The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Chad Education Sector Reform Project Phase 2 (P132617) Chad Education Sector Reform Project Phase 2 (P132617) AFRICA WEST | Chad | Education Global Practice | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing | FY 2013 | Seq No: 16 | ARCHIVED on 29-Sep-2021 | ISR48434 | Implementing Agencies: Project Coordination Unit, Ministere de l'Education Nationale et de la Promotion Civique (MENPC)), Republic of Chad Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date: 21-Jun-2013 Effectiveness Date: 08-Jan-2014 Planned Mid Term Review Date: 03-Mar-2017 Actual Mid-Term Review Date: 20-Mar-2017 Original Closing Date: 31-Oct-2018 Revised Closing Date: 31-Oct-2021 pdoTable Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The proposed Project Development Objective are to (i) improve teaching and learning conditions in primary and upper secondary schools in selected areas and (ii) strengthen the system to facilitate evidence-based decision-making in the education sector. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? Yes Board Approved Revised Project Development Objective (If project is formally restructured) The Project Development Objective is to improve teaching and learning conditions in primary schools nationwide and upper secondary schools in selected areas. Components Table Name Improving teaching and learning conditions in primary schools:(Cost $19.40 M) Improving teaching and learning conditions in upper secondary schools:(Cost $2.00 M) Project Management, Monitoring and Evaluation:(Cost $7.40 M) Stabilizing Community Teachers in Schools and Classrooms:(Cost $36.20 M) Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Satisfactory Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Moderately Satisfactory Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating Moderate Moderate Implementation Status and Key Decisions Overview. The parent project, Education Sector Reform Support Project Phase II (PARSET 2) and its Additional Financing (AF) primarily focus primarily: (i) improving teaching and learning conditions in primary schools nationwide and in upper secondary schools in selected areas; and (ii) strengthening the system to facilitate evidence-based decision-making in the education sector. The parent project was approved on June 21, 2013, signed on October 11, 2013, and became effective on January 8, 2014. The original closing date of October 31, 2018 was extended to October 31, 9/29/2021 Page 1 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Chad Education Sector Reform Project Phase 2 (P132617) 2020, to be in line with the closing date of the AF that was approved on June 23, 2017, signed on July 7, 2017, and became effective on August 1, 2017. As request by the government in September 2020, the closing date of the project has been extended from October 31, 2020 to October 31, 2021 in order to ensure that all activities will be implemented. Project implementation is progressing well, though the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic and the political crisis. Progress by component. All the components’ activities have either been fully implemented or are near completion. The 2021 Action Plan for the Project implementation has been approved by the Steering Committee and the Bank team and started to be implemented in February 2021. Component 1 - Improving teaching and learning conditions in primary schools. This component has four sub-components. Due to the additional financing, the number of teachers to be trained was largely expanded (from 1,620 to 9,000). Moreover, the Project’s geographical coverage increased from 5 regions to 23 regions (or the whole country). Sub-component 1.1: Quality Infrastructure and School Furniture. This sub-component has been fully implemented and completed. Classrooms, latrines, and water points have been built or rehabilitated and received. The desks-benches and other furniture were manufactured according to the new standards of the Ministry of Education and were delivered to the schools. Sub-component 1.2: Teaching and Learning Materials. Almost all activities of this sub-component have been realized. The remaining programs and curricula for secondary school textbooks have been completed, and the curricula are available. All programs, curricula, and textbooks from primary to end of high school are now available and the copyrights belong to the Chadian Government. The elaboration of training modules for experimenting of secondary textbooks and user manuals have been completed. The Technical workshop for the evaluation and validation of textbooks and teaching guides, which is the last activity of this sub-component, is expected to be completed by October 31, 2021. Sub-component 1.3: Community Teacher Training and Management. All the activities of this sub-component have been completed. The second cohort of 4,500 of CTs has been achieved their training in September 2021. All the CTs trainees received their grants for the second and third terms of scholar year 2020/2021 via the mobile phone companies in September 2021. The training of 1,400 