Zambia - Fifth Education Project

Document of The World Bank I CIPY FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Report No. P-3197a-ZA REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS ON A PROPOSED CREDIT TO THE REPUBLIC OF ZAMBIA FOR THE FIFTH EDUCATION PROJECT April 28, 1982 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 US$1 = Kwacha 0.87 Kwacha 1 = US$1.15 Ngwee (N) 100 = 1 Kwacha US$1 = SDR 0.888 GLOSSARY OF ABBREVIATIONS AfDF - African Development Fund CIDA - Canadian International Development Agency EFF - Extended Fund Facility MOE - Ministry of Education and Culture MWS - Ministry of Works and Supply NORAD - Norwegian Agency for International Development PIU - Project Implementation Unit (Unit III under the MWS) SIDA - Swedish International Development Authority TNDP - Third National Development Plan GOVERNMENT FISCAL YEAR January 1 - December 31  FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY ZAMBIA FIFTH EDUCATION PROJECT Credit and Project Summary Borrower Republic of Zambia Amount SDR 22.2 million (US$25.0 million equivalent) Terms Standard Project Description: The project would support the Governments pro- gram for expanding junior secondary education and providing education opportunities in rural areas. It would also improve secondary school maintenance. The project would include: (a) construction and equipping eight new junior sec- ondary schools in rural areas; (b) strengthening the program for maintenance of secondary schools; and (c) project administration. The Norwegian Agency for International Develop- ment will provide 35 man-years of technical as- sistance for project administration and the school maintenance program. The eight new schools would provide over 3,120 additional student places and help arrest a de- cline in the percentage of students progressing from primary to junior secondary levels. The project would face no serious risks. Its scale is within the capacity of the construction industry; standardized building designs are al- ready available; and the project implementing agency already exists. 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 - Estimated Costs: Local Foreign Total -Us 1000 ---