used by recipients orily in the performance of their official duties. its contenits mnay not other,xise be disclosed without World Bank authorization.  CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS Currency Unit - Malian Franc (MF) US$1.00 X MF 490 MEASURES l m - 3.28 ft. i m2 = 10.76 sq. ft. 2 1 ik = 0.38 sq. mile i hectare - 2.47 acres FISCAL YEAR January 1 - December 31  FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY MALI APPRAISAL OF A SECOND EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROJECT Table of Contents Page No. GLOSSARY AND ABBREVIATIONS BASIC DATA SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS ...... ........................... i-v I , INTRODUCTION ............................ 1 II. THE SETTING ............................................. 2 A. Development Setting and Prospects .2 B. Organization and Efficiency of the Education System. 3 C. Output of the Education System and Employment Potential ......................... 7 D. Government's Plans for the Development of Education and Training ..................................... 8 E. The Role of the Project ............................ 8 III. THE PROJECT ........................... 9 A. Summary ................................ 9 B. Project Components ................................. 9 C. Project Costs ............................... * ...... 13 IV. IMPLEMENTATION ....... ................................... 16 V. AGREEMENTS REACHED AND RECOMMENDATION ................. .. 18 This report is based on the findings of an appraisal mission which visited Mali in June 1976. The mission consisted of Messrs. M. Wilson (general educator), D. Brewin and J. Crosnier (agricultural educators), all Bank staff, and Mr. P. Bussat (architect), UNESCO consultant. This document has a restricted distribution and may be used by recipients only in the performance of their oicial duties. lIs contents may not otherwiae be diulosed without Worid Bank authorization.  -2- ANNEXES l Comparative Education Indicators 2 Population 3 Recurrent Expenditures for Education and Training 4 Primary and Lower Secondary Projected Enrollments 5 Summary of Estimated Project Costs 6 Summary of Technical Assistance Requirements 7 Implementation Schedule 8 Schedule of Disbursements CHARTS 1 Organization Chart of the Education System 2 Organization Chart of the Project Unit 3 Organization Chart of the Ministry of Rural Development MAPS IBRD (1) Mali: Second Education Project - Project Item Locations (12697) IBRD (2) Mali: Major Rural Development Operations (12698)  GLOSSARY AND ABBREVIATIONS Op