Chapter 3 Project Evaluation and Recommendations 3-1 Project Effect It is appropriate to implement the Project under Japan's Grant Aid Assistance, because the Project will have the following effects: (1) Direct Effects 1) Improvement of Educational Environment By replacing deteriorated classrooms, which are danger in structure, with rainwater leakage, and/or insufficient natural lighting and ventilation, with new ones of better quality, the Project will contribute to improving the education environment, which will be effective for improving internal efficiency. Furthermore, provision of toilets and water-supply facilities will greatly encourage the attendance of female teachers and students. Present(※) After Project Completion Usable classrooms in Target Districts 19,177 classrooms 21,707 classrooms Number of Students accommodated in the 709,410 students 835,820 students usable classrooms ※ Including the classrooms to be constructed under BPEP-II by July 2004 2) Improvement of Teacher Training Environment By constructing exclusive facilities for Resource Centres, the Project will contribute to activating teacher training and information-sharing, which will lead to improved quality of education. (2) Indirect Effects 1) Enhancement of Community Participation to Education Community participation in overall primary school management activities will be enhanced through participation in this construction project and by receiving guidance on various educational matters from the government. 91 3-2 Recommendations For the effective implementation of the project, it is recommended that HMG of Nepal take the following actions: 1) Coordination with other donors As and when necessary for the effective implementation of the Project, the DOE should ensure effective coordination with the CIP donors in terms of the CIP components including the allocation of target districts. 2) Execution of the project components other than those covered by the Grant Aid of Japan On the basis of Whole School Approach policy, DOE shall execute construction of facilities other than those covered by Grant Aid of Japan such as rehabilitation of existing classroom buildings, fencing for school compound, and water supply for schools in hill and mountain region. 3) Measure for Arsenic Problems To respond to the arsenic problem, DOE will carry out tests based on “Nepal’s Interim Arsenic Policy & Preparation Report” for each water supply provided under the Project, and install a filtration system if arsenic contamination is above the limit applied in the said policy (0.05 mg/litre). 4) Maintenance of the facilities Not only the facilities constructed under the Project but also all school facilities are to be maintained by communities under the responsibility of SMC. Hence, DOE should support maintenance activities by distributing the maintenance manual to the schools and giving the training required to improve the maintenance skills and the theoretical knowledge of the communities. 5) Improvement of EMIS The DOE should develop the Educational Management Information System(EMIS) further so that it can be effectively utilised in preparing school physical improvement plans over the country as described in Appendix 9. 92 Appendices Appendix 1 Member List of the Study Team 1-1 Field Survey Team Mr. Hiroyasu Tonokawa Team Leader First Project Management Division, Grant Aid Management Department, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Mr. Fumitomi Fujita Chief Consultant / Architectural Planning Director, Architect, Fukuwatari & Architectural Consultants Ltd. Dr. Keiji Kamei Educational Planning Ph. D., Fukuwatari & Architectural Consultants Ltd. Mr. Tadashi Ogawa Construction Materials & Equipment Planning Architect, Fukuwatari & Architectural Consultants Ltd. Mr. Yasuhiro Matsumoto Procurement Planning / Cost Estimation Architect, Fukuwatari & Architectural Consultants Ltd. 1-2 Explanation on Draft Report Team Mr. Eitaro Mitoma Team Leader Resident Representative, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Nepal Office Mr. Fumitomi Fujita Chief Consultant / Architectural Planning Director, Architect, Fukuwatari & Architectural Consultants Ltd. Mr. Tadashi Ogawa Construction Materials & Equipment Planning Architect, Fukuwatari & Architectural Consultants Ltd. 93 Appendix 2. Study Schedule 2-1 Field Survey JICA Official Consultants Construction Chief Consultant/ Procurement Days Date Team Leader Educational Planning Materials & Architectural Planning Planning/ Estimation Equipment Planning Mr. Hiroyasu Mr. Yasuhiro Mr. Fujita Fumitomi Mr. Keiji Kamei Mr. Tadashi Ogawa Tonokawa Matsumoto Tokyo-Bangkok Tokyo-Bangkok Osaka-Bangkok 1 2/23 Sun. Tokyo-Bangkok (JL717 10:55-15:50) (TG641 10:45-15:45) (JL717 10:55-15:50) (JL623 11:10-15:30) 2 2/24 