Burundi - Third Education Project

Document of The World Bank FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Report No. 4220-BU STAFF APPRAISAL REPORT A THIRD EDUCATION PROJECT IN THE REPUBLIC OF BURUNDI April 20, 1983 Education and Manpower Development Division Eastern 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 EQUIVALENTS Currency Unit = Franc Burundi (FBU) US$1.00 = FBU 90.0 FBU 100.00 = US$1.11 US$1.00 = SDR 0.91747 SDR 1.00 = US$1.08995 MEASURES 1 meter (m) = 3.28 feet 1 square meter (sq.m) 10.76 square feet 1 kilometer (km) 0.62 mile GLOSSARY OF ABBREVIATIONS AfDF - African Development Fund BEET - Technical Education Bureau (Bureau d'Etudes de l'Enseignement Technique) BEPES - Secondary Education Bureau (Bureau d'Etudes des Programmes de l'Enseignement Secondaire) BER - Primary Education Bureau (Bureau d'Education Rurale) D4 - Assistant Primary Teacher (Trained in Ecoles Moyennes Pedagogiques or EMP) D6 - Primary Teacher (Trained in new, experimental Ecoles de Formation des Instituteurs or EFI) D7 - Primary Teacher (Trained in traditional Ecoles Normales or EN) FED - European Development Fund (Fonds Europeen de Developpement) JSTTI - Junior Secondary Teacher Training Institute (Institut Pedagogique or IP) MLC - Multipurpose Learning Centers MNE - Ministry of National Education MSA - Ministry of Social Affairs PIU - Project Implementation Unit (Bureau des Projets Education or BPE) iPSTTC - Practical Subject Teacher Training Center (Centre de Formation des Maitres Pratiques or CFMP) SC - Social Center (Foyer Social) TTI - Primary Teacher Training Institute YAGAMUKAMA - Private Religious Functional Literacy Organization REPUBLIC OF BURUNDI FISCAL YEAR January 1 - Deceaber 31  STAFF APPRAISAL REPORT FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY A THIRD EDUCATION PROJECT IN THE REPUBLIC OF BURUNDI Table of Contents Page No. BASIC DATA I. SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND EMPLOYMENT .... .......... 1 Geographic and Socio-Economic Setting .... .............. 1 Development Trends and Prospects ........................ 2 Manpower Needs ....... .............. ................... 2 II. THE EDUCATION SECTOR AND MAJOR ISSUES .... .............. 3 Overview ........... ..................................... 3' Administration and Planning .............................. 5 Government Policies and the Reform of the Education Sector 5 Education and Training in the 1978-1982 Development Plan 7 Assessment of the Reform of Education and the 1978-1982 Plan for Education ................................... 7 External Assistance to the Education Sector .... ......... 13 Education Finance ................ 14 Future Education Development and Recurrent Expenditure .. Pattern .......... .................................... 15 Summary ............. .................................... 17 III. BANK GROUP EXPERIENCE AND LENDING STRATEGY IN EDUCATION 18 Role of the Bank Group in Education and Training in Burundi 18 Lessons Learned ......................................... 20 Bank Group Strategy for Future Projects .... ............. 21 IV. THE PROJECT .......... .................................... 22 Objectives and Composition ............................... 22 Multipurpose Learning Centers ......................... 22 Teacher Tra