Sudan Education COVID-19 Response (WB-P174220)

Countries
  • Sudan
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
Approved
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Bank Risk Rating
B
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Voting Date
Jul 23, 2020
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 Sudan
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 Type(s)
Advisory Services
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Project Cost (USD)
$ 15.00 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.
Bank Documents
Primary Source

Original disclosure @ WB website

Updated in EWS Aug 5, 2020

Disclosed by Bank Jun 18, 2020

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Project Description
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According to ban documents, the project objective is to support learning continuity at the basic education level during the COVID-19 pandemic and school system shutdown in Sudan and safe transition back to school during recovery.

Th project has three components:

  1. Component 1: Supporting learning continuity at the basic education level during the COVID-19 pandemic and school system shutdown (US$6.93 million).

    1. Sub-Component 1.1: Production and dissemination of TV and radio education broadcast and newspaper education columns (US$1.40 million).
    2. Sub-Component 1.2: Engagement of students and teachers in the learning continuity programs (US$4.33 million). For both radio and newspaper-broadcasting, assignments in Math and Arabic will be developed to engage students in the learning process.
    3. Sub-Component 1.3. Provision of radios to the poorest families (US$1.20 million). Under this sub-component, the Project will provide radios and solar power banks to target households.

  2. Component 2: Supporting safe transition back to school during recovery (US$4.33 million).

    1. Sub-Component 2.1. Ensuring children’s return to school (US$2.45 million). Under this sub-component, the project will also support communication/connectivity campaigns to ensure sustained enrollment for and protect girls and vulnerable children.
    2. Sub-Component 2.3. Provision of water tanks to schools with no access to clean water (US$0.82 million).

  3. Component 3: Program coordination and management (US$0.45 million).

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World Bank:
Omer Nasir Elseed
Senior Education Specialist

Thanh Thi Mai
Senior Education Specialist

Borrower:
Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning

Implementing Agency:
Ministry of Education
Professor Mohamed Elamin Ahmed Eltom
Minister
mmfeltom@gmail.com 

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