Nepal : Support for the Implementation of School Sector Reform Program
The expected overall impact of the S-CDTA is to achieve the broader SSRP goal of enhanced educational attainment and livelihood for all children, particularly girls and disadvantaged groups. The expected outcome of the S-CDTA is acceleration of progress towards SSRP performance targets. The Design and Monitoring Framework is in Appendix 3.
Project Details
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Project Officer
Gyawali, Smita
South Asia Department
Request for information -
Country/Economy
Nepal -
Modality
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Sector
- Education
Project Name | Support for the Implementation of School Sector Reform Program | ||||||||
Project Number | 35174-102 | ||||||||
Country / Economy | Nepal |
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Project Status | Closed | ||||||||
Project Type / Modality of Assistance | Technical Assistance |
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Strategic Agendas | Inclusive economic growth |
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Drivers of Change | Governance and capacity development |
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Sector / Subsector | Education / Education sector development - Non-formal education - Pre-primary and primary - Secondary - Technical and vocational education and training |
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Gender | No gender elements | ||||||||
Description | The expected overall impact of the S-CDTA is to achieve the broader SSRP goal of enhanced educational attainment and livelihood for all children, particularly girls and disadvantaged groups. The expected outcome of the S-CDTA is acceleration of progress towards SSRP performance targets. The Design and Monitoring Framework is in Appendix 3. The output of the TA will be: (i) coordinate, in consultation with the pooling and non-pooling DPs, organization of reviews and preparatory meetings (including field visits for missions) as mentioned in the JFA and communicate with the GON on proposed arrangements agreed by the DPs; (ii) prepare, in consultation with the pooling partners, the statement of indicative commitments on an annual basis as per the JFA requirement; (iii) provide technical feedbacks on some critical areas in the SSRP implementation such as financial management and reporting, audit and fiduciary issues, learning assessment, teacher management and competency etc.; (iv) monitor and ensure delivery of reports and other information as defined in the JFA and ensure timely distribution of the information to all DPs including translation of the government documents in Nepali; (v) serve as the main entry point for communication and information sharing between GON and DPs and among DPs on all matters related to the SSRP including JFA; (vi) link closely with Ministry of Education and Sports (MOES), Department of Education (DOE), Ministry of Local Development (MLD), Ministry of Finance (MOF), civil society and other relevant government and non-government agencies on current issues and state of affairs in the education sector; (vii) represent DPs in the media as required, and (viii) resolve any urgent issues that may come up. |
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Project Rationale and Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy | The S-CDTA is requested by the Government of Nepal (GON) on 3 December 2010. The S-CDTA requested is designed to accelerate and sustain progress towards the goals of the School Sector Reform Program (SSRP) supported by Asian Development Bank (ADB) through the Education Sector Program III (ESP III) subprogram. The GON is highly committed to improve access to quality education and reduce disparities among gender, caste, and ethnicity. The national plan of action for education for all (EFA), 2001-2015, aims to achieve these goals by 2015. Progress in the first phase (2001-2009) has been substantial. To build on the achievements and address some of the constraints, the GON has launched the School Sector Reform (SSR) Plan, 2009-2015. This long-term plan provides a framework for Annual Strategic Implementation Plans (ASIP) and Annual Work Plan and Budget (AWBP). Within the SSRP framework, the ASIP/AWPB articulates strategies into an annual operational plan. |
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Impact | Enhanced education attainment and livelihood, particularly for girls and disadvantaged groups. |
Project Outcome | |
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Description of Outcome | Acceleration of progress towards SSRP performance targets. |
Progress Toward Outcome | Ongoing |
Implementation Progress | |
Description of Project Outputs | Statement of indicative commitments on an annual basis as per the JFA requirement Joint donors meetings in coordination with the Government, pooling and non-pooling DPs, in accordance with joint financing agreement (JFA). Assessment of SSRP implementation such as financial management and reporting, audit and fiduciary issues, learning assessment, teacher management and competency etc. Sharing the reports and other information with all DPs Communication and information sharing between GON and DPs and among DPs on all matters related to the SSRP including JFA Close linkages with MOES, Department of Education (DOE), Ministry of Local Development (MLD), Ministry of Finance (MOF), National Planning Commission, (NPC) civil society and other relevant government and non-government agencies on current issues and state of affairs in the education sector |
Status of Implementation Progress (Outputs, Activities, and Issues) | ongoing |
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Involuntary Resettlement | |
Indigenous Peoples | |
Stakeholder Communication, Participation, and Consultation | |
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During Project Implementation | Ongoing. |
Business Opportunities | |
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Consulting Services | The SSTA will engage the services of 2 person-months of international consultants and 20 person-months of national consultants. The services of all consultants will be engaged individually in accordance with ADB's Guidelines on the Use of Consultants (2007 as amended time to time). The Small Scale Capacity Development Technical Assistance (S-CDTA) will be implemented over 20 months from approval of the S-CDTA till July 2012. The S-CDTA team will deliver the outcomes and output of the S-CDTA as indicated in the paper and in the TORs of the Focal and Co-Focal Points. The services of most international and national consultants will be required in the areas identified during the course of implementation of the TA as required by ADB, Development Partners (DPs) and the Government of Nepal (GON). The TA team will help ADB and the GON in any other assignments in addition to described TORs below for each consultant, as may be reasonably expected within the scope of the work. |
Procurement | All TA-financed goods will be procured in line with ADB's Procurement Guidelines. Disbursement under the TA will be made in accordance with the ADB's Technical Assistance Disbursement Handbook (May 2010, as amended from time to time). |
Responsible ADB Officer | Gyawali, Smita |
Responsible ADB Department | South Asia Department |
Responsible ADB Division | Nepal Resident Mission (NRM) |
Executing Agencies |
Ministry of Education & Sports |
Timetable | |
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Concept Clearance | 16 Dec 2010 |
Fact Finding | 28 Feb 2010 to 13 Mar 2010 |
MRM | - |
Approval | 16 Dec 2010 |
Last Review Mission | - |
Last PDS Update | 29 Mar 2013 |
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Approval | Signing Date | Effectivity Date | Closing | ||
Original | Revised | Actual | |||
16 Dec 2010 | - | 16 Dec 2010 | 31 Jul 2012 | 31 Jul 2013 | 15 Nov 2013 |
Financing Plan/TA Utilization | Cumulative Disbursements | |||||||
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ADB | Cofinancing | Counterpart | Total | Date | Amount | |||
Gov | Beneficiaries | Project Sponsor | Others | |||||
225,000.00 | 190,000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 415,000.00 | 17 Jun 2022 | 380,372.24 |
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Title | Document Type | Document Date |
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Support for the Implementation of School Sector Reform Program: Technical Assistance Completion Report | TA Completion Reports | Nov 2014 |
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