Mon. Bangkok-Kathmandu(TG319 10:30-12:45), Courtesy Call on Japan Embassy, Discussion with JICA Nepal Office 3 2/25 Tue. Courtesy Call on MOES & MOF, Explanation & discussion of Inception Report & Questionnaire with DOE 4 2/26 Wed. Discussion of Minutes of Meeting with DOE 5 2/27 Thu. Discussion of Minutes of Meeting with DOE 6 2/28 Fri. Site inspection of existing schools, RCs, and schools built under CIP at Bardiya District 7 3/1 Sat. Site inspection of schools and RCs built under the previous Japan’s Grant Aid Project at Banke District 8 3/2 Sun. Inside meeting, filing documents Discussion with Discussion of target districts for the Basic Educational Planning Study of specifications 9 3/3 Mon. Discussion with DOE Design Study with DOE & Monitoring Section, and procurement lines DOE, Visit ECECO Visit ADB, filing Discussion of EMIS 10 3/4 Tue. Discussion of Minutes of Meeting with DOE Discussion with DOE documents with Statistics Section Discussion of Minutes Visit DANIDA, Study Visit Finland DIDC, Visit DANIDA, Construction materials and 11 3/5 Wed. with MOES on specifications DANIDA specifications survey, Analysis of EMIS Signing on Minutes Discussion with PSS, Discussion with DOE/PSS, Construction 12 3/6 Thu. Kathmandu-Bangkok Study on specifications, Filing documents needs analysis of EMIS, Study of Standard (TG320 13:50-18:15) Prepare for site survey Designs, Preparation of site survey Bangkok-Tokyo Discussion with PSS, Visit Finland TA, Discussion with DOE/PSS, Statistics Section/ 13 3/7 Fri. (TG6002 23:40-7:05) Prepare for site survey Discussion with DOE DOE, Preparation of site survey 14 3/8 Sat. Move to Dhulikel, Site inspection of school made of Interlocking Block at Kavrepalanchok Discussion with DEO, Site survey on candidate school site, Gathering district level 15 3/9 Sun. information at Sindhupalchok District Discussion with DEO, Site survey on candidate school site, Gathering district level 16 3/10 Mon. information at Kavrepalanchok District 17 3/11 Tue. Site survey at Kavrepalanchok District, Back to Kathmandu Visit UNICEF, Study Analysis of site survey, Study of 18 3/12 Wed. Visit UNICEF, IDA on specifications specifications, Procurement Planning Discussion with Discussion with PSS, Discussion with DOE/PSS, Analysis of EMIS, Educational Planning 19 3/13 Thu. Study on arsenic Construction materials and equipment & Monitoring Section, problems planning, collection of quotations DOE, Visit UNDP Report to JICA, Visit Filing documents, Report to JICA, Visit Japanese Red Cross 20 3/14 Fri. Japan Red Cross Preparation of Report Society Society 21 3/15 Sat. Inside meeting, study of the basic design of the facilities Inside meeting, Filing Kathmandu-Bangkok 22 3/16 Sun. Inside meeting, Filing documents documents (TG320 13:50-18:15) Materials & equipment planning, Inside meeting, Filing Bangkok-Osaka 23 3/17 Mon. Procurement Planning, Preparation of the documents (JL622 23:59-07:10) Report Discussion with Discussion with DOE/PSS, Educational 24 3/18 Tue. DOE/PSS Planning & Monitoring Section Materials & equipment planning, Discussion with 25 3/19 Wed. Procurement Planning, Preparation of the DOE/PSS Report Materials & equipment planning, 26 3/20 Thu. DOE/PSS 協議 Procurement Planning, Preparation of the Report Report to Japan Report to Japan Embassy & JICA Nepal 27 3/21 Fri. Embassy & JICA Office 28 3/22 Sat. Inside meeting Inside meeting, filing documents Kathmandu-Bangkok Kathmandu-Bangkok 29 3/23 Sun. (TG320 13:50-18:15) (TG320 13:50-18:15) Bangkok-Tokyo 30 3/24 Mon. Bangkok-Tokyo (JL718 22:35-06:10) (JL718 22:35-06:10) 94 2-2 Explanation on Draft Report JICA Official Consultants Chief Consultant/ Architectural Construction Materials & Days Date Team Leader Planning Equipment Planning Mr. Eitaro Mr. Fumitomi Fujita Mr. Tadashi Ogawa Mitoma Tokyo-Bangkok 1 6/10 Tue. (TG641 10:45-15:45) Discussion at Bangkok-Kathmandu(TG319 10:30-12:45) 2 6/11 Wed. JICA Nepal Discussion at JICA Nepal Office, Courtesy Call on Japan Office Embassy 3 6/12 Thu. Courtesy Call on MOF, MOES, DG of DOE, Explanation on Draft Report to DOE Discussion with DOE/PSS, Study on designs and specifications, 4 6/13 Fri. Additional survey on material costs Discussion with DOE/PSS, Study on designs and specifications, 5 6/14 Sat. Additional survey on material costs Discussion with DOE/PSS, Study on designs and specifications, 6 6/15 Sun. Additional survey on material costs Revision of Draft Report 7 6/16 Mon. Additional survey on material costs, Collection of quotations Presentation at Donor Meeting 8 6/17 Tue. Signing on Minutes at DOE, Collection of quotations Report to Japan 9 6/18 Wed. Kathmandu-Bangkok (TG320 13:50-18:15) Embassy 10 6/19 Thu. Bangkok-Tokyo (TG6002 23:40-7:05) 95 Appendix 3. List of Parties Concerned in the Recipient Country 3-1 Field