directors of primary education has been completed in August 2021. Sub-component 1.4: Deworming all primary school-age children. . This sub-component has stalled because of the vendor that was selected to procure the drugs is unable to deliver drugs which conform with quality standards, within the agreed time frame and approach. Because of all the shortcoming noted, it was recommended to proceed with the closing of this contract to avoid ineligible expenditures. Component 2: Improving Teaching and Learning in Upper Secondary Schools. This component has the following two sub-components of which the implementation of activities is progressing well: Sub-component 2.1: Teacher Training and Sub-sector Strategy. This sub-component has been successfully completed. Sub-component 2.2: Teaching and Learning Materials. All activities in this sub-component have been completed. All the 31 libraries in 30 Upper Secondary schools (15 physical and 16 virtual libraries with one poor high school with both a physical and a virtual library), have been constructed and delivered. Reception of books for classical libraries has been completed. The official launching of the libraries (virtual and physical) is expected to be done in October 2021, prior to the project closing date. Component 3: Project Management and Monitoring and Evaluation. This component has the two following sub-components: Sub-component 3.1: Project Management. The Project is well managed and implemented by the Project Coordination Unit (PCU), which is well equipped (with human resources, computer equipment, etc.) to carry out its mandate. The audit of the financial accounts for the 2020 financial year has been carried out and the report is under FM review. Sub-component 3.2: Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E). The PCU has a qualified Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist who follows up all the activities of the parent project as well as the Additional Financing. The SDI activities are at an advanced stage and expected to end before the closing date of the project. Component 4: Stabilizing Community Teachers in Schools and Classrooms. This component has the following two sub-components of which implementation is progressing well: Sub-component 4.1: Payment of Subsidies to Community Teachers. The CTs continue to receive their payment through the mobile phone. A total of 10,915 MCs received payments for the second term of 2020/2021 via mobile phone companies in August 2021. For the third term of 2020/2021, only two months will be paid by October 2021 due to limited resources and project closure. The government has already started discussions with the key partners in the education sector to explore the existing possibilities to ensure the continuity of the CT payment for 2021/2022 school year pending the effectiveness of the new operation in basic education. Sub-component 4.2: Mechanism/Method of Community Teachers' Payment of Subsidies. MENPC has already signed contracts with Airtel and MOOV AFRICA formerly names TIGO. The Agence pour la Promotion des Initiatives Communautaires en Education (APICED)—coordinator of the CT payment platform and his staff—has been nominated in May 2019.The international company hired to support APICED has started working in the field. The hardware for the platform materials was received in September and its installation is underway. The recruitment of a national consultant to assess satisfaction with the payment of CTs has been completed and the final report is expected in October 2021. At present, all the development partners (UNICEF and UNESCO) with PARSET2 are using the same platform, under the leadership of APICED to coordinate the payment of CTs and contract teachers. This mechanism will make the payments and overall management of CTs to be more efficient. Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool 9/29/2021 Page 2 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Chad Education Sector Reform Project Phase 2 (P132617) Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance -- Substantial Moderate Macroeconomic -- Moderate Moderate Sector Strategies and Policies -- Moderate Moderate Technical Design of Project or Program -- Moderate Moderate Institutional Capacity for Implementation and -- Moderate Moderate Sustainability Fiduciary -- Substantial Substantial Environment and Social -- Moderate Moderate Stakeholders -- Moderate Moderate Other -- -- -- Overall -- Moderate Moderate Results PDO Indicators by Objectives / Outcomes Improve teaching and learning conditions in primary and upper secondary schools in select areas IN01044717 ►Primary completion rates (selected areas) (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 37.00 63.94 63.94 43.00 Date 30-Jun-2011 09-Mar-2021 28-Sep-2021 31-Oct-2021 The gender breakdown for primary completion rate in the selected regions is as follows boys: 55.5 percent and girls: 35.8 percent. There is room for improvement for girls and strong action needs to be taken by the Comments: government to make progress. IN01044718 ►Number of additional classrooms built or rehabilitated at the primary