STP- Quality Education for All Project

Abstract*

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. 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... Show More

Development Objective

The Development Objective is to improve the system of in-service teacher training and to strengthen themanagement of human resources in the education sector in São Tomé and Príncipe.

Key Details

Project Details

Project ID
P146877
Status
Closed
Team Leader
Emily Gardner
Borrower 2
Ministry of Education and Higher Education

Country
Sao Tome and Principe
Disclosure Date
December 20, 2013
Approval Date
(as of board presentation)
December 20, 2013
Effective Date
May 19, 2014

Total Project Cost 1
US$ 5.50 million
Implementing Agency
AFAP - Agência Fiduciária e de Administração de Projectos
Region
Eastern and Southern Africa
Fiscal Year 3
2014

Commitment Amount
US$ 5.50 million
Environmental Category
C
Environmental and Social Risk
Not Applicable
Closing Date
June 28, 2019

Consultant Services required
Yes
Last Stage Reached
BANK APPROVED
Last Update Date
September 13, 2022

Associated Projects
P150828

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 - Human Development and Gender

FY17 - Education100%
- FY17 - Access to Education25%
- FY17 - Science and Technology25%
- FY17 - Standards, Curriculum and Textbooks25%
- FY17 - Teachers25%

Project Map

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Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

Financier	Commitments
IDA Credit	3.50
Education for All - Fast Track Initiative	1.10
IDA Grant	0.90

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

Product Line	IBRD/IDA
IBRD Commitment	N/A
IDA Commitment	4.40
IBRD + IDA Commitment	4.40

Lending Instrument
Grant Amount	1.10
Total Project Cost**	5.50

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$)
Jan 15, 2019	IDA-H9770	Loan Disb	109,787.57
Jan 3, 2019	IDA-H9770	Loan Disb	220,000.02
Jun 28, 2018	IDA-H9770	Loan Disb	125,786.48
Sep 24, 2018	IDA-H9770	Loan Disb	113,532.37
Jan 25, 2018	IDA-H9770	Loan Disb	17,987.79
Apr 23, 2018	IDA-H9770	Loan Disb	119,143.01
Aug 31, 2018	IDA-H9770	Loan Disb	95,282.01
Mar 2, 2018	IDA-H9030	Loan Cancel	105,450.25
Aug 30, 2018	IDA-H9770	Loan Disb	200,379.36
Jun 28, 2018	IDA-H9770	Loan Disb	110,000.00
Mar 2, 2018	IDA-H9030	Loan Disb	-105,450.25
Mar 28, 2017	IDA-H9770	Loan Disb	47,265.03
Mar 28, 2017	IDA-H9030	Loan Disb	35,775.81
Nov 14, 2016	IDA-H9030	Loan Disb	75,898.64
Nov 14, 2016	IDA-H9770	Loan Disb	100,284.49
Jun 16, 2017	IDA-H9030	Loan Disb	8,758.05
Apr 21, 2017	IDA-H9030	Loan Disb	55,366.44
Jun 14, 2017	IDA-H9030	Loan Disb	80,999.99
Mar 9, 2015	IDA-H9030	Loan Disb	16,223.54
Mar 16, 2015	IDA-H9770	Loan Disb	149,999.98
Sep 5, 2014	IDA-H9030	Loan Disb	150,000.00
Jun 2, 2015	IDA-H9770	Loan Disb	56,450.38
Jul 21, 2015	IDA-H9030	Loan Disb	62,199.44
Jul 21, 2015	IDA-H9770	Loan Disb	147,729.94
Jan 22, 2016	IDA-H9030	Loan Disb	69,489.31
Jan 26, 2016	IDA-H9770	Loan Disb	91,947.04
Oct 13, 2015	IDA-H9770	Loan Disb	148,384.38
Oct 13, 2015	IDA-H9030	Loan Disb	112,298.52
Oct 13, 2015	IDA-H9770	Loan Disb	59,636.48
Jun 30, 2016	IDA-H9030	Loan Disb	93,244.03
Jul 28, 2016	IDA-H9030	Loan Disb	83,306.68
Dec 20, 2013	IDA-H9030	Loan Commitment	900,000.00
Jun 27, 2014	IDA-H9770	Loan Commitment	3,500,000.00
Jul 28, 2016	IDA-H9770	Loan Disb	110,073.83
Oct 28, 2019	IDA-H9770	Loan Cancel	18,481.39
Jul 30, 2019	IDA-H9770	Loan Disb	6,871.53
Jul 30, 2019	IDA-H9770	Loan Disb	11,777.45
Sep 13, 2019	IDA-H9770	Loan Disb	55,010.84
Oct 15, 2019	IDA-H9770	Loan Disb	3,182.19
Sep 5, 2019	IDA-H9770	Loan Disb	110,000.00
Jun 12, 2019	IDA-H9770	Loan Disb	20,572.13
May 22, 2019	IDA-H9770	Loan Disb	59,798.81
Mar 15, 2019	IDA-H9770	Loan Disb	275,000.00
Apr 3, 2019	IDA-H9770	Loan Disb	27,836.55
Jul 24, 2019	IDA-H9770	Loan Disb	9,114.21
Aug 2, 2019	IDA-H9770	Loan Disb	33,473.60
Nov 19, 2018	IDA-H9770	Loan Disb	109,999.99
Jun 27, 2019	IDA-H9770	Loan Disb	5,637.01
Jul 15, 2019	IDA-H9770	Loan Disb	100,491.00
Jun 12, 2019	IDA-H9770	Loan Disb	275,000.00

