Bangladesh : Primary Education Sector Improvement
The objectives and scope of the TA are to (i) review the national education policy, and analysis of strategies; (ii) formulate a medium-term primary education financing, framework and resource allocation mechanisms, including pro-poor education allocations, strategies, and priorities for Government, private, and donor contributions; (iii) formulate a pro-poor Primary Education Development Program, 2003-2008 (PEDP II), incorporating prioritized policies, strategies, targets, financing strategies, and indicative programs, and assist in improving Primary and Mass Education Division (PMED)-aid partnership arrangements; (iv) facilitate completion of an indicative primary education subsector investment plan; (v) prepare a capacity building strategy and plan for the subsector; (vi) design a Primary Education Sector Improvement Project (PESIP) consistent with and responsive to PEDP II and its priority investment plan, and (vii) consolidate a sustainable, participatory process for ongoing interministerial, donor, civi
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Sarvi, Jouko
South Asia Department
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Project Name | Primary Education Sector Improvement | ||||
Project Number | 30216-012 | ||||
Country / Economy | Bangladesh |
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Project Status | Closed | ||||
Project Type / Modality of Assistance | Grant Technical Assistance |
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Strategic Agendas | Inclusive economic growth |
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Drivers of Change | Gender Equity and Mainstreaming Governance and capacity development Knowledge solutions |
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Sector / Subsector | Education / Pre-primary and primary - Pre-primary and primary - social protection initiatives |
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Gender | Gender equity | ||||
Description | The objectives and scope of the TA are to (i) review the national education policy, and analysis of strategies; (ii) formulate a medium-term primary education financing, framework and resource allocation mechanisms, including pro-poor education allocations, strategies, and priorities for Government, private, and donor contributions; (iii) formulate a pro-poor Primary Education Development Program, 2003-2008 (PEDP II), incorporating prioritized policies, strategies, targets, financing strategies, and indicative programs, and assist in improving Primary and Mass Education Division (PMED)-aid partnership arrangements; (iv) facilitate completion of an indicative primary education subsector investment plan; (v) prepare a capacity building strategy and plan for the subsector; (vi) design a Primary Education Sector Improvement Project (PESIP) consistent with and responsive to PEDP II and its priority investment plan, and (vii) consolidate a sustainable, participatory process for ongoing interministerial, donor, civil society, and private sector consultations in education development. | ||||
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Environment | C |
Involuntary Resettlement | C |
Indigenous Peoples | B |
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Responsible ADB Officer | Sarvi, Jouko |
Responsible ADB Department | South Asia Department |
Responsible ADB Division | Environment, Natural Resources & Agriculture Division, SARD |
Executing Agencies |
Directorate of Primary Education 17/8-2, Block - B, Babar Road Mohammadpur, Dhaka 1207 Bangladesh Primary and Mass Education Division (PMED) Mr. B. R. Khan, Joint Secretary (Development) Bhaban 1, Room 315 Bangladesh Secretariat Dhaka, Bangladesh |
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Concept Clearance | 20 Mar 1998 |
Fact Finding | 22 Mar 2000 to 22 Mar 2000 |
MRM | 28 Mar 2003 |
Approval | 03 Nov 2003 |
Last Review Mission | - |
Last PDS Update | 19 Oct 2008 |
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Approval | Signing Date | Effectivity Date | Closing | ||
Original | Revised | Actual | |||
13 Nov 2001 | 31 Mar 2002 | 31 Mar 2002 | 30 Sep 2002 | 31 Aug 2003 | - |
Financing Plan/TA Utilization | Cumulative Disbursements | |||||||
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ADB | Cofinancing | Counterpart | Total | Date | Amount | |||
Gov | Beneficiaries | Project Sponsor | Others | |||||
800,000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 800,000.00 | 13 Nov 2001 | 737,276.74 |
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Primary Education Sector Improvement Project | Technical Assistance Reports | Nov 2001 |
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