level resulting from project interventions. (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 70.00 70.00 70.00 Date 31-Oct-2013 09-Mar-2021 28-Sep-2021 31-Oct-2021 IN01044719 ►Number of additional qualified teachers resulting from project interventions (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 10,965.00 10,965.00 9,000.00 9/29/2021 Page 3 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Chad Education Sector Reform Project Phase 2 (P132617) Date 31-Oct-2013 09-Mar-2021 28-Sep-2021 31-Oct-2021 The trained staff are 10,620 MCs, 9360 CT2, 1260 CT1, 300 secondary school scientific teachers, and 45 Comments: inspectors. The actual number of certified teachers is being reconfirmed. IN01044720 ►Teachers recruited or trained (Number, Corporate) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 10,965.00 10,965.00 9,000.00 Date 31-Oct-2013 09-Mar-2021 28-Sep-2021 31-Oct-2021 Teachers recruited or trained - Female (CRI): The reported target (number of female teachers trained) has been estimated based on the share of female teachers in primary education (19.6 percent). Comments: For the sub-indicator on the number of teachers recruited (CRI): Both the baseline and target are 0.00 because by design the project does not support the recruitment of teachers. IN01044726 Number of teachers recruited (Number, Corporate Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Date 31-Oct-2013 09-Mar-2021 28-Sep-2021 31-Oct-2021 IN01044727 Teachers recruited or trained - Female (RMS requirement) (Number, Corporate Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 2,083.00 2,083.00 1,800.00 IN01044728 Number of teachers trained (Number, Corporate Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 10,965.00 10,965.00 9,000.00 Date 31-Oct-2013 09-Mar-2021 28-Sep-2021 31-Oct-2021 IN01044729 ►Textbooks-to-student ratio (reading and math, project areas) (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 25.00 52.00 52.00 50.00 Date 31-Oct-2013 09-Mar-2021 28-Sep-2021 31-Oct-2021 IN01044730 ►Number of days that the majority of schools throughout the country are closed due to CT strikes related to non-payment of CT subsidy (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 90.00 30.00 30.00 30.00 9/29/2021 Page 4 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Chad Education Sector Reform Project Phase 2 (P132617) Date 10-Apr-2017 09-Mar-2021 28-Sep-2021 31-Oct-2021 Since the project started the payment of TC subsidy, the CTs did not go on strike anymore. However, there were strikes bycivil servants at the beginning of 2020-2021 school year and at the beginning of 2021 Comments: calendar year leading to the closing of schools for several days. The schools were also temporary closed during the recent political crisis (coup d’etat) in Nd”jamena. Intermediate Results Indicators by Components Improving teaching and learning conditions in primary schools IN01044731 ►Direct project beneficiaries (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 557,957.00 1,025,822.00 1,500,000.00 Date 31-Oct-2013 09-Mar-2021 28-Sep-2021 31-Oct-2021 IN01044736 Female beneficiaries (Percentage, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 30.00 42.90 42.90 30.00 IN01044737 ►Gender parity index (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 74.00 78.00 78.00 77.00 Date 31-Oct-2013 09-Mar-2021 28-Sep-2021 31-Oct-2021 IN01044740 ►Number of water wells built (selected primary schools) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 Date 31-Oct-2013 09-Mar-2021 28-Sep-2021 31-Oct-2021 IN01044743 ►Number of textbooks and teacher guides distributed (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 485,751.00 485,751.00 415,000.00 Date 31-Oct-2013 09-Mar-2021 28-Sep-2021 31-Oct-2021 IN01044744 9/29/2021 Page 5 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Chad Education Sector Reform Project Phase 2 (P132617) ►Number of community teachers receiving their subsidy payment regularly. (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 10,826.00 10,915.00 11,000.00 Date 31-Oct-2013 09-Mar-2021 28-Sep-2021 31-Oct-2021 Community teachers have received their first payment in February 2019 and it is expected that the last Comments: payment will take place in October 2021. IN01044745 Number of CTs receiving their subsidy payment by mobile payment mechanism. (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 10,826.00 10,915.00 7,000.00 Date 18-May-2017 09-Mar-2021 28-Sep-2021 31-Oct-2021 IN01044746 ►Number of contractualized CT (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 3,000.00 3,000.00 3,000.00 Date 03-Apr-2017 09-Mar-2021 28-Sep-2021 31-Oct-2021 There were 3000 contractualized CT2 , However, among them, only 2,837 received their payment because some teachers have given up, died or provided wrong telephone number and were not Comments: paid. IN01044747 Female CT2s contractualized (Percentage, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 17.30 17.30 25.00 IN01044748 ►Number of teachers trained on using the new material (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 4,000.00 4,000.00 10,000.00 Date 31-Oct-2013 09-Mar-2021 