Document of

The World Bank

FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY

Report No:RES21169

Restructuring PAPER

ON A

PROPOSED Project restructuring

of

QUALITY IMPROVEMENT AND EQUITY OF BASIC EDUCATION PROJECT

IN THE AMOUNT OF SDR13.4 MILLION(Cr. IDA-52750)

(US$20 MILLION EQUIVALENT)

AND

A GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP FOR EDUCATION (GPE) GRANT (TF015232 and TF015285)

IN THE AMOUNT OF US$46.9 MILLION

AND

A EDUCATION SECTOR CAPACITY BUILDING TRUST FUND GRANT IN THE

AMOUNT OF US$2.8 MILLION (TF015311)

On June 13, 2013

TO THE

REPUBLIC OF SENEGAL

February 22, 2015

Education Global Practice

AFR region


ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS

EFA-FTI / Education for All – Fast Track Initiative
GPE / Global Partnership for Education (successor to EFA-FTI)
PAQEEB / Project d’Amélioration de la Qualité et de l’Equité de l’Education de Base
Regional Vice President: / Makhtar Diop
Country Director:
Senior Global Practice Director: / Louise J. Cord
Claudia Costin
Practice Manager/Manager: / Peter Materu
Task Team Leader: / Meskerem Mulatu, Atou Seck

senegal

QUALITY IMPROVEMENT AND EQUITY OF BASIC EDUCATION PROJECT

Contents

A.SUMMARYPage 6

B.PROJECT STATUSPage 6

C.PROPOSED CHANGESPage 6

DATA SHEET
Senegal
Senegal Quality and Equity of Basic Education (P133333)
AFRICA
Education
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Report No: / RES21169
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Basic Information
Project ID: / P133333 / Lending Instrument: / Specific Investment Loan
Regional Vice President: / Makhtar Diop / Original EA Category: / Partial Assessment (B)
Country Director: / Louise J. Cord / Current EA Category: / Partial Assessment (B)
Senior Global Practice Director: / Claudia Maria Costin / Original Approval Date: / 13-Jun-2013
Practice Manager/Manager: / Peter Nicolas Materu / Current Closing Date: / 31-Jan-2018
Team Leader(s): / Meskerem Mulatu,
Atou Seck
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Borrower: / Government of Senegal
Responsible Agency: / Ministry of Education
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Restructuring Type
Form Type: / Short Form / Decision Authority: / Country Director Approval
Restructuring Level: / Level 2
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Financing ( as of 10-Aug-2015 )
Key Dates
Project / Ln/Cr/TF / Status / Approval Date / Signing Date / Effectiveness Date / Original Closing Date / Revised Closing Date
P133333 / IDA-52750 / Effective / 13-Jun-2013 / 22-Nov-2013 / 10-Feb-2014 / 31-Jan-2018 / 31-Jan-2018
P133333 / TF-15232 / Effective / 22-Nov-2013 / 22-Nov-2013 / 10-Feb-2014 / 31-May-2017 / 31-May-2017
P133333 / TF-15285 / Effective / 22-Nov-2013 / 22-Nov-2013 / 10-Feb-2014 / 30-Oct-2015 / 31-May-2017
P133333 / TF-15311 / Effective / 22-Nov-2013 / 22-Nov-2013 / 10-Feb-2014 / 23-Aug-2017 / 23-Aug-2017
Disbursements (in Millions)
Project / Ln/Cr/TF / Status / Currency / Original / Revised / Cancelled / Disbursed / Undisbursed / % Disbursed
P133333 / IDA-52750 / Effective / USD / 20.00 / 20.00 / 0.00 / 9.94 / 9.21 / 50
P133333 / TF-15232 / Effective / USD / 6.90 / 6.90 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 6.90
P133333 / TF-15285 / Effective / USD / 40.00 / 40.00 / 0.00 / 23.74 / 16.26 / 59
P133333 / TF-15311 / Effective / USD / 2.32 / 2.32 / 0.00 / 1.85 / 0.55 / 80
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Policy Waivers
Does the project depart from the CAS/CPF in content or in other significant respects? / Yes [ ] / No [ X ]
Does the project require any policy waiver(s)? / Yes [ ] / No [ X ]
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A. Summary of Proposed Changes
This project has benefitted from several grants, including one from the EFA-FTI Catalytic Fund, the precursor to the Global Partnership for Education (GPE). Due to the latest extension in the closing date of the overall EFA-FTI Catalytic Fund, the Senegalese government has requested a similar extension for the related trust fund (TF015285) under this project, moving the closing date from February 29, 2016to May31, 2017. Please note that a first extension of the closing date for TF015285 from October 30, 2015 to February 29, 2016 had already been processed, as the GPE donors had not yet given their approval for the extension of the overall EFA-FTI Grant. Nothing else will change. The project closing date of January 31, 2018 will remain unchanged. There is no pending audit report.
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B. Project Status
The project implementation status is satisfactory, and project objectives continue to be achievable.
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C. Proposed Changes
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Financing
Change in Loan Closing Date(s):
Explanation
With the phasing out of the EFA-FTI Grant mechanism, the government is required to use the remaining funds under TF015285 (slightly more than $16.25 million) before accessing the GPE grant funds. The extension of the closing date to May 31,2017would bring it closer to the overall project closing date (January 31, 2018) and help the government use the remaining funds to finalize the construction of the four Teacher Training Centers (CRFPE), strengthen the accountability mechanisms put in place to support improvements in the quality of primary education, and support the implementation of the planned performance-based contracts, including those for Koranic schools.
Ln/Cr/TF / Status / Original Closing Date / Current Closing Date / Proposed Closing Date / Previous Closing Date(s)
IDA-52750 / Effective / 31-Jan-2018 / 31-Jan-2018 / 31-Jan-2018
TF-15232 / Effective / 31-May-2017 / 31-May-2017 / 31-May-2017
TF-15285 / Effective / 30-Oct-2015 / 29-Feb-2016 / May 31, 2017 / 29-Feb-2016
TF-15311 / Effective / 23-Aug-2017 / 23-Aug-2017 / 23-Aug-2017

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