EQRA

Abstract*

The development objectives of the Eqra Project for Afghanistan are to increase equitable access to primary and secondary education, particularly for girls, in selected lagging provinces, and to improve learning conditions in Afghanistan. The project comprises of four components. The first component, equitable access to basic education aims to increase access to basic education, especially for girls in selected lagging provinces. It consists of following... Show More

Development Objective

The Project Development Objectives (PDO) are “to increase equitable access to primary and secondary education, particularly for girls, in selected lagging provinces, and to improve learning conditions in Afghanistan”.

Key Details

Project Details

Project ID
P159378
Status
Active
Team Leader
Tsuyoshi Fukao , Matiullah Noori
Borrower 2
Islamc Republic of Afghanistan

Country
Afghanistan
Disclosure Date
July 16, 2018
Approval Date
(as of board presentation)
September 28, 2018
Effective Date
January 3, 2019

Total Project Cost 1
US$ 273.00 million
Implementing Agency
Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development,Ministry of Education
Region
South Asia
Fiscal Year 3
2019

Commitment Amount
US$ 273.00 million
Environmental Category
B
Environmental and Social Risk
Not Applicable
Closing Date
June 30, 2025

Consultant Services required
Yes
Last Stage Reached
BANK APPROVED
Last Update Date
September 18, 2023

Associated Projects
P173314

Notes
1. Total project cost includes funding from World Bank and non-bank sources in US$ millions. Active and Closed projects show current commitments. Proposed (pipeline) and dropped projects show the forecast amount. The commitment amount for projects in the pipeline is indicative and may be modified during the project preparation.
2. Borrower refers to the Borrower of a Loan or Recipient of a Grant.
3. ”Fiscal Year” is the fiscal year in which the project was approved (or dropped if the status is dropped). The World Bank's fiscal year is from July 1 - June 30. For example, a fiscal year of 1996 corresponds to July 1, 1995 - June 30, 1996.

Sectors

Themes

FY17 - Environment and Natural Resource Management

FY17 - Climate change3%
- FY17 - Mitigation3%

FY17 - Human Development and Gender

FY17 - Education100%
- FY17 - Access to Education68%
- FY17 - Education Facilities68%
- FY17 - Education Governance, School-Based Management91%
- FY17 - Standards, Curriculum and Textbooks10%
- FY17 - Teachers21%
FY17 - Gender68%

Project Map

Interactive Map

Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

Financier	Commitments
EFA-FTI Education Program Development Fund	98.00
Afghanistan Resilience Trust Fund	75.00
IDA Grant	100.00

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

Product Line	IBRD/IDA
IBRD Commitment	N/A
IDA Commitment	100.00
IBRD + IDA Commitment	100.00

Lending Instrument
Grant Amount	173.00
Total Project Cost**	273.00

Summary Status of World Bank Financing (US$ Millions) as of April 30, 2025

No data available.

Detailed Financial Activity as of April 30, 2025

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Period	Financier	Transaction Type	Amount (US$)
Sep 28, 2018	IDA-D3810	Loan Commitment	100,000,000.00
Jun 21, 2021	IDA-D3810	Loan Disb	129,248.34
Dec 3, 2020	IDA-D3810	Loan Disb	130,176.57
May 8, 2020	IDA-D3810	Loan Disb	1,177,614.90
Mar 19, 2019	IDA-D3810	Loan Disb	38,000,000.00
Jun 25, 2020	IDA-D3810	Loan Cancel	24,504,836.00
Aug 24, 2020	IDA-D3810	Loan Disb	128,209.21
Mar 20, 2019	IDA-D3810	Loan Disb	395,520.00
Jun 24, 2020	IDA-D3810	Loan Disb	1,967,270.20

Footnotes

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name	Review	Date
Progress towards achievement of PDO	Moderately Satisfactory	2023-06-16
Financial Management	Moderately Satisfactory	2023-06-16
Monitoring and Evaluation	Satisfactory	2023-06-16
Overall Implementation Progress (IP)	Moderately Satisfactory	2023-06-16
Project Management	Moderately Satisfactory	2023-06-16
Procurement	Moderately Satisfactory	2023-06-16

COMPLETION RATINGS

INDICATOR	IMPLEMENTATION COMPLETION & RESULTS REPORT: 03-14-2023
Outcomes	Moderately Satisfactory
Risk to Development Outcome
Bank Performance	Moderately Satisfactory
Borrower Performance
Government Performance
Implementing Agency

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

INDICATOR	ICR REVIEW: 06-28-2024	PROJECT PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT REPORT:
Outcome Rating	Unsatisfactory	N/a
Risk To Development Outcome		N/a
Bank Performance	Moderately Unsatisfactory	N/a
Borrower Performance		N/a
Government Performance		N/a
Implementing Agency		N/a
Icr Quality	Modest	N/a
M&e Quality	Substantial	N/a