28-Sep-2021 31-Oct-2021 Additional 4,500 teachers have been trained on the new materials during the journee pedagogique. The Comments: indicator will be updated at the last ISR.. IN01044749 ►Students benefiting from direct interventions to enhance learning (Number, Corporate) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 485,751.00 485,751.00 485,751.00 9/29/2021 Page 6 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Chad Education Sector Reform Project Phase 2 (P132617) Date 31-Oct-2013 09-Mar-2021 28-Sep-2021 31-Oct-2021 The CRI has been added. However, the actual and target value will be updated at the next ISR. Comments: IN01044750 Students benefiting from direct interventions to enhance learning - Female (Number, Corporate Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 233,160.00 233,160.00 233,160.00 Improving teaching and learning conditions in upper secondary schools IN01044732 ►Number of upper secondary teachers and inspectors/advisers trained (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 390.00 390.00 390.00 Date 31-Oct-2013 09-Mar-2021 28-Sep-2021 31-Oct-2021 IN01044734 ►Pre-test and Post-test for level I and II training designed and validated (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No Yes Yes Yes Date 31-Oct-2013 09-Mar-2021 28-Sep-2021 31-Oct-2021 IN01044738 ►Number of visits by inspectors or advisors per schools, per year (targeted regions) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 1.00 3.00 3.00 Date 31-Oct-2013 09-Mar-2021 28-Sep-2021 31-Oct-2021 IN01044741 ►Number of Document Resource Centers created and equipped (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 31.00 31.00 30.00 Date 31-Oct-2013 09-Mar-2021 28-Sep-2021 31-Oct-2021 All the DRCs have been equipped. The virtual DRCs have received their tablets and are connected with internet. Because tablets are fragile and there is a lot of dust in Ndjamena, all virtual DRCs have been Comments: tiled. The digitalization has also taken place. Project Management, Monitoring and Evaluation IN01044733 9/29/2021 Page 7 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Chad Education Sector Reform Project Phase 2 (P132617) ►Improved databases with linkages across units and enhanced updating and control protocols (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No No No Yes Date 31-Oct-2013 09-Mar-2021 28-Sep-2021 31-Oct-2021 The directorate responsible for statistics (DAPRO)developed the "schema directeur de l'information" which should lead to a much better information system in MENPC. However, the cost of the schema directeur was too high and the project is only able to partly support its implementation based on available budget. Comments: The planners were trained, equipment including computers and vehicles was procured. The platform on the management of community teachers is being finalized and will be operationalized soon. IN01044735 ►Survey completed (representative sample of targeted schools) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 2.00 Date 30-Apr-2013 09-Mar-2021 28-Sep-2021 31-Oct-2021 The upcoming SDI will help fulfill this indicator. The SDI has been launched and is expected to be Comments: completed by October 2021. IN01044739 ►Community engagement - satisfaction with payment of CTs. (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.00 Date 10-Apr-2017 09-Mar-2021 28-Sep-2021 31-Oct-2021 The survey will be completed by the end of the closing of the project. The Consultant has been already Comments: hired and the report is expected to be available in October 2021. IN01044742 ►Availability of impact evaluation reports (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.00 Date 31-Oct-2013 09-Mar-2021 28-Sep-2021 31-Oct-2021 It is unlikely that an impact evaluation will be carried out. The IE planned was about the impact of paying CT by mobile payment on some key indicators like absenteeism, motivation, and learning outcomes. The Comments: payment by mobile money is now done at scale preventing the availability of a proper control group. The team proposes to drop this indicator on IE. Performance-Based Conditions Data on Financial Performance 9/29/2021 Page 8 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Chad Education Sector Reform Project Phase 2 (P132617) Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P132617 IDA-D2160 Effective USD 50.00 50.00 0.00 50.22 0.64 99% P132617 IDA-H8620 Effective USD 15.00 15.00 0.00 12.72 1.42 90% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P132617 IDA-D2160 Effective 23-Jun-2017 07-Jul-2017 01-Aug-2017 31-Oct-2020 31-Oct-2021 P132617 IDA-H8620 Effective 21-Jun-2013 11-Oct-2013 08-Jan-2014 31-Oct-2018 31-Oct-2021 Cumulative Disbursements PBC Disbursement Achievement Disbursed amount in Disbursement % PBC ID PBC Type Description Coc PBC Amount Status Coc for PBC 9/29/2021 Page 9 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Chad Education Sector Reform Project Phase 2 (P132617) Restructuring History Level 2 Approved on 30-Oct-2020 Related Project(s) P163740-Chad Education Sector Reform Project Phase-2 Additional Financing 9/29/2021 Page 10 of 10