Supporting an Education Reform Agenda for Improving Teaching, Assessment and Career Pathways Phase 2 (WB-P507451)

Countries
  • Palestine, West Bank, Gaza
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Financial Institutions
  • World Bank (WB)
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Project Status
Proposed
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Bank Risk Rating
B
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Voting Date
Mar 14, 2025
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 Palestine - Ministry of Education and Higher Education
A public entity (government or state-owned) provided with funds or financial support to manage and/or implement a project.
Sectors
  • Education and Health
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Investment Type(s)
Grant
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Investment Amount (USD)
$ 20.00 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.
Project Cost (USD)
$ 26.66 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 Mar 3, 2025

Disclosed by Bank Nov 28, 2024


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Project Description
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According to the Bank’s website, the objective of this project is to increase access to learning recovery programs for Palestinian students.

The proposed Project Development Objective (PDO) for Phase 2 is to increase access to learning recovery programs for Palestinian students.

Learning recovery programs under SERATAC Phase 2 would be solely implemented in the West Bank, while laying the foundations for the resumption of education services in Gaza. Phase 2 would support students and teachers in the West Bank to recover learning losses. In parallel, Phase 2 may support preparatory activities to facilitate the resumption of education services in Gaza post-ceasefire through harmonized efforts by the PA, development partners, UN agencies, and civil society organizations.

Early Warning System Project Analysis
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The environmental and social risks are assessed moderate at the concept stage. The environmental risks associated to component 1 are considered low, and associated to awareness in Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) requirements, and safety and security. Component 2 may include selection of sites for temporary education sites needs, where the project would prepare guidelines for assessing sites taking into consideration high value/sensitive natural areas, and presence and removal of hazardous material, debris and other social aspects.

The primary social risk across all components is of exclusion and inequitable access to program benefits. There is a potential risk that schools and staff (teachers, principals, supervisors, counselors), and consequently students and parents/families, in underserved and marginalized areas in the West Bank, due to the political situation, (e.g. rural and remote locations, access restricted areas, etc.) might not benefit equitably from the interventions supported under the program (e.g. access to KG2s, provision of teaching and learning materials, trainings, use of digital technology for learning, provision of digital skills etc.). Similarly, there is a risk that requirements of children with disabilities, learning and physical, and concerns and needs of underserved and marginalized groups (e.g. children living in single-parents’ households, the poor, people in remote locations etc.) might be overlooked in the development of learning strategies, stakeholder engagement and information dissemination mechanisms included in the program design especially in Gaza.

Investment Description
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Trust Funds (Grant amount): US$ 20.00 million


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World Bank

Maja Capek
Economist

Veronica Grigera
Senior Education Specialist

Samira Ahmed Hillis
Program Leader

Borrower/Client/Recipient

Palestinian Authority on behalf of the Palestine Liberation Organization

Implementing Agencies

Ministry of Education and Higher Education
Dr. Nafieh Assaf
Deputy Minister of Education
Nafieh.assaf@moe.edu.ps

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