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Students attending school regularly in selected provinces Value 4,318,473 5018429 4,993,337
Date December 31, 2016 December 29, 2023 December 31, 2023
Comment
Out of school children in selected provinces Value 2,289,880 1089880 1,095,329
Date December 31, 2016 December 29, 2023 December 31, 2023
Comment
Teachers meeting subject specific qualifications Value 52% 72 72%
Date June 1, 2018 December 29, 2023 December 31, 2023
Comment
Students attending school regularly in selected provinces, female Value 1,616,799 1918919 1,907,405
Date December 31, 2016 December 29, 2023 December 31, 2023
Comment
out of school children in selected provinces, female Value 1,387,717 643029 646,244
Date December 31, 2016 December 29, 2023 December 31, 2023
Comment

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Schools constructed or expanded with classrooms, boundary walls, water points, and gender segregated latrines	Value	0	2646	Cumulative 2,398 (1,768 school buildings and 630 m
	Date	June 1, 2018	December 29, 2023	December 31, 2023
	Comment

Students benefiting from direct interventions to enhance learning Value 6447000.00 7247000.00 7247000.00
Date December 31, 2016 December 29, 2023 December 29, 2023
Comment
Annual results based reports implemented between MOE, PEDs and DEDs Value No annual results reporting between MOE, PEDS and 100% NA
Date June 1, 2018 December 29, 2023 December 31, 2023
Comment

NESP III Operational plan on management and budgeting cycle developed and results reported (Text, Custom, DLI)	Value	New O&M budget allocation formula not established	By February 2021, progress on results toward 2018,	NA
	Date	June 1, 2018	December 29, 2023	December 31, 2023
	Comment

Students benefiting from direct interventions to enhance learning - Female Value 2462000.00 0.00 0.00
Date March 22, 2015
Comment
School Grants implemented Value 0 2298 NA
Date June 1, 2018 December 29, 2023 December 31, 2023
Comment

Existing textbooks distributed and teaching and learning materials for the new curriculum developed for all grades	Value	Old national curriculum framework in effect	45000000	NA
	Date	June 1, 2018	December 29, 2023	December 31, 2023
	Comment

Integrated personnel database for education staff established	Value	No integrated personnel database	Organizational mapping of all education Tashkeel s	NA
	Date	June 1, 2018	December 29, 2023	December 31, 2023
	Comment

Teaching quality rating based on classroom observations	Value	Baseline to be collected in 2019	Teaching quality rating, based on TEACH classroom	Teaching quality rating, based on TEACH classroom
	Date	June 1, 2018	December 29, 2023	December 31, 2023
	Comment

Provincial workshops conducted with DEDs, school shura representatiaves to identify constraints to education Value 0 60 NA
Date June 1, 2018 December 29, 2023 December 31, 2023
Comment
Grades 1 to 3 teachers and head masters trained in Early Grade Reading Value 0.00 20000.00 20000.00
Date March 1, 2021 December 29, 2023 December 31, 2023
Comment

Improved EMIS data collection and quality assurance procedures implemented	Value	No monthly phone survey data collection procedures	All 2019–2022 CBE information reported to the MoE	NA
	Date	June 1, 2018	December 29, 2023	December 31, 2023
	Comment

Evaluation of Subject Teacher Training	Value	No data collection conducted	Completion of base line and end line data collecti	Completion of end line data collection of teacher
	Date	March 1, 2021	December 29, 2023	December 31, 2023
	Comment

Development and implementation of a teacher policy for prioritization in the hiring and allocation of teachers based on need	Value	No policy in place for prioritization in the hirin	A teacher policy comprising step-by-step procedure	NA
	Date	June 1, 2018	December 29, 2023	December 31, 2023
	Comment

Complaints addressed through grievance redressal mechanism Value 0.00 70.00 70.00
Date June 1, 2018 December 29, 2023 December 31, 2023
Comment

Implementation of GBV action plan	Value	Implementation of GBV action plan (Text)	The relevant MoE staff, teachers, principals and s	Protocols and systems to report and respond to GBV
	Date	March 1, 2021	December 29, 2023	December 31, 2023
	Comment

Students attending school regularly in selected provinces	Value	4,318,473	5018429	4,993,337
	Date	December 31, 2016	December 29, 2023	December 31, 2023
	Comment

Out of school children in selected provinces	Value	2,289,880	1089880	1,095,329
	Date	December 31, 2016	December 29, 2023	December 31, 2023
	Comment

Students attending school regularly in selected provinces, female	Value	1,616,799	1918919	1,907,405
	Date	December 31, 2016	December 29, 2023	December 31, 2023
	Comment

out of school children in selected provinces, female	Value	1,387,717	643029	646,244
	Date	December 31, 2016	December 29, 2023	December 31, 2023
	Comment

Students benefiting from direct interventions to enhance learning	Value	6447000.00	7247000.00	7247000.00
	Date	December 31, 2016	December 29, 2023	December 29, 2023
	Comment

Annual results based reports implemented between MOE, PEDs and DEDs	Value	No annual results reporting between MOE, PEDS and	100%	NA
	Date	June 1, 2018	December 29, 2023	December 31, 2023
	Comment

Students benefiting from direct interventions to enhance learning - Female	Value	2462000.00	0.00	0.00
	Date	March 22, 2015
	Comment

School Grants implemented	Value	0	2298	NA
	Date	June 1, 2018	December 29, 2023	December 31, 2023
	Comment