The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Girls Empowerment and Quality Education for All Project (P169222) Girls Empowerment and Quality Education for All Project (P169222) AFRICA EAST | Sao Tome and Principe | Education Global Practice | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing | FY 2021 | Seq No: 2 | ARCHIVED on 23-Dec-2021 | ISR49643 | Implementing Agencies: Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe, Ministry of Education and Tertiary Education (Ministerio da Educacao e Ensino Superior) Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date: 11-Dec-2020 Effectiveness Date: 15-Apr-2021 Planned Mid Term Review Date: -- Actual Mid-Term Review Date: Original Closing Date: 31-Dec-2025 Revised Closing Date: 31-Dec-2025 pdoTable Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The Project Development Objective are to equip girls with life skills and improve student learning outcomes for all. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No Components Table Name Empowering Girls through the Acquisition of Life Skills and the Promotion of a Safe School Environment:(Cost $5.65 M) Tackling Learning Poverty:(Cost $7.97 M) Reaching the Most Vulnerable:(Cost $1.14 M) Project Coordination, Monitoring and Evaluation, and Capacity Building:(Cost $2.44 M) Contingency Emergency Response Component (CERC) Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Satisfactory Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Satisfactory Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating Substantial Substantial Implementation Status and Key Decisions Overall, the project is implementing as expected, with preparatory activities underway across all subcomponents. The project was formally launched on November 26, 2021. Updates per component are as follows: Component 1: Empowering Girls through the Acquisition of Life Skills and the Promotion of a Safe School Environment (IDA US$5.15 million, GPE US$0.50 million equivalent). 12/23/2021 Page 1 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Girls Empowerment and Quality Education for All Project (P169222) Activities under subcomponent 1.1 are largely on track, with life skills and strengthening SRH education through girls’ and boys’ clubs, and community outreach strategies, about to begin. Under subcomponent 1.2, the survey to assess the conditions of infrastructure of schools has been completed, and the preparation of construction guidelines has been started. Component 2: Tackling Learning Poverty (IDA US$7.27 million, GPE US$0.70 million equivalent). With regards to Component 2, several activities have been launched, including preschool teacher continuous professional development as well as development of teaching and learning materials to strengthen delivery of early learning. With regards to the learning assessment, the Government signed the contract with the Programme d’analyse des systèmes éducatifs de la CONFEMEN (PASEC) on December 3rd, and will be carrying out the National Student Learning Assessments at the same time with the support of the Centro de Políticas Públicas e Avaliação da Educação (CAED) from Brazil. Component 3: Reaching the Most Vulnerable (IDA US$0.39 million, GPE US$0.75 million equivalent). Activities are underway to start the design of special support to low-performing students who are at risk of failing and dropping out—promoting their learning, reducing the likelihood that they will drop out, and increasing the likelihood that they will succeed in school. Component 4: Project Coordination, Monitoring and Evaluation, and Capacity Building (US$2.19 million, US$0.25 million equivalent). The MEES has recruited a Project Coordinator, a Monitoring and Evaluation specialist, a Safeguards specialist and an international Project Management specialist. Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance Substantial Substantial Substantial Macroeconomic Moderate Moderate Moderate Sector Strategies and Policies Moderate Moderate Moderate Technical Design of Project or Program Substantial Substantial Substantial Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Substantial Substantial Substantial Sustainability Fiduciary Substantial Substantial Substantial Environment and Social Moderate Moderate Moderate Stakeholders Moderate Moderate Moderate Other Moderate Moderate Moderate Overall Substantial Substantial Substantial Results PDO Indicators by Objectives / Outcomes Empowering girls through the acquisition of life skills 12/23/2021 Page 2 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Girls Empowerment and Quality Education for All Project (P169222) IN01081763 ►Girls improving life skills under the project (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 25.00 Date 31-Dec-2019 04-May-2021 09-Dec-2021 31-Dec-2025 Percentage of girls improving life skills under the project. The improvement in life skills will be measured based on pre and post assessments of the beneficiaries of Subcomponent 1.1 interventions. The life skills that will be prioritized for girls’ empowerment are those that raise aspirations and foster agency to take Comments: control over life choices, such as financial literacy, knowledge about SRH, and negotiation skills. Targets start as of 2022. Improving student learning outcomes for all IN01081762 ►Teachers trained under the project who