| TA Name |
Preparing the Education Sector Development Program |
| Country |
Sri Lanka |
| TA Number |
4733 |
| Project Number |
39293-
01 |
| Source of Funding/Amount[Closed] |
| Technical Assistance Special Fund |
US$700,000
|
|
| Description |
The TA will help the Government :(i) develop an overall sector framework for ESDP in line with existing policy documents, and building upon existing sector and sub-sector studies, programs and projects; and (ii) design ESDP along the line of a sector development program or any suitable lending modalities to be identified. The TA will assess the ongoing projects supported by ADB and other donors and identify the major gaps. It will identify priority areas of investment that may be supported as sub-projects/programs within the overall ESDP framework. Areas of priority interventions may include: (a) quality improvement of secondary schools; (b) expansion of non-state tertiary education provision, (c) support for innovative approaches to expand ICT for learning; and (d) a special component on HIV/AIDS preventive education. The TA will especially study the feasibility of establishing FIIL. It will assess options for funding mechanism for ESDP and identify the suitable lending modalities. The outcomes of the TA will be: (i) an overall sector framework for ESDP that covers secondary education and post secondary education, including TEVT, and is integrated in and linked with ESDFP. The ESDP framework includes sector goals, two pronged strategies, a sector plan, and outcome indicators. (ii) an agreed ESDP design that includes the framework, rationale, objectives, the sub-projects, costs, implementation arrangements including fund flow mechanism and procurement modalities, and the economic, financial, and social analysis. ESDP design includes a special component on HIV/AIDS preventive education. It is expected that future ADB investment in education and training uses the same sector framework.
|
| Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy |
The Government is committed to improving the quality of education by making the curriculum more relevant, improving teaching, assessment, and educational management, and extending educational opportunities to the poor and disadvantaged. It has developed the ESDFP that aims to improve the delivery of primary and secondary education services. The ESDFP is supported by several external funds, including the World Bank-funded Education Sector Development Grant and ongoing ADB loans on secondary education. The ensuing Education Sector Development Project, which will be integrated into, and liked, with the ESDFP, will address the gaps in investment between the ongoing loans and support key priority areas through subprojects and subprograms.
|
| Outcome |
Progress Toward Outcome |
|
Improved quality, relevance, effectiveness, and equity of access to secondary and tertiary education
|
Activities not yet started.
|
| Outputs and Timeframe |
Status of Implementation
Progress (Outputs, Activities and Issues) |
|
Increased equity and access to education
|
Project has been approved on 26 November 2007.
|
|
Safeguard Categories
|
| Environment |
C |
| Resettlement |
C |
| Indigenous People |
B |
| Summary of Environmental and Social Aspects |
The largest ethnic minority of Sri Lanka is the Tamils, who are concentrated in northeastern part of the country. The majority of the second largest ethnic minority, the Muslims, reside in the eastern part of the country, but are also scattered across the country. Sri Lanka is recovering from two decades of armed conflict and the education system in the area was severely damaged. Non-enrollment, dropout, absenteeism, and poor teaching are exacerbated by displacement, poverty, single-headed households, damaged infrastructure, and lack of human resources. The TA will address ethnic minority issues in components of the proposed ESDP that deal with conflict areas so that the ESDP brings maximum benefits to ethnic minorities.
|
| Responsible ADB Officer |
Ayako Inagaki
|
| Responsible ADB Department |
South Asia Department
|
| Responsible ADB Division |
Human and Social Development Division, SARD
|
| Fact-finding |
17 Oct 2005
to 25 Oct 2005
|
| Approval |
13 Dec 2005 |
| ADB |
Others |
Gov |
Total |
Approved Amount |
Revised Amount |
|
$700,000.00
|
$0.00
|
$0.00
|
$700,000.00
|
$700,000.00
|
$0.00
|
| Total Commitment |
Uncommited Balance |
Total Disbursement |
Undisbursed Balance |
|
$618,411.81
|
$81,588.19
|
$618,411.81
|
$81,588.19
|
|
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