Ratings for the Second Chance Education Project for Timor-Leste were as follows: outcomes were moderately satisfactory, the risk to development outcome was moderate, the Bank performance was moderately satisfactory, and the Borrower performance was also moderately satisfactory.
... See More + Some lessons learned included: the government and Bank recognized that the NDRE needed a strong legal framework to ensure the continuation and expansion of the equivalency program once the SCEP project closed. The project supported the development of a recurrent education law which is now used as the basis for increased EP resources and program expansion. Semi-presential approach provides opportunities for students to continue working while studying thereby improving the potential for increased economic benefit. There are limited studies that provide global evidence to the economic benefit of second chance education. However, for those studies that do exist, the rate of return to second chance education, increases as the opportunity costs are reduced. The SCEP project modified the teaching approach from face-to-face to semi-presential prior to the project restructuring in an effort to provide more flexibility for working students. Task team leaders based in close proximity to post-conflict countries is essential for ensuring the implementation of projects. The assignment of a task team leader based in Jakarta allowed for frequent visits to Timor-Leste so that problems could be resolved quickly. The presence of the TTL in Jakarta provided invaluable support and monitoring of project implementation. Experience with other Bank-supported project in post-conflict countries has shown that having the TTL nearby and/or in-country with quick accessibility is critical for ensuring timely project implementation.
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Implementation Completion and Results Report ICR3631 JUN 27, 2017
The development objective of Road Climate Resilience Project for Timor Leste is to deliver sustainable climate resilient road infrastructure on the Dili-Ainaro corridor.
... See More + This second level of restructuring requires additional financing (AF) of 35.20 million US dollars to cover a financing gap and cost overruns under the ongoing project. In addition, the restructuring requires the extension of the project closing date from December 31, 2018 until December 31, 2021 to complete the project activities
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This report presents the findings of nutrition assessment, gap analysis, and donor mapping exercise in the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste (RDTL).
... See More + Timor-Leste, though as a young and fragile state, has the preconditions for successful development. However, persistent high levels of malnutrition threaten to impede efforts to reduce poverty, capitalize on gains in human and skills development, increase productivity, and stimulate economic growth. Though progress has been in other areas of human development, malnutrition – particularly maternal and Child undernutrition – is the single greatest contributor to premature death and disability in the country and presents an unparalleled development challenge. In 2013, over half (50.2 percent) of all children under-five were stunted in their physical and cognitive development. Timor-Leste has the third highest stunting prevalence in the world, higher than all other g7+ countries and a significant outlier relative to its level of economic development. In 2013, nearly one in three (63.2 percent) children (6-59 months) and 2 in 5 women age 14-60 (39.5 percent) were anemic. Although the country is no longer in an emergency situation, the prevalence of wasting (11 percent) – an indicator of acute malnutrition and a prominent risk factor for child mortality – exceeds the WHO threshold for high public health significance, with emergency levels of wasting experienced in Covalima and Oecusse districts. Overweight prevalence is low relative to global averages, but has risen more than five-fold among adult women over the past decade. Though Timor-Leste does not yet suffer from the double burden of malnutrition, it will soon emerge if the problem continues unaddressed.
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The objective of the Road Climate Resilience Project for Timor Leste is to invest in the key road infrastructure to reduce the impact of the high volume and intensity of rainfall on the road corridor.
... See More + Some of the negative impacts and mitigation measures include: (i) ensure climate adaptation measures identified are integrated into the detailed design; (ii) waste disposal (covering spoil disposal, general waste and hazardous waste); (iii) in order to minimize loss of trees the trees that are not within the paved area or hard shoulder but are in the embankment will not be cut unless for justifiable engineering or safety reasons; (iv) hire and train as many local workers as possible by using labor from each suco as the work proceeds along the road from suco to suco; (v) provide adequate housing for all workers at the construction camps and establish clean canteen, eating and cooking areas; (vi) solid waste shall separated for recycling and stored in segregated areas and drums awaiting recycling or disposal at the Tibar disposal area; (vii) implementation of HIV/AIDS awareness and prevention program - community (villages); (viii) periodic qualitative air quality monitoring; (ix) no vehicles or machinery shall be washed in the river; (x) spoil shall not be stockpiled at the side of the road or dumped over the road edge or the crash barriers; (xi) stockpile areas and storage areas for hazardous substances shall be located away from water bodies; (xii)ensure all storage containers are in good condition with proper labeling at least in English and Tetun; (xiii) workers will be provided with ear defenders and noise abatement equipment as may be required; and (xiv) timely maintenance action helps in reducing ongoing To avoid drainage environmental impacts like erosion, flooding, maintenance problems, aggravation road accidents and traffic noise.
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