QUARTERLY PROGRESS REPORT FY2018, QUARTER 3 (April 1 to June 30, 2018) Accès, Lecture, Redevabilité et Rétention! (ACCELERE!) Activity 1 CONTRACT NO. AID-660-C-15-00001 United States Agency for International Development (USAID)/Education Office USAID Contracting Officer’s Representative: Ms. Natasha de Marcken USAID Alternate Contracting Officer’s Representative: Mr. Jean-Pierre Sangwa Submitted April 29, 2019 This publication was produced for review by the United States Agency for International Development. It was prepared by Chemonics International Inc. Table of Contents 1. PROGRAM OVERVIEW SUMMARY ..................................................................... 3 1.1 Program Description/Introduction ................................................................................................. 3 1.2 SUMMARY OF RESULTS TO DATE – QUARTERLY REPORT ...................... 5 2. ACTIVITY IMPLEMENTATION PROGRESS ....................................................... 6 2.1 Progress Narrative Summary ......................................................................................................... 6 2.2 Activity Implementation Status ..................................................................................................... 7 Work Plan ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 8 Communications ......................................................................................................................................................................... 8 National Level Meetings ............................................................................................................................................................ 8 Provincial- and Subdivision-Level Quarterly Meetings ...................................................................................................... 8 Result 1: Equitable Enrollments to a Quality Education Environment Increased ............................ 8 Key Achievements and Challenges in Q2 FY18 .................................................................................................................. 9 IR 1.1: Barriers to access for primary education reduced ............................................................................................... 9 IR 1.2: Access to alternative/accelerated learning programs that address out-of-school children and youth needs increased ........................................................................................................................................................................... 9 IR 1.3: Community and school collaboration and partnerships to support access to education strengthened ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 10 IR 1.4: Quality of education environments improved (gender) ................................................................................... 10 Grants Program ................................................................................................................................... 11 Key Achievements and Challenges in Q2 FY18 ............................................................................................................... 11 Development and Implementation of Grants for Increased Access and Retention ............................................... 15 Development and Implementation of Grants for Improved Governance ................................................................. 16 Capacity Building of Target Grant Beneficiaries .............................................................................................................. 16 Result 2: Improved Education Quality ............................................................................................... 16 Key Achievements and Challenges in Q3 FY18 ............................................................................................................... 17 IR 2.1: Quality of instruction at the primary level improved ........................................................................................ 21 IR 2.2: Teaching and learning materials effectively used in the classroom ................................................................ 23 IR 2.3: Community participation to support school based and extracurricular learning increased ................... 23 Result 3: Improved governance and accountability by stakeholders ............................................... 24 Key Achievements and Challenges in Q2 FY18 ............................................................................................................... 24 IR 3.1: Development and implementation of policies for improved access and learning strengthened ............ 24 IR 3.2: School leadership and management strengthened ............................................................................................. 25 IR 3.3: Community and civil society oversight and accountability at local and provincial level increased ........ 26 Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning and Operations Research .................................................... 27 Key Achievements and Challenges in Q3 FY18 ............................................................................................................... 27 MELP (Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Plan) Implementation ............................................................................ 28 Operations Research .............................................................................................................................................................. 30 3. KEY ISSUE NARRATIVES ..................................................................................... 31 Basic Education .................................................................................................................................... 31 Other Themes ...................................................................................................................................... 32 Children in Adversity .............................................................................................................................................................. 32 Democracy, Rights, and Governance (DRG) Integration .............................................................................................. 32 Science Technology and Innovation (STI) .......................................................................................................................... 32 Youth Development (YDV) .................................................................................................................................................. 33 Gender-Based Violence (GBV) ............................................................................................................................................. 33 4. INTEGRATION OF CROSSCUTTING ISSUES AND USAID FORWARD PRIORITIES ................................................................................................................. 33 Gender Equality and Female Empowerment .................................................................................... 33 Sustainability Mechanisms................................................................................................................... 33 Environmental Compliance ................................................................................................................ 34 Global Climate Change ....................................................................................................................... 34 Policy and Governance Support ......................................................................................................... 34 Local Capacity Development .............................................................................................................. 34 Training for Grantees and Local Implementing Partners ............................................................................................... 34 Organizational Assessments .................................................................................................................................................. 34 Local Committees of MEPSP ................................................................................................................................................. 35 Public Private Partnership (PPP) and Global Development Alliance (GDA) Impacts .................. 35 Science, Technology, and Innovation Impact .................................................................................... 35 5. STAKEHOLDER PARTICIPATION AND INVOLVEMENT ............................. 35 6. OPERATIONS, MANAGEMENT, AND ADMINISTRATION .......................... 35 Key Achievements and Challenges in Q3 FY18 ................................................................................. 36 Material in Customs ................................................................................................................................................................ 36 Finalization of Workplan Database ..................................................................................................................................... 36 Compliance Department Reorganization .........................................................................................................................