Footnotes

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name	Review	Date
Financial Management	Satisfactory	2019-06-28
Procurement	Moderately Satisfactory	2019-06-28
Project Management	Moderately Satisfactory	2019-06-28
Progress towards achievement of PDO	Moderately Satisfactory	2019-06-28
Monitoring and Evaluation	Moderately Satisfactory	2019-06-28
Overall Implementation Progress (IP)	Moderately Satisfactory	2019-06-28

COMPLETION RATINGS

INDICATOR	IMPLEMENTATION COMPLETION & RESULTS REPORT: 12-29-2019
Outcomes	Moderately Satisfactory
Risk to Development Outcome
Bank Performance	Moderately Satisfactory
Borrower Performance
Government Performance
Implementing Agency

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

INDICATOR	ICR REVIEW: 06-30-2020	PROJECT PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT REPORT:
Outcome Rating	Moderately Satisfactory	N/a
Risk To Development Outcome		N/a
Bank Performance	Moderately Satisfactory	N/a
Borrower Performance		N/a
Government Performance	Not Rated	N/a
Implementing Agency		N/a
Icr Quality	Substantial	N/a
M&e Quality	Substantial	N/a

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Number of additional qualified primary teachers resulting from project interventions. Value 0.00 528.00 515.00
Date May 20, 2014 June 28, 2019 June 28, 2019
Comment
Daily working hours by teachers Value 3.50 4.50 4.50
Date December 20, 2013 June 28, 2019 June 28, 2019
Comment
Competency based training framework developed Value No Yes Yes
Date December 20, 2013 June 28, 2019 June 28, 2019
Comment
Direct project beneficiaries Value 0.00 2579.00 2500.00
Date May 20, 2014 June 28, 2019 June 28, 2019
Comment
Student learning assessment system established Value No Yes Yes
Date December 20, 2013 June 28, 2019 June 28, 2019
Comment
Female beneficiaries Value 0.00 50.00 25.00
Date May 20, 2014 March 9, 2018 May 20, 2017
Comment

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Assessment of critical competency needs of teachers finalized Value No Yes Yes
Date May 20, 2014 June 28, 2019 June 28, 2019
Comment

Percentage of primary education schools that benefit from 4 annual school-level supervision and mentoring program offered to teachers in every primary school (cumulative)	Value	0.00	100.00	100.00
	Date	May 20, 2014	June 28, 2019	June 28, 2019
	Comment

Training plans for in-service teacher training developed Value No Yes Yes
Date May 20, 2014 June 28, 2019 June 28, 2019
Comment
Education management information system in place and functional Value No Yes Yes
Date May 20, 2014 June 28, 2019 June 28, 2019
Comment
Certification process for pre-primary and primary school teachers developed and approved Value No No Yes
Date May 20, 2014 June 28, 2019 June 28, 2019
Comment
Training of pre-school teachers Value 0.00 312.00 175.00
Date May 20, 2014 June 28, 2019 June 28, 2019
Comment
Training of trainers Value 0.00 123.00 100.00
Date May 20, 2014 June 28, 2019 June 28, 2019
Comment
At least two student learning assessments conducted for grades 2, 4 and 6 Value No Yes Yes
Date May 20, 2014 June 28, 2019 June 28, 2019
Comment

Daily working hours by teachers	Value	3.50	4.50	4.50
	Date	December 20, 2013	June 28, 2019	June 28, 2019
	Comment

Direct project beneficiaries	Value	0.00	2579.00	2500.00
	Date	May 20, 2014	June 28, 2019	June 28, 2019
	Comment

Female beneficiaries	Value	0.00	50.00	25.00
	Date	May 20, 2014	March 9, 2018	May 20, 2017
	Comment

Training of pre-school teachers	Value	0.00	312.00	175.00
	Date	May 20, 2014	June 28, 2019	June 28, 2019
	Comment

Training of trainers	Value	0.00	123.00	100.00
	Date	May 20, 2014	June 28, 2019	June 28, 2019
	Comment