Mali - Third Education Project

Document of The World Bank FOR OMCLAL USE ONLY Report No. 10985 PROJECT COMPLETION REPORT MALI THIRD EDUCATION PROJECT (CREDIT 1442-MLI/SF1O-MLI) JULY 31, 1992 MICRO)FICHE COCPY 1iepOrt NO: 10985 Type (PCR) Cov.F THThI) EDUCATION PROJICUT C4 1442-MLI ALEGRE, 1 / 7 / T9059/ OXD75 Date E,t: 19932(0728 By: TS Population and Human Resource Division Sahelian Department Africa Regional Office 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 EQUIVALENT I US$ = FCFA 298 (Average for late 1988) GLOSSARY AfDB African Development Bank CAA Agricultural Training Center CS Specialized Center for Agricultura Extension Agents DEF Directorate of Fundamental Educa'ion/Direction de l'Enseignement Fondamental DETA/FP Directorate of Agricultural Technical Education and Vocational Training DETP Technical and Vocational Training DNAFLA Directorate for Literacy and Applied Linguistics/Direction Nationale de lIAlphabdtisation et de Linguistique Appliqude DNEF National Directorate for Fundamental Education DNPES Directorate for Planning and School Equipment Elv Veterinary Training Institute ESC Education Sector Consolidation Project FAC French Cooperation Agency GRAEB Groupe de Recherche-Action sur I'Education de Base IDA International Development Ass ciation IMF International Monetary Fund IPEG Primary Teacher Training College IPN National Pedagogical Institute MDR Ministry of Rural Development MEN Ministry of National Education/Minist6re de l'Education Nationale PIU Project Implementation Unit PFP Policy Framework Paper PPF ProJect Preparation Facility PTA Parent-Teacher Association SAR Staff Apprais-, Report SRD Special Drawing Rights TA Technical Assistance TOT Training of Trainers UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization USAID United States Agency for International Development  FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY THE WORLD RAW Washton, D>. 23 USA Office of Director-General Operations Evaluation July 31, 1992 MEMORANDUM TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS AND THE PRESIDENT SUBJECT: Project Completion Report on MALI - Third Education Project (Cr.1442-MLILSF10-MLI) Attached, for information, is a copy of a report entitled "Project Completion Report on Mali: Third Education Project (Credit 1442-MLI/SF10-MLI" prepared by the Africa Regional Office. No audit of this project has been made by the Operations Evaluation Department at this time. Attachment 2 Thb docsment hb as trk"d dbb*Uon and mvy be n od rbdpIentset I* tbe doporman of thebr enkiai duties. lb contents may not onware be discosed without Wodd Bank auhorfztUonL  FOR OMCIL USE ONLY PROJECT COMPLETION REPORT MLALI THIRD EDUCATION PROJECr (CREDIT 1442-MLI/SFIO-MU) TABLE OF CONTEN'S Page No. PREAC . ......................................................i EVALUATION SUMMARY ........................... ................ PART L PROJECr REVIEW FROM IDA'S PERSPECTIVE . 1. Project Identity .1 2 Background. 1 3. Project Objectives, Components and Targets. 4 4. Project Design and Organization .. ........................... 6 5. Project Implementation, Supervision and Risks. 7 6. ProjectResults .10 7. Project Sustainability .11 & IDA Performance .12 9. Borrower Performance .12 10. Project Relationships ..13 11. Consulting Services and Fellowships ..13 12. Project Documentation and Data ..14 PART IL PROJECT REVIEW FROM THE BORROWER'S PERSPECIIVE 15 1. Design and Objectives. 15 Z Execution .17 3. Impact on the Country's Development .23 4. Lessons to be Drawn .24 5. Conclusion .26 PART IIL STATISTICAL INFORMATION .28 1. Related Bank Loans and IDA Credits .28 2. Project Timetable .29 3. Time line of Planned and Actual Disbursement Schedules .30 4. Planned and Actual Disbursement by Category.. 31 5. Project Cost by Category .32 6a. Planned and Actual Completion Dates of Components . .33 6b. Basic Data and Education Sector Performance Indicators . .34 6c. Project Results ..35 7. Compliance,with Credit Agreement Covenants .36 8 Use of Bank Resources .37 This document has a restricted distribution and may be used by recipients only in the perforrnance of their offcial duties. Its contents may not otherwise be disclosed without World Bank authorizaton.  PROJECT COMPLEUION REPORT MAU THIRD EDUCATION PROJECT (CREDIT 1442-MLVSF1OMLI) PREFACE Thi is the Project Completion Report (PCR) for the Third Education Project in Mali, for which Credit 1442-MLI and IDA Special Fund SF-10 MLU were approved on March 1, 1984 in the amounts of SDR 4,440,000 (US$4.6 million equivalent in 1984) and SDR 4,660,000 (US$4.9 mllion equivalent in 1984), respectively. A Project Preparation Facility in the amount of US$1 miDlion was approved on June 23, 1983. The Credit was closed on September 30, 1990, the date stated in the Credit Agreement Credit 1442-MLI was fully disbursed, and SF-10 MU had an undisbursed balance of SDR 31,175 which was canceled on March 26, 1991. The PCR was prepared by the Population and Human Resource Division of the Sahelian Department of the Africa Region (Preface, Evaluation Summary, Parts I and III) and by the Borrower (Part IL, which was received by IDA in July 1991). No completion missice was undertaken to prepare the sections of this PCR which were contributed by the IDA staff. These sections are based, jr alia. on the Staff Appraisal Report, the Credit Agreement, supervision reports, correspondence between IDA and the Borrower, internal IDA memoranda, consultant reports, and interviews of IDA staff and former IDA staff who were involved with project design and project implementation.  -~~~~~li PROJECr COMPLETION REPORT MALI THIRD EDUCATION PROJECI (CRED1T 1442-MLIISF10-MLI) EVALUATION SUMMARY Objectives 1. The objectives of the Third Education Project were to: (a) strengthen the Ministry of National Education (MEN) in the areas of education planning and financing and administration of technical education and vocational training; (b) improve the quality of basic education by experimenting with and implementing new programs for teachers and students; (c) increase access to basic education for children and adults (particularly women and young farmers) by training new teachers, and by revising the training program through the existing non-formal adult education programs; and (d) improve the skills of agricultural extension workers and ivestock technicians. To achieve the above objectives, the project included the following components: Project Components and Description 2. Institutional Development. Educational Planning: Reorganizing, expanding and assisting MEN's Planning Directorate in order to (i) improve its capacity for data collection and school mapping, (ii) prepare educational development programs, (iii) analyze the cost of these programs, and (iv) monitor their implementation. The project included financing for furniture, equipment, constructon of expanded facilities, and incremental operating costs, as well as specialist services (36 expert months and 15 consultant months), and 17 fellowships to the regular staff of the Directorate for Planning and School Equipment (DNPES) or National Pedagogical Institute (IPN) (totalling 128 months). 3. Administration of Technical Education and Vocational Training. Establishing and assisting a separate division within MEN to organize, manage and supervise planning and management of technical education and vocational training programs in consultation with private and para-public  -iv- sector employer.;. The project financed construction, furniture, equipment and operating costs for new offices. Technical assistance for administration of the division, curricula preparation, and teacher training was to be provided by French bilateral aid. The Institutional Development componert accounted for 9.3% % of the total base project costs at appraisaL DeveloRment of Basic Education 4. Experiments in Educational Reform: Developing and experimenting with implementation of new basic education curricula (grades 1-6), adapted to the Malian environment, including introduction of these curricula in 40 schools in the Segou region, and training of 240 teachers in the new curricula. The project included financing for operating costs to apply new programs and curricula in 40 schools in the S6gou region and training, furniture, equipment, and office supplies for a team of specialists in Segou and furniture equipment and materials for the 40 experimental schools, and specialist services to assist in evaluating the experiment. In addition, the project wa; tntended to provide support for revising and experimenting with curricula for grades 7-9 started under the Second Project and it was agreed that th,se curricula would be put into effect. 5. Teacher Training: Expanding the teacher training capacity by 360 student places by constructing two new primary teacher training colleges (IPEGs) in Niono and Kangaba; and improving the quality of teacher training programs by revising the training curricula in connection with the reform of basic education, and by setting admissions criteria for the IPEGs designed to keep the repetition rate at or below 5% at the end of the first training year. The project was expected to finance construction, furniture, equipment, 18 months of operating costs, specialist services (18 months) to assist with revision of teacher training curricula, and fellowships (72 months) for training and study trips. 6. Adult Education Programs: Strengthening the capacity of the Directorate for Literacy and Applied Linguistics (DNAFLA) to train new instructors, produce new instructional materials and radio programs, evaluate new programs and supervise adult functional literacy programs; and expanding adult functional education programs by financing operating costs for three new programs to be implemented by DNAFLA, supporting: i) functional literacy programs for agricultural workers employed by State Development Corporations, (ii) post-literacy programs for young farmers holding responsibilities at the village level, and (iii) home economics programs for women. :h.e project was expected to finance production of 305,000 instructional brochures, radio programs, training of 920 instructors, specialist services (18 consultant/months), and operating costs. The Development of Basic Education component accounted for 58.8% of total base project costs at appraisaL Livestock and Agricultural Technician Training 7. Training of Agricultural Extension Agents: Improving the quality of training of agricultural extension agents through (i) improvement of the Agricultural Training Center (CAA) facility in M?Pessoba, (ii) establishment of a specialized center (CS) to upgrade about 40 extension agents employed in cotton production and (iii) establishment of an upgrading program for in-service extension agents. The project included financing for construction, furniture, equipment specialist services (36 consultant/months) for launching the upgrading program, and fellowships (68 months) for upgrading CAA and CS teachers.  .V. 8. Livestock Technician Training: Starting up and operating upgrading training activities for in-service livestock technicians in the new Veterinary Tnining Institute (EIV), which was built under the Second Education Project. The annual output of 60 extension agents was to be maintained during the project life. The project included financing for complementary equipment to prepare and implement an upgrading program for livestock technicians already employed, incremental operating costs for the EIV at Sotuba, technical assistance (36 consultant/months), and felowships for EIV teachers. The Livestock and Agricultural Technician Training component accounted for 25.1% of total base project costs at appraisal. Project Management 9. Project Unit: Strengthening and operating the existing Project Implementation Unit (PIU). The project was expected to finance additional local staff, expatriate accountant and architect, equipment, operating expenses, specialist services for an annual audit of project accounting, and fellowships. 10. Project Preparation: Assisting the Government in preparing future investment projects in the education sector. The nroject was expected to finance architectural and education specialist services (16 consultant/months). The Project Management component accounted for 6.9% of total base project costs at appraisal. 11. Implementation Experience. The Project Implementation Unit (PIU), located in the MEN, was responsible for the overall management and coordination of the Project. The Livestock and Agricultural Training component was implemented by the Ministry of Rural Development (MDR). Within IDA, project supervision was managed by the Education sector staf