demonstrated improved teaching practices in the classroom (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 16.00 Date 31-Dec-2019 04-May-2021 09-Dec-2021 31-Dec-2025 The ratio between number of teachers that demonstrate better teaching practices in the classroom, and number of teachers who received training in literacy and numeracy under the project. The classroom Comments: observation will use the TEACH instrument that will be conducted in annual surveys. Targets start as of 2023. IN01081764 ►Dropout rate in basic and secondary education (disaggregated by gender) (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Basic girls 3%, Basic Basic girls 3%, Basic Basic girls 3%, Basic Basic girls 3%, Basic boys 5%, Secondary girls boys 5%, Secondary girls boys 5%, Secondary boys 3%, Secondary Value 29%, Secondary boys 29%, Secondary boys girls 29%, Secondary girls 20%, Secondary 31% 31% boys 31% boys 22% Date 31-Dec-2019 04-May-2021 04-May-2021 31-Dec-2025 Percentage of students (boys and girls) in basic education that are dropping-out their grade (Ratio between number of student in basic education who are dropping-out the grade and number of students Comments: enrolled in basic education). Targets start in 2022. Intermediate Results Indicators by Components Empowering girls through the acquisition of life skills and safe schools’ environments IN01081786 ►Increase in girls’ career aspirations (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 12/23/2021 Page 3 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Girls Empowerment and Quality Education for All Project (P169222) Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 20.00 Date 31-Dec-2019 04-May-2021 09-Dec-2021 31-Dec-2025 Percentage of girls with career aspirations to start tertiary education after graduating secondary education. Comments: Measured using the data collected in the students socioeconomic questionnaire of ALLEB and ALLES for 9th and 12th graders (average). IN01081790 ►Completion rate of girls in secondary education (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 45.00 45.00 45.00 50.00 Date 31-Dec-2019 04-May-2021 09-Dec-2021 31-Dec-2025 Comments: Completion rate of girls in secondary education IN01081793 ►Basic and secondary schools participating in the WASH Program (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 15.00 Date 31-Dec-2019 04-May-2021 09-Dec-2021 31-Dec-2025 Comments: Number of basic and secondary schools participating in the WASH Program Tackling the learning poverty IN01081788 ►Grade 2 students who have improved grade-level competencies in literacy (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 7.00 Date 31-Dec-2020 04-May-2021 09-Dec-2021 31-Dec-2025 Percentage of grade 2 students who have grade-level competencies in literacy in the PASEC student assessment - Ratio between number of grade 2 students who achieved grade-level competencies in Comments: literacy in the PASEC, and number of students enrolled in grade 3 eligible for the PASEC student assessment IN01081792 ►Grade 2 students who have improved grade-level competencies in numeracy (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 9.00 Date 31-Dec-2020 04-May-2021 09-Dec-2021 31-Dec-2025 Percentage of grade 2 students who have grade-level competencies in numeracy in the PASEC student Comments: assessment - Ratio between number of grade 2 students who achieved grade-level competencies in 12/23/2021 Page 4 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Girls Empowerment and Quality Education for All Project (P169222) numeracy in PASEC, and number of students enrolled in grade 3 eligible for the PASEC student assessment IN01081795 ►Preschool teachers receiving in-service training under the project (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 20.00 Date 31-Dec-2019 04-May-2021 09-Dec-2021 31-Dec-2025 This is corporate core indicator - teachers trained. Percentage of teachers of preschools receiving in- Comments: service training with provision of TLMs under the project (Ratio between number of teachers of preschool receiving in-service training under the project, and number of preschools teachers). IN01081796 ►Teachers trained in literacy and numeracy through structured training (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 35.00 Date 31-Dec-2019 04-May-2021 09-Dec-2021 31-Dec-2025 The ratio between the number of teachers of basic education schools trained in literacy and numeracy Comments: through structured training under the project, and the number of teachers in basic education schools IN01081797 ►Development of meritocratic selection of principals and leadership training (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value N/A No No Implement policy Date 31-Dec-2019 04-May-2021 09-Dec-2021 31-Dec-2025 Comments: Development of meritocratic selection of principals and leadership training for basic schools principals IN01081798 ►Revise and adopt MEES Human Resources Policy (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value Revise policy No No Implement policy Date 31-Dec-2019 04-May-2021 09-Dec-2021 31-Dec-2025 Comments: Revise and adopt MEES Human Resources Policy, such as recruitment, deploy, career path, retirement IN01081799 ►Carry out 2 large scale national assessments (AALEB, AALES) (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Preparatory activities