The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Ethiopia: COVID-19 Education Response Project (P174206) Ethiopia: COVID-19 Education Response Project (P174206) AFRICA EAST | Ethiopia | Education Global Practice | Recipient Executed Activities | Investment Project Financing | FY 2021 | Seq No: 1 | ARCHIVED on 24-Nov-2020 | ISR43966 | Implementing Agencies: Ministry of Education, Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date: 19-Aug-2020 Effectiveness Date: -- Planned Mid Term Review Date: -- Actual Mid-Term Review Date: Original Closing Date: Revised Closing Date: -- pdoTable Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The PDO is to maintain students' learning during school closures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and after school re-openings, and to enable education system recovery and resilience. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No Components Table Name Component 1. Maintaining learning trajectories and safety during school closure:(Cost $3.59 M) Component 2. Supporting readiness for school reopening and mitigating learning loss:(Cost $10.76 M) Component 3. System-level resilience and project coordination:(Cost $0.50 M) Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO -- Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) -- Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating -- Substantial Implementation Status and Key Decisions The COVID-19 Education Response Project (CERP) aims to maintain students' learning during school closures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and after school reopenings, and enable education system recovery and resilience, by (i) Maintaining learning trajectories and safety during school closure; (ii) Supporting readiness for school reopening and mitigating learning loss; and (iii) building system-level resilience and project coordination Following approval by the Global Partnership for Education (GPE), CERP was approved by the World Bank Regional Vice Presidency on 19th August 2020. Although CERP has not yet achieved formal Effectiveness, implementation is already underway as a result of the project’s retroactive financing clause which allows for withdrawals of up to 40 percent of the project value to be made against activities conducted after March 31, 2020 as long as these are implemented in line with World Bank procedures. Content has been developed and regionally adapted for radio and TV distance learning, and broadcast in all regions. A training manual has been developed for training of teachers in accelerated learning to support catch-up of learning loss once schools reopen; the manual is being adapted and produced at regional level. Orientation on the manual will be 11/24/2020 Page 1 of 6 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Ethiopia: COVID-19 Education Response Project (P174206) conducted once schools reopen. The Government has distributed 40.6 million face masks for students (2 per student). All other activities are pending implementation. The key outstanding steps for Effectiveness have now been completed. The Project Implementation Manual (PIM) has been reviewed by the World Bank and approved by MoE. The Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF) has also been cleared by the World Bank and disclosed by the MoE. The Project package has been signed by the Minister of Finance on the 12th of November 2020. The project is expected to achieve Effectiveness by 24th November 2020. Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance Substantial -- Substantial Macroeconomic Substantial -- Substantial Sector Strategies and Policies Low -- Low Technical Design of Project or Program Substantial -- Substantial Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Substantial -- Substantial Sustainability Fiduciary Substantial -- Substantial Environment and Social Moderate -- Moderate Stakeholders Low -- Low Other -- -- -- Overall Substantial -- Substantial Results PDO Indicators by Objectives / Outcomes Support continued learning during the closure of schools IN00908302 ►1. School age children with access to COVID-19 distance/home-based learning programs, (%, broken down by gender) (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 2.00 -- 32.50 43.00 Date 01-May-2020 -- 03-Jun-2020 31-Dec-2021 Number of people aged 6-18 who are able to access emergency COVID-19 related distance/homebased Comments: learning activities provided by the project / total number of people aged 6-18 *100, disaggregated by gender and also by level of education, age, disabilities, and region (Cumulative) 11/24/2020 Page 2 of 6 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Ethiopia: COVID-19 Education Response Project (P174206) Support accelerated learning after the closure of schools IN00908303 ►2. School age children previously enrolled in grant-supported schools who return to school once the school system is reopened (%, broken down by gender) (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 66.70 100.00 Date 01-May-2020 -- 16-Nov-2020 31-Dec-2021 Number of people aged 6-18 previously enrolled in schools receiving direct support from the project who are re-enrolled in school after the school system is reopened / total