Guinea Project for Results in Early Childhood and Basic Education

  • F Funding Initiative/Portfolio

A Active

Key Information

The objective of the Education Project for Results in Early Childhood and Basic Education in Guinea is to improve access to, and the quality of early childhood and basic education in the Project Areas and to strengthen the capacity of the education system to deliver better results. This project consists of four components. Component (1) Improving equitable access to pre-school education. The objective of this component is to increase equitable access to pre-school through a policy-and standard based expansion of pre-school services in areas of greatest need. Component (2) Improving pre-school and basic education quality using technological innovation. The objective of this component is to improve the quality of play and teaching-learning practices in pre-school and basic education classrooms, with the latter focusing on early primary grades, through the strengthening of the capacities of teachers, school directors and school inspection and pedagogical support services using mobile, digital technologies. Component (3) Strengthening education sector management capacity. Sub-component (3.1) Strengthening decentralized management. The objective of this component is to strengthen the decentralized management of human resources and schools through the introduction of decentralized recruitment and formula-based non-salary recurrent school budgets. Component (4) Project Management and Monitoring and Evaluation. The objective of this component is to support project management, monitoring and evaluation (M&E), and technical assistance (TA) to ensure efficient and effective management of project implementation and the achievement of the DLIs.


Lead Implementing Government(s)

Guinea

Location(s)

Sub-Saharan Africa

Guinea

Government Affiliation

Government-affiliated program

Years

2019 - 2024

Partner(s)

Not applicable or unknown

Ministry Affiliation

Guinea Ministry of Education

Funder(s)

COVID-19 Response

Unknown

Geographic Scope

National

Areas of Work Back to Top

Education areas

Attainment

  • Primary completion
  • Primary enrollment

Other

  • Early childhood development

Quality

  • Teacher training

Cross-cutting areas

  • Gender equality

Program participants

Target Audience(s)

Boys in school, Girls in school, Youth

Age

Not applicable or unknown

School Enrolment Status

All in school

School Level

  • Pre-school
  • Lower primary

Other populations reached

  • School administrators
  • Teachers - female
  • Teachers - male

Participants include

  • N/A

Program Approaches Back to Top

Educational Technology

  • Digital devices for the purposes of studying, learning
  • Digital learning materials/programs

Policy/legal environment

  • Developing/promoting new laws/policies

Program Goals Back to Top

Education goals

  • Gender parity and non-discrimination are promoted at all subjects/education levels
  • Improved academic skills (literacy and numeracy)
  • Increased enrolment in primary school

Cross-cutting goals

Not applicable or unknown