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| Grant Name | Early Childhood Education for Rural, Nomadic, and Migrant Children | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country | Mongolia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grant Number | 9138 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Project Number | 42222- 01 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Thematic Classification |
Social Development
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| Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy | Mongolia's National Development Strategy (2008) states that one of the key priorities of the Government of Mongolia (the Government) is improving the quality and access to basic education and health services, to support employment and income-generating activities, thereby improving the social safety net and supporting sustainable human development. In implementing these activities, the Government will ensure that the poor and vulnerable groups of society have equal access to basic social services, thus supporting their opportunities for employment and participation in economic activities. It means that having a person access satisfactory education, food availability, and health is the prerequisite to prevention of, and moving away from poverty and vulnerability, especially intergenerational poverty.
The Asian Development Bank's (ADB's) country strategy and program update 2007¿2009 confirms the overall direction of the 2006¿2008 country strategy and program and its priority focus on poverty reduction and the Millennium Development Goals. The country operations business plan 2009¿2011 (currently under preparation) identifies early childhood education (ECE) as a priority issue and makes improving access to ECE, particularly among rural and nomadic children, part of the overall outcome to be attained by 2015. As a lead development partner in Mongolia's education sector, ADB is in the process of reprogramming its assistance to Mongolia to address immediate needs in the social sectors, including education. |
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| Impact | Improved access to quality ECE programs among children aged 3-6 from disadvantaged families in Mongolia. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Outcome | Availability, awareness, and demand for ECE programs are increased in project areas and capacity of the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science (MECS) to coordinate, finance, monitor, and implement ECE programs is developed. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Outputs and Timeframe |
1. Pilot approaches to ECE delivery for vulnerable children designed and tested.
2. Awareness of and demand for ECE programs increased and capacity to plan, finance, coordinate, and monitor ECE enhanced. 3. Guidelines, policies, and strategies developed and discussed with the Government. 4. Project management, and monitoring and evaluation system established. |
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| Geographical Location | Mongolia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Environment | C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Resettlement | C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indigenous People | B | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stakeholder Participation and Consultation |
The Government and ADB worked together on the assessment and consultation to ensure participation by all relevant stakeholders. Project design involved a participatory process of regular consultations and presentations with major government and nongovernment national and provincial stakeholders, kindergarten directors and teachers, community leaders, and development partners.
During implementation, the Project will maintain broad stakeholder participation in all of its activities. It will encourage (i) nationwide consultation in the planning, management, coordination, implementation, and monitoring of alternative ECE; (ii) partnerships between MECS, NGOs, and educational institutions in developing and delivering alternative ECE training curricula and programs; (iii) greater community involvement in ECE delivery; (iv) training of caregivers for community-based ECE programs; and (v) consultations with the private sector on public¿private partnerships in ECE delivery. Stakeholders will also take part in project monitoring and evaluation, as well as in policy-advisory roles. Local governments will be closely involved throughout the Project through monitoring and evaluation activities and participation in workshops. A major underlying project objective is to enhance responsiveness by governments, society, private entrepreneurs, and community activists to ECE needs of disadvantaged groups. Community organizations, private businesses, activists, and community leaders will be mobilized to play key roles in advocacy, needs assessment, and identification of approaches to improve access, generation, and delivery of ECE to disadvantaged children. This participatory approach will be extended to all relevant stakeholders, encouraging their contribution through collaboration, information sharing, and annual workshops that will assess findings and outcomes. Stakeholders will thereby contribute to the Project's general objective. |
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| Consulting Services | Consulting Services yet to be determined. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Civil Works/Goods | To be determined. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Responsible ADB Officer |
Jazira Asanova |
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| Responsible ADB Department |
East Asia Department |
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| Responsible ADB Division |
Urban and Social Sectors Division, EARD |
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| Executing Agencies |
Mongolia Ministry of Education, Culture and Science Mr. B. Mishigjav State Secretary Room # 204, Government Building III, Ulaanbaatar 11, Mongolia mishigjav@mecs.gov.mn |
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| Concept Clearance | 20 Oct 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Board Approval | 28 Aug 2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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