Lesotho - Fourth Education Project

Document of The World Bank FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Report No. P3828-LSO REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION ON A PROPOSED CREDIT OF SDR 9.7 MILLION TO THE KINGDOM OF LESOTHO FOR A FOURTH EDUCATION PROJECT JULY 10, 1984 This document has a restricted distribution and may be used by recipients only in the performance of their official duties. Its contents may not otherwise be disclosed without World Bank authorization.  CURRENCY'EQUIVALENTS Currency Unit = Maloti (M) 1 US$0.83 M 1.00 US$1.00 M 1.20 WEIGHTS AND MEASURES 1 meter 3.28 feet 1 square meter (i2) = 10.76 square feet 1 kilometer (km) 0.62 mile 1 square kilometer (km2) - 0.3861 square mile 1 hectare (ha) 2.47 acres 1 kilogram (kg) 2.2046 1 metric ton 2,205 GLOSSARY'OF ACRONYMS APTC - Advanced Primary Teacher Certificate CTI - Commercial Training Institute IEMS - Institute of Extra-Mural Studies LDTC - Lesotho Distance Teaching Center LIPA - Lesotho Institute of Public Administration LIET - Lesotho In--Service Education for Teachers LOIC - Lesotho Opportunities Industrialization Center LTI - Lerotholi Technical Institute MOE - Ministry of Education, Sports and Culture MOW - Ministry of- Works NTTC - National Teacher Training College PTC - Primary Teacher Certificate STC - (Junior) Secondary Teacher Certificate TSRP - Training for Self Reliance Project (Project Implementation Unit) TSU - Teacher Service Unit TTS - Technician Training School KINGDOM: OF LESOTHO FISCAL YEAR Apri:L 1 through March 31 1 Maloti are at par and circu:Late side by side with the Rand, South Africa's currency.  FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY KINGDOM OF LESOTHO FOURTH EDUCATION PROJECT CREDIT AND PROJECT SUMMARY Borrower: Kingdom of Lesotho Amount: SDR 9.7 million (US$10.0 million equivalent) Terms: Standard Project Description: Objective: The project is designed to assist the Government in its efforts to improve the quality and efficiency of its education system, and to meet identified manpower shortages, in particular, in the business/commercial field. Components: The project would consist of the following: (a) provision of about 330 primary school classrooms, including furniture and equipment, primarily to house existing classes lacking adequate facilities: also pit latrines would be provided at the proposed new sites and at about 50 additional existing sites; (b) in-service training programs for about: (i) 600 unqualified primary teachers, (ii) 200 primary school principals, (iii) 85 vocational teachers, (iv) 120 secondary school principals during school vacations, and (v) 6 architectural technicians per annum (total of about 30) who would work within the project implementation unit; (c) at the secondary level, upgrading of facilities and equipment in eight existing schools to better accommodate existing enrollments, supplementary equipment at 13 schools to maximize the use of existing facilities, and supply only of science equipment to 70 other schools inadequately equipped; (d) establishment of a business/commercial stream for about 50 students; (e) support for the Ministry of Education, Sports and Culture to strengthen its data processing capacity and textbook and equipment distribution system; and (f) specialized studies. Benefits: The project would provide an improved learning environment for about 16,500 primary school students, in-service training for about 1,000 primary and secondary school teachers, and principals, and about 30 architectural technicians. Secondary education would be improved through provisions of facilities and science equipment. This document has a restricted distribution and may be used by recipients only in the performance of their official duties. Its contents may not otherwise be disclosed without World Bank authorization.  (ii) No major risks are anticipated. However, the institutional weakness of the Ministry of Education may lead to delayed implementation of the project and recently approved sector policies. Technical assistance and close supervision by IDA staff would minimize this risk. In addition, the problem of timely availability of counterpart project futiding would be minimized by establishing a Project Advance Account.  (iii) Project Cost: Local Foreign Total ------- US$ million Primary Education 1.53 2.39 3.92 Secondary Education 0.51 1.16 1.67 Vocational Education 0.13 0.25 0.38 In-service Training 0.23 0.94 1.17 Institutional Support 0.08 0.18 0.26 Specialized Studies 0.03 0.14 0.17 Professional Services 0.67 0.44 1.11 Project Administration 0.50 0.25 0.75 Base Cost 3.68 5.75 9.43 Contingencies: Physical 0.28 0.39 0.67 Price 1.58 1.32 2.90 Sub-total 1.86 1.71 3.57 Total Project Cost 5.54 7.46 13.00 (of which taxes =!= and duties) (0.39) - (0.39) Financing Plan: IDA 2.54 7.46 10.00 Government 3.00 - 3.00 Total (including taxes and duties) 5.54 7.46 13.00 = = =......... . . Estimated Disbursement of IDA Credit IDA FY 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990