number of people aged 6-18 Comments: previously enrolled in schools receiving direct support from the project *100, disaggregated by gender and also by level of education, age, disabilities, and region Intermediate Results Indicators by Components Component 1: Maintaining learning trajectories and safety during school closure IN00908304 ►1.1 % of children provided access to programs and sensitization campaigns that aim at minimizing the negative impacts of school closure like psychological impacts and gender-based violence (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 7.00 -- 7.00 43.00 Date 01-May-2020 -- 01-May-2020 31-Dec-2021 Number of people aged 6-18 who are able to access programs and sensitization campaigns that aim at minimizing the negative impacts of school closure like psychological impacts, gender-based violence, and Comments: issues related to unequal social norms / total number of people aged 6-18 *100, disaggregated by gender, level of education, age, disabilities, and region (Cumulative) IN00908446 ►1.2 Number of regions/states with radio and TV stations broadcasting emergency distance learning programs during school closures (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 1.00 -- 11.00 11.00 Date 01-May-2020 -- 30-Oct-2020 31-Dec-2021 Number of regions/states in which schools are closed with radio and TV stations broadcasting at least 100 Comments: hours of government emergency distance learning programming, disaggregated by level of education, language, and region. School closure defined as 80% of public schools in region closed. IN00908449 ►1.3 Number of children in Inclusive Education Resource Centers provided with radios/other distance learning equipment (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 15,000.00 Date 01-May-2020 -- 01-May-2020 31-Dec-2021 Number of children in Inclusive Education Resource Centers provided with radios/other distance learning Comments: equipment, disaggregated by gender, level of education, age, disabilities, and region (Cumulative) IN00908451 11/24/2020 Page 3 of 6 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Ethiopia: COVID-19 Education Response Project (P174206) ►1.4 Number of children in appropriate age group provided home learning kits (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 2,100,000 Date 01-May-2020 -- 01-May-2020 31-Dec-2021 Number of children aged 6-18 provided with printed home learning kits, disaggregated by gender, level of Comments: education, age, disabilities, and region (Cumulative) Component 2. Supporting readiness for school reopening and mitigating learning loss IN00908305 ►2.1 % of public schools equipped by the project with minimum hygiene package for prevention of COVID-19 (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 100.00 Date 01-May-2020 -- 01-May-2020 31-Dec-2021 Number of public primary and secondary schools equipped by the project with minimum hygiene package for prevention of COVID-19 / total number of public primary and secondary schools, disaggregated by Comments: level of education and region (Cumulative). Minimum hygiene standards include sanitizer, detergent, thermometers and portable handwashing station. IN00908447 ►2.2 % of grant-supported schools reopened (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 46.00 100.00 Date 01-May-2020 -- 16-Nov-2020 31-Dec-2021 Number of public primary and secondary schools which are open and functioning and have been so for at Comments: least one month / total number of grant-supported schools * 100, disaggregated by level of education taught and region (Cumulative) IN00908448 ►2.3 Number of teachers trained by the project to provide accelerated programs to mitigate loss of learning during school closure (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 40,000.00 Date 01-May-2020 -- 30-Oct-2020 31-Dec-2021 Number of teachers trained by the project to provide accelerated programs to mitigate loss of learning Comments: during school closure, disaggregated by gender, level of education taught, and region (Cumulative) IN00908450 ►2.4 % of children at grant-supported schools whose learning was assessed to evaluate loss of learning during school closure (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 100.00 Date 01-May-2020 -- 30-Oct-2020 31-Dec-2021 11/24/2020 Page 4 of 6 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Ethiopia: COVID-19 Education Response Project (P174206) Number of students enrolled at grant-supported schools whose learning was assessed to evaluate loss of Comments: learning during school closure / total number of students enrolled at grant-supported schools * 100, disaggregated by gender, level of education, age, disabilities, and region (Cumulative) Performance-Based Conditions Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date Cumulative Disbursements PBC Disbursement Achievement Disbursed amount in Disbursement % PBC ID PBC Type Description Coc PBC Amount Status Coc for PBC 11/24/2020 Page 5 of 6 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Ethiopia: COVID-19 Education Response Project (P174206) Restructuring History There has been no restructuring to date. Related Project(s) There are no related projects. 11/24/2020 Page 6 of 6