Results for Education Achievement and Development Project (READ) (WB-P160282)

Countries
  • Gambia
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Financial Institutions
  • World Bank (WB)
International, regional and national development finance institutions. Many of these banks have a public interest mission, such as poverty reduction.
Project Status
Active
Stage of the project cycle. Stages vary by development bank and can include: pending, approval, implementation, and closed or completed.
Bank Risk Rating
B
Environmental and social categorization assessed by the development bank as a measure of the planned project’s environmental and social impacts. A higher risk rating may require more due diligence to limit or avoid harm to people and the environment. For example, "A" or "B" are risk categories where "A" represents the highest amount of risk. Results will include projects that specifically recorded a rating, all other projects are marked ‘U’ for "Undisclosed."
Voting Date
Sep 14, 2016
Date when project documentation and funding is reviewed by the Board for consideration and approval. Some development banks will state a "board date" or "decision date." When funding approval is obtained, the legal documents are accepted and signed, the implementation phase begins.
Borrower
GOVERNMENT OF THE GAMBIA
A public entity (government or state-owned) provided with funds or financial support to manage and/or implement a project.
Sectors
  • Education and Health
The service or industry focus of the investment. A project can have several sectors.
Investment Amount (USD)
$ 7.50 million
Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, this amount is converted to USD ($) on the date of disclosure. Please review updated project documents for more information.
Project Cost (USD)
$ 8.50 million
Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, this amount is converted to USD ($) on the date of disclosure. Please review updated project documents for more information.
Primary Source

Original disclosure @ WB website

Updated in EWS Aug 14, 2017

Disclosed by Bank Jun 1, 2016


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Project Description
If provided by the financial institution, the Early Warning System Team writes a short summary describing the purported development objective of the project and project components. Review the complete project documentation for a detailed description.
The development objective of Results for Education Achievement and Development Project for The Gambia is to increase access to basic education, improve quality of teaching and learning in lower basic schools, and strengthen education systems. The additional financing of F will support the Government in: (a) providing salaries and allowances to teachers in public Lower Basic Schools (LBS), Upper Basic Schools (UBS), Senior Secondary Schools (SSS), financed by International Development Association (IDA); (b) providing school sub grants to all public LBS, public UBS in Regions 1 and 2, and all public SSS, financed by IDA; and (c) expanding the annexed Early Childhood Development (ECD) approach, financed by the Early Learning Partnership (ELP) Grant. In addition to supporting teachers’ salaries, allowances, school subgrants, and the construction of ECD classrooms, the following modifications will also be introduced: (a) cancellation of five Disbursement Linked Indicators (DLIs); (b) removal of an activity supported under Subcomponent 2.8 to provide broadband connectivity and electricity to all public UBS and SSS because of high set-up costs and low private sector support; (c) evidence-based changes to the provision of ECD, moving from a community-based to an annexed approach; (d) relevant changes in the Results Framework (RF); (e) reallocation of financing to each category; and (f) modifications to costs of component resulting from a thorough review of the costing of each activity.
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Borrower/Client/Recipient Name: Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs Contact: Abdou Kolley Title: Minister Email: info@mof.gov.gm Implementing Agencies Name: Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education Contact: Sherif Yunus Hydara Title: Project Manager Email: sherifyunus@yahoo.com ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISM OF WORLD BANK The World Bank Inspection Panel is the independent complaint mechanism and fact-finding body for people who believe they are likely to be, or have been, adversely affected by a World Bank-financed project. If you submit a complaint to the Inspection Panel, they may investigate to assess whether the World Bank is following its own policies and procedures for preventing harm to people or the environment. You can contact the Inspection Panel or submit a complaint by emailing ipanel@worldbank.org. You can learn more about the Inspection Panel and how to file a complaint at: http://ewebapps.worldbank.org/apps/ip/Pages/Home.aspx.

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