Document of The World Bank FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Public Disclosure Authorized Report No: PAD1690 INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION PROJECT APPRAISAL DOCUMENT ON A PROPOSED GRANT Public Disclosure Authorized IN THE AMOUNT OF SDR21.2 MILLION (US$30 MILLION EQUIVALENT) TO THE REPUBLIC OF HAITI FOR A PROVIDING AN EDUCATION OF QUALITY IN HAITI PROJECT (PEQH) October 27, 2016 Public Disclosure Authorized Education Global Practice Latin America and Caribbean Region This document is being made publicly available prior to Board consideration. This does not imply a presumed outcome. This document may be updated following Board consideration and the updated document will be made publicly available in accordance with the Bank’s Public Disclosure Authorized policy on Access to Information. CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS (Exchange Rate Effective October 17, 2016) Currency Unit = Haitian Gourde HTG 64.962 = US$1 US$1 = SDR 0.73 FISCAL YEAR October 1 – September 30 ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS AECID Spanish International Development Agency (Agencia Española de Cooperación Internacional para el Desarrollo) APG Adaptable Program Grant BNC National Bank of Credit (Banque Nationale de Crédit) BRH Bank of the Republic of Haiti (Banque de la République d’Haïti) CDB Caribbean Development Bank CSMC Community School Management Committee CPF Country Partnership Framework CQS Selection Based on Consultants’ Qualifications DAEPP Directorate of Support to Private education and the Partnership (Direction d’Appui à l’Enseignement Privé et au Partenariat) DC Direct Contracting DDEs Departmental Directorate of Education (Directions Départementales de l’Education) DEF Directorate of Fundamental Teaching (Direction de l’Enseignement Fondamental) DFP Professional Development Unit (Direction de la Formation Professionnelle) DGS Directorate of School Engineering (Direction du Génie Scolaire) DLI Disbursement Linked Indicator EFA Education for All (Education Pour Tous; EPT) EGRA Early Grade Reading Assessment EU European Union FAES Economic and Social Assistance Fund (Fonds d’Assistance Économique et Sociale) FBS Fixed Budget Selection FIA Accelerated Teacher Training Program (Formation Initiale Accélérée) FNE National Education Fund (Fond Nationale de l’Education) GDP Gross Domestic Product GoH Government of Haiti ICB International Competitive Bidding ICT Information and Communication Technologies IDA International Development Association i IDB Inter-American Development Bank LCS Least-Cost Selection MENFP Ministry of National Education and Professional Training (Ministère de l’Education Nationale et de la Formation Professionnelle) NCB National Competitive Bidding NGO Non-Governmental Organization NPPSMC Non-Public Primary School Management Committee NPV Net Present Value NLTA Non-Lending Technical Assistance OPE Operational Plan for Education PDO Project Development Objective PNCS National School Feeding Program (Programme National des Cantines Scolaires) PIU Project Implementation Unit POM Project Operations Manual PSUGO Universal, Free, and Obligatory Education Program (Programme de Scolarisation Universelle Gratuite et Obligatoire) QAS Quality Assurance System QCBS Quality and Cost-Based Selection QEAP Quality Education Access Program SMC School Management Committee SOE Statement of Expenditures SCD Systematic Country Diagnostic SSS Single Source Selection TTL Task Team Leader TWP Tuition Waiver Program UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization UNICEF United Nations Children’s Fund USAID United States Agency for International Development WFP World Food Programme Regional Vice President: Jorge Familiar Country Director: Mary Barton-Dock Senior Global Practice Director: Amit Dar Practice Manager: Reema Nayar Task Team Leaders: Juan D. Baron, Melissa A. Adelman ii REPUBLIC OF HAITI Providing an Education of Quality in Haiti (PEQH) TABLE OF CONTENTS Page I. STRATEGIC CONTEXT .................................................................................................1 A. Country Context ............................................................................................................ 1 B. Sectoral and Institutional Context ................................................................................. 3 C. Higher Level Objectives to which the Project Contributes .......................................... 8 II. PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES ................................................................8 A. PDO............................................................................................................................... 8 B. Project Beneficiaries ..................................................................................................... 8 C. PDO Level Results Indicators ....................................................................................... 9 III. PROJECT DESCRIPTION ..............................................................................................9 A. Project Components ...................................................................................................... 9 B. Project Financing ........................................................................................................ 11 C. Lessons Learned and Reflected in the Project Design ................................................ 12 IV. IMPLEMENTATION .....................................................................................................13 A. Institutional and Implementation Arrangements ........................................................ 13 B. Results Monitoring and Evaluation ............................................................................ 14 C. Sustainability............................................................................................................... 15 V. KEY RISKS ......................................................................................................................15 A. Overall Risk Rating and Explanation of Key Risks.................................................... 15 VI. APPRAISAL SUMMARY ..............................................................................................16 A. Economic Analysis ..................................................................................................... 16 B. Technical ..................................................................................................................... 17 C. Financial Management ................................................................................................ 17 D. Procurement ................................................................................................................ 18 E. Social (including Safeguards) ..................................................................................... 18 F. Environment (including Safeguards) .......................................................................... 20 G. World Bank Grievance Redress .................................................................................. 20 iii Annex 1: Results Framework and Monitoring .........................................................................21 Annex 2: Detailed Project Description .......................................................................................30 Annex 3: Implementation Arrangements ..................................................................................44 Annex 4: Implementation Support Plan ....................................................................................59 Annex 5: Economic Analysis .......................................................................................................62 iv PAD DATA SHEET Haiti Providing an Education of Quality in Haiti (PEQH) (P155191) PROJECT APPRAISAL DOCUMENT LATIN AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN Education Global Practice Report No.: PAD1690 Basic Information Project ID EA Category Team Leader(s) P155191 B - Partial Assessment Juan Baron, Melissa Ann Adelman Lending Instrument Fragile and/or Capacity Constraints [ X ] Investment Project Financing - Fragile States Financial Intermediaries [ ] Series of Projects [ ] Project Implementation Start Date Project Implementation End Date 21-Nov-2016 03-Oct-2022 Expected Effectiveness Date Expected Closing Date 1-Dec-2016 30-Oct-2022 Joint IFC No Practice Senior Global Practice Director Country Director Regional Vice President Manager/Manager Reema Nayar Amit Dar Mary A. Barton-Dock Jorge Familiar Borrower: Ministère d’Education et Formation Professionnelle; MENFP Responsible Agency: MENFP Contact: Jean Beauvois Dorsonne Title: Minister Telephone No.: 50928130275 Email: [email protected] Project Financing Data(in USD Million) [ ] Loan [X] IDA Grant [ ] Guarantee [ ] Credit [ ] Grant [ ] Other Total Project Cost: 30.00 Total Bank Financing: 30.00 Financing Gap: 0.00 v Financing Source Amount BORROWER/RECIPIENT 0.00 International Development Association (IDA) 0.00 IDA Grant 30.00 Total 30.00 Expected Disbursements (in USD Million) Fiscal Year 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Annual 2.00 6.00 5.50 5.50 5.00 5.50 0.50 Cumulative 2.00 8.00 13.50 19.00 24.00 29.50 30.00 Institutional Data Practice Area (Lead) Education Contributing Practice Areas Cross Cutting Topics [ ] Climate Change [ X ] Fragile, Conflict & Violence [ X ] Gender [ ] Jobs [ ] Public Private Partnership Sectors / Climate Change Sector (Maximum 5 and total % must equal 100) Major Sector Sector % Adaptation Mitigation Co-benefits % Co-benefits % Education General education sector 10 Education Primary education 90