The objective of the Second Phase of Quality Education for All Project for the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe is to improve the system of in-service teacher training and to strengthen the management of human resources in the education sector in Sao Tome and Principe.
... See More + The project has two components: 1) improving the system of in-service teacher training in primary education; and 2) strengthening management of human resources in the education sector. The first component has two inter-related sub-components: (i) setting up in-service teacher training system; and (ii) building a student learning assessment in primary education. The second component's sub-components are: (a) strengthening management of human resources in the education sector, and (b) project management. The funds for this project are provided by the International Development Association (IDA), and this document pertains to the provision of two such grants for the project.
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Ratings for the Social Sector Support Project for Sao Tome and Principe were as follows: outcomes were moderately satisfactory, the risk to development outcome was modest, the Bank performance was moderately satisfactory, and the Borrower performance was also satisfactory.
... See More + Some lessons learned included: improved donor coordination in the health sector would have been desirable. However, there are no clear signs that this lack of coordination was costly since the targets were met and exceeded. Overall, the education sector performed better than the health sector in terms of implementation, even though both equally suffered institutional instability, including frequent changes of the Ministers, high attrition rate and limited capacity. The use of a fiduciary agency for project management was critical for successful implementation by country institutions. Project Administrative and Fiduciary Agency, or AFAP's role in project implementation went far beyond fiduciary management; it also acted as a technical assistant to the health and education ministries in various aspects of project execution, particularly by supporting the development of terms of reference, contributing to technical discussions, and training staff on monitoring and evaluation. In addition, in a context of frequent ministerial change and associated staffing instability, AFAP played a significant role in maintaining dialogue within government and with its external partners. By its experience and reputation, AFAP is well placed to become a government agency for project management. Having one project for the two social sectors in a small country promoted relative economies of scale for the fiduciary and procurement functions of the project, as well as for Bank supervision.
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Implementation Completion and Results Report ICR2683 JUN 27, 2013
The objective of the Second Governance and Competitiveness Development Policy Operation Project for Sao Tome and Principe is to assist the government to: (i) strengthen economic governance, with a focus on improving the transparency, monitoring and accountability of public and natural resources, improving the management and reporting of statistics, promoting fiscal stability, and strengthening public debt management; and (ii) support broad-based growth by improving the investment climate, with a focus on simplifying business regulations and reducing the cost of international trade, and by promoting economic diversification.
... See More + The Bank will focus on the following areas: fiscal and debt management and performance; public expenditure and financial management; and the investment climate.
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This report gives 14 indicators that describe a country's macro fiscal environment to identify constraints or opportunities for health systems financing.
... See More + A country with a 10 percent unemployment rate that has fallen from 15 percent may be in better shape than one with an 8 percent unemployment rate that has risen from 4 percent. It is also important to benchmark to group averages of countries in the same World Bank (WB) region and income group- high income country (HIC), upper middle income country (MIC), lower MIC, or low income country (LIC).
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A renewed focus on low-income countries and fragile states has reinforced Public-Private Infrastructure Advisory Facility (PPIAF) interest in supporting the public-private partnership (PPP) agenda in countries such as Sao Tome and Principe (Sao Tome).
... See More + Since 2000 PPIAF has supported two activities in Sao Tome: one in the telecommunications sector, one in the energy sector. This consisted of: 1) assisting the Government of Sao Tome in preparing a new strategy and a pro-competitive legal and regulatory framework for the telecommunications sector; and 2) revitalizing the energy sector through enhanced private sector participation. PPIAF support was thus requested in 2000 by the government of Sao Tome to help improve the provision of telecommunications services. The PPIAF activity supported a series of studies that included a proposal for a new telecommunications sector pro-competitive strategy and accompanying action plan, based on a market analysis of the sector; a review of the legal and regulatory framework including proposal for reforms in line with the proposed sector strategy to allow for multiple providers of telecommunications services and draft legislation; and recommendations on how to increase the shares of the private sector in the capital of the main operator.
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