for survey underway Analyze and Value N/A No with contracted TA disseminate results from Brazil (CAED) 12/23/2021 Page 5 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Girls Empowerment and Quality Education for All Project (P169222) Date 31-Dec-2019 04-May-2021 09-Dec-2021 31-Dec-2025 Carry out AALEB for 2nd, 4th, 6th, and 9th graders of basic schools, AALES for 12th graders of secondary Comments: schools, analyze results, and disseminate findings for all basic and secondary schools IN01081800 ►Carry out PASEC, analyze results and disseminate findings (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Analyzed and Baseline carried out Value No No disseminated PASEC PASEC 2020 2024 Date 31-Dec-2020 04-May-2021 09-Dec-2021 31-Dec-2025 Carry out PASEC at the 2nd and 6th grades, analyze results, and disseminate findings. Comments: IN01081801 ►Teachers recruited or trained (Number, Corporate) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 378.00 Date 31-Dec-2020 04-May-2021 09-Dec-2021 31-Dec-2025 IN01081802 Teachers recruited or trained - Female (RMS requirement) (Number, Corporate Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 258.00 IN01081803 Number of teachers trained (Number, Corporate Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 378.00 Date 31-Dec-2020 04-May-2021 09-Dec-2021 31-Dec-2025 IN01081804 ►Students benefiting from direct interventions to enhance learning (Number, Corporate) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 74,015.00 Date 31-Dec-2020 04-May-2021 09-Dec-2021 31-Dec-2025 IN01081805 Students benefiting from direct interventions to enhance learning - Female (Number, Corporate Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 37,144.00 IN01081806 12/23/2021 Page 6 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Girls Empowerment and Quality Education for All Project (P169222) ►Large-scale learning assessments completed at the primary or secondary levels (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 4.00 Date 31-Dec-2020 04-May-2021 09-Dec-2021 31-Dec-2025 Number of national learning assessments (AALEB and AALES) and international learning assessment Comments: (PASEC) completed Reaching the most vulnerable IN01081765 ►Schools providing remedial program (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 40.00 Date 31-Dec-2019 04-May-2021 09-Dec-2021 31-Dec-2025 Percentage of basic schools providing remedial program (Ratio between number of basic schools Comments: providing remedial program, and number of basic schools) IN01081789 ►Repetition rate in basic and secondary education (disaggregated by gender) (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Basic girls 23%, Basic Basic girls 23%, Basic Basic girls 23%, Basic Basic girls 15%, Basic boys 28%; Secondary boys 28%; Secondary boys 28%; Secondary boys 16%; Secondary Value girls 26%, Secondary girls 26%, Secondary girls 26%, Secondary girls 16%, Secondary boys 28% boys 28% boys 28% boys 18% Date 31-Dec-2020 04-May-2021 09-Dec-2021 31-Dec-2025 Percentage of students (boys and girls) in basic education that are repeating their grade (Ratio between Comments: number of student in basic education who are repeating the grade and number of students enrolled in basic education) Technical assistance, project coordination, capacity building and monitoring and evaluation IN01081787 ►Carry out beneficiary survey (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value N/A N/A N/A Disseminate survey Date 31-Dec-2020 04-May-2021 09-Dec-2021 31-Dec-2025 Carry out beneficiary survey. The beneficiary survey will be incorporated to the ALLEB and ALLES Comments: students and teachers socioeconomic questionnaires. IN01081791 ►Ministry staff trained in Inclusive Education (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 12/23/2021 Page 7 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Girls Empowerment and Quality Education for All Project (P169222) Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 20.00 Date 31-Dec-2020 04-May-2021 09-Dec-2021 31-Dec-2025 Comments: Number of ministry staff trained in Inclusive Education IN01081794 ►Number of grievances received and addressed through the project the GRM system (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 30.00 Date 31-Dec-2020 04-May-2021 09-Dec-2021 31-Dec-2025 This indicator tracks the number of grievances received and addressed using the grievance redressal Comments: mechanisms that currently exist or will be established by each participating state. Performance-Based Conditions Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P169222 IDA-D7340 Effective USD 15.00 15.00 0.00 1.13 14.64 7.2% P169222 TF-B3318 Effective USD 2.20 2.20 0.00 0.20 2.00 9.1% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P169222 IDA-D7340 Effective 11-Dec-2020 15-Jan-2021 15-Apr-2021 31-Dec-2025 31-Dec-2025 P169222 TF-B3318 Effective 12-Oct-2020 15-Jan-2021 15-Apr-2021 31-Aug-2023 31-Aug-2023 Cumulative Disbursements 12/23/2021 Page 8 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Girls Empowerment and Quality Education for All Project (P169222) PBC Disbursement Achievement Disbursed amount in Disbursement % PBC ID PBC Type Description Coc PBC Amount Status Coc for PBC Restructuring History There has been no restructuring to date. Related Project(s) There are no related projects. 12/23/2021 Page 9 of 9