Education Access and Quality Improvement Project (EAQIP)

  • P Project/Program

A Active

Key Information

In 2015 the World Bank provided a grant to the Government of Burkina Faso to increase access to pre-school and secondary education in the most vulnerable areas. It will also go towards improving the quality of teaching and learning in the country focusing on mathematics, natural and computer sciences, as well as languages. This project is comprised of three components and their respective subcomponents. The components include: (1) Expanding equitable access to pre-school education in the two poorest regions and to secondary education in the five poorest regions component. The objective of this component is to increase access and quality of early childhood education through the piloting of an interactive audio instruction program and short-track certification program, piloting a formal short-track teacher training mechanism, and increase private secondary school places in urban areas. (2) Improving the quality of teaching and learning component. The objective of this component is to develop a basic education curriculum that effectively integrates and streamlines pre-school, primary and lower secondary curricula. (3) Contributing to strengthening education institutional capacity at central and decentralized entities component. The objectives of this component are to contribute to strengthening the ministry capacity for data management and planning, reinforce school level management and support the functioning of the Project Coordination Unit (PCU). In addition about 1000 selected students, predominately girls from poor families will receive help to cover other schooling costs.


Lead Implementing Government(s)

Burkina Faso

Location(s)

Sub-Saharan Africa

Burkina Faso

Government Affiliation

Government-affiliated program

Years

2015 - 2024

Partner(s)

Not applicable or unknown

Ministry Affiliation

Government of Burkina Faso

Funder(s)

COVID-19 Response

Not changed

Geographic Scope

National

Meets gender-transformative education criteria from the TES  

Unknown

Areas of Work Back to Top

Education areas

Attainment

  • Primary completion
  • Secondary completion

Other

  • Early childhood development
  • Remote Learning

Quality

  • Curricula/lesson plans
  • School facilities
  • Teacher training

Skills

  • STEM

Cross-cutting areas

  • Digital literacy
  • Gender equality

Program participants

Target Audience(s)

Boys (both in school and out of school), Girls (both in school and out of school), Youth

Age

Not applicable or unknown

School Enrolment Status

Some in school

School Level

  • Pre-school
  • Lower primary
  • Upper primary
  • Lower secondary
  • Upper secondary

Other populations reached

  • Parent-teacher associations/school management committees
  • School administrators
  • Teachers - female
  • Teachers - male

Participants include

  • N/A

Program Approaches Back to Top

Educational Technology

  • Digital skills/literacy (including coding)

Facilities construction/improvement

  • Construction/improvement of schools

Reducing economic barriers

  • Addressing cost of school supplies
  • Scholarships/stipends for school fees

Teaching

  • In-service teacher training – pedagogy general
  • Pre-service teacher training – pedagogy general
  • Teaching materials (e.g. lesson plans, curricula)

Program Goals Back to Top

Education goals

  • Improved academic skills (literacy and numeracy)
  • Increased school completion (general)
  • Increased school enrolment (general)
  • Increased years of schooling
  • Reduced absenteeism
  • Reduced grade repetition

Cross-cutting goals

  • Improved health - other
  • Increased agency and empowerment
  • More equitable gender attitudes and norms

Additional Information Back to Top

Primary Contact

Lionel Yaro
World Bank Group
lyaro@worldbank.org