Haiti - Basic Education Project

Document of The World Bank I ILE ICO'OF FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Report No. P-3363-HA REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AS SOC IAT ION TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS ON A PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT CREDIT IN AN AMOUNT EQUIVALENT TO US$9.0 MILLION TO THE REPUBLIC OF HAITI FOR A THIRD EDUCATION PROJECT November 5, 1982 This document has a restricted distribution and may be used by recipients only k - , their official duties. Its contents may not otherwise be disclosed without World Bank authorization.  CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS Currency Unit = Gourde (G) G 1.00 = US$0.20 C 5.00 = US$1.00 G 1 million = US$200,000 WEIGHTS AND MEASURES Metric British/US Equivalents 1 meter (m) 3.281 feet (ft) 1 cubic meter (m3) 35.32 cubic feet (ft3) 264.2 gallon (gal) 6.290 barrels (bbl) 1 kg 2.206 pounds (lb) 1 ton (t; metric; 1,000 kg) = 1.100 short tons (sh. ton) Glossary of abbreviations CIDA = Canadian International Development Association DEN = Department of National Education GOH = Government of Haiti IDB = Inter-American Development Bank INAGHEI = National Institute for Management Administration and Higher International Studies IPN = National Pedagogical Institute KfW = Kreditanstalt fuer Wiederaufbau PIU = Project Implementation Unit PPF = Project Preparation Facility UNCDF = United Nations Capital Development Fund UNDP = United Nations Development Programme UNESCO = United Nations Scientific and Cultural Organization UNICEF = United Nations Children's Fund USAID = United States Agency for International Development FISCAL YEAR October 1 - September 30  FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY HAITI THIRD EDUCATION PROJECT CREDIT AND PROJECT SUMMARY Borrower: Republic of Haiti Amount: SDR 8.4 million (US$9.0 million equivalent) Terms: Standard Project Description: The project would continue to support the basic edu- cation reform and increase access to primary educa- tion in rural areas through (i) a school mapping exercise to determine school locations; (ii) the construction of 180 classrooms and corresponding teacher accomodations; (iii) revision and testing of curricula; (iv) assistance in developing textbooks and teacher guides; (v) training and retraining of teachers, school directors and other supervisory personnel; (vi) provision of equipment, furniture, office supplies and motorcycles for the pedagogical supervision unit;-(vii) financial support, equipment and office supplies for the Education Reform Committee; (viii) monitoring a.nd evaluation studies and (ix) technical assistance to develop a standard curriculum and examination procedures for a Govern- ment-endorsed certificate in accountancy. Risks: No major risks are envisaged. However, since a fundamental reform of basic education is a matter of long duration, education policy adjustments might occur. In case such adjustments should fundamentally change the qualitative and quantitative targets of the reform, a review of the project's objectives might be"indicated. Also, educational development. targets in the new Five-Year Development Plan (1982-1986) may prove to be too ambitious due to limited counterpart funds, and revisions may become necessary in later years. The Education Reform Committee and the Planning Department of the Ministriy of Education assisted by frequent IDA supervision missions intend to monitor these risks carefully in order to take corrective measures as soon as imple- mentation delays should show up. 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.  - li - Estimated Costs: * ITEM Local Foreign Total