Haiti - Fourth Education and Training Project

Document of The World Bank FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY C,e An--Y2- 495> Report No. P-3957-HA REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS ON A PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT CREDIT OF SDR 10.4 MILLION (US$ 10 MILLION EQUIVALENT) TO THE REPUBLIC OF HAITI FOR A FOURTH EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROJECT April 12, 1985 i lTis 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 Dsank authoriation. a  CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS Currency Unit = Gourde (G) US$0.20 = G 1 US$1 = G 5 Since 1919 the Gourde has been pegged to the U.S. Dollar at the rate of G 5 = US$1. WEIGHTS AND MEASURES Metric System km = kilometer (1 km = 0.62 miles) m = meter (I m = 3.28 feet) i2 = 10.76 ft2 FISCAL YEAR October 1 - September 30 ACADE2IC TEAR October 1 - June ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS CGCED - Caribbean Group for Cooperation in Economic Development CIDA - Canadian International Development Agency IDB - Inter-American Develoment Bank INFP - National Institute for Vocational Training IPSi - National Pedagogical Iisititute MEN - Ministry of Education MinSoc - '.tinistry of Social Affairs and Labor PIU - Projet Implementation Unit PPF - Project Preparation Facility UNDP - United Nations Development Programme USAID - United States Agency for Interniational Development  FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY HAITI FOURTH EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROJECT Credit and Project Summary Borrower: Republic of Haiti Beneficiaries: The Ministries of Education aad of the Presidency. Amount: SDR 10.4 million (US$10 million equivalent). Terms: Standard IDA terms. Co-Financing: Swiss Government, SF 15 million grant (about US$6 million equivalent). Project The credit would help finance the Government's education Description: reform program (grades 1-10), by continuing with basic education reform, initiating a reform of the vocational/technical training system and strengthening the education sector management. In addition, a public administration inservice training program would be started. Risks: Private sector participation is essential for achieving full coverage of the reform; Government contributions for recurrent and investment budgets may not be forthcoming in a timely fashion or sufficient amounts; sustained investments are needed in the sector to ensure implementation of full reform and realize benefits from the investment under this and previous projects. These risks would be minimized through provision of incentives to and improvement of coordination with the private sector; inclusion of all recurrent and investment expenditures in the project to facilitate the Government's budgetary procedures; and through semi-annual budget reviews and a dialogue on medium term requirements. Thisdocument has a restricted distribution and may be used by recipients only in the performance of their official duties. Its contents may not otherwise be dislmd without World Bank authorization.  - li - Estimated Costs: a/ Local Foreign Total --- US$ million--- Basic Education 8.1 3.4 11.5 Experimentation Vocational/ 1.1 1.7 2.8 Technical Education Education Sector Management 0.8 1.3 2.1 c Public Administration 0.7 0.9 1.7 Project Pr..paration 1.5 0.7 2.2 and Administration Baseline Costs 12.3 8.0 20.4 Physical Contingencies 0.2 0.4 0.6 Price Contingencies 0.6 0.7 1.3 Total 13.2 9.1 22.3 Financing Plan: Local Foreign Total - US$ million------ Government 5.4 0.9 b.3 IDA 4.3 5.7 10.0 Switzerland 3.5 2.5 6.0 13.2 9.1 22.3 Estimated Disbursements: -----