Safe Schooling and Distance Education Project

Abstract*

The Project supports the immediate education response to the COVID-19 outbreak, while laying the groundwork for critical investments to preserve education human capital equitably over the mid-term and to face future shocks. It supports the Government of Turkey's efforts to mitigate rising pressures on education service delivery through distance learning for school-age children. COVID-19 caused by the 2019 novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) has spread... Show More

Development Objective

To enhance the capacity of the education system to provide e-learning equitably to school-age children during and following the COVID-19 pandemic and future shocks

Key Details

Project Details

Project ID
P173997
Status
Active
Team Leader
Husein Abdul-Hamid , Tiago Peixoto
Borrower 2
Republic of Turkiye

Country
Turkiye
Disclosure Date
June 3, 2020
Approval Date
(as of board presentation)
June 25, 2020
Effective Date
September 11, 2020

Total Project Cost 1
US$ 160.00 million
Implementing Agency
Ministry of National Education of Turkiye
Region
Europe and Central Asia
Fiscal Year 3
2020

Commitment Amount
US$ 160.00 million
Environmental Category
N/A
Last Update Date
May 3, 2024
Closing Date
June 30, 2025

Consultant Services required
No
Last Stage Reached
BANK APPROVED

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 change18%
- FY17 - Adaptation10%
- FY17 - Mitigation8%

FY17 - Human Development and Gender

FY17 - Disease Control100%
- FY17 - Pandemic Response100%
FY17 - Education100%
- FY17 - Access to Education100%
- FY17 - Standards, Curriculum and Textbooks100%
- FY17 - Teachers39%
FY17 - Gender100%

FY17 - Private Sector Development

FY17 - ICT100%
- FY17 - ICT Solutions100%

FY17 - Urban and Rural Development

FY17 - Disaster Risk Management8%
- FY17 - Disaster Preparedness8%

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Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

Financier	Commitments
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development	160.00

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

Product Line	IBRD/IDA
IBRD Commitment	160.00
IDA Commitment	N/A
IBRD + IDA Commitment	160.00

Lending Instrument
Grant Amount	N/A
Total Project Cost**	160.00

Summary Status of World Bank Financing (US$ Millions) as of March 31, 2025

No data available.

Detailed Financial Activity as of March 31, 2025

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Period	Financier	Transaction Type	Amount (US$)
Jan 15, 2022	IBRD-91520	Int Charges	200,154.86
Nov 18, 2022	IBRD-91520	Loan Disb	556,487.25
Jan 15, 2023	IBRD-91520	Int Charges	185,089.75
Jan 15, 2023	IBRD-91520	Int Charges	43,511.89
Apr 26, 2022	IBRD-91520	Loan Disb	1,348,480.40
Sep 22, 2021	IBRD-91520	Loan Disb	707,076.90
Dec 22, 2021	IBRD-91520	Loan Disb	1,539,116.10
Mar 11, 2021	IBRD-91520	Loan Disb	2,053,748.90
Dec 28, 2020	IBRD-91520	Loan Disb	2,077,036.60
Nov 10, 2020	IBRD-91520	Loan Disb	1,357,057.50
Jul 15, 2021	IBRD-91520	Int Charges	2,886.48
Jul 15, 2021	IBRD-91520	Int Charges	248.02
Jul 15, 2021	IBRD-91520	Int Charges	74.04
Jul 15, 2021	IBRD-91520	Int Charges	204,751.44
Nov 20, 2020	IBRD-91520	Fee Charges	426,870.30
Jan 15, 2021	IBRD-91520	Int Charges	137,303.02
Jan 15, 2021	IBRD-91520	Int Charges	817.97
Jun 25, 2020	IBRD-91520	Loan Commitment	160,000,000.00
Jul 15, 2024	IBRD-91520	Int Charges	124,828.93
Jul 15, 2024	IBRD-91520	Int Charges	1,304,768.40
Jul 15, 2024	IBRD-91520	Int Charges	8,876.18
Jul 17, 2024	IBRD-91520	Loan Disb	7,728,728.00
Jan 15, 2024	IBRD-91520	Int Charges	176,273.12
Jan 15, 2024	IBRD-91520	Int Charges	245,241.78
Feb 15, 2023	IBRD-91520	Loan Disb	1,282,236.00
Dec 28, 2023	IBRD-91520	Loan Disb	10,378,667.00
Dec 27, 2023	IBRD-91520	Loan Disb	10,365,263.00
Dec 27, 2023	IBRD-91520	Loan Disb	10,365,263.00
Nov 29, 2023	IBRD-91520	Loan Disb	15,549,190.00
Jul 15, 2023	IBRD-91520	Int Charges	239.29
Jul 15, 2023	IBRD-91520	Int Charges	740.83
Jul 15, 2023	IBRD-91520	Int Charges	187,051.31
Jul 15, 2023	IBRD-91520	Int Charges	182,531.75
Jul 15, 2024	IBRD-91520	Int Charges	156,938.94
Jul 15, 2022	IBRD-91520	Int Charges	170,383.10
Jul 15, 2022	IBRD-91520	Int Charges	127.87
Jul 15, 2022	IBRD-91520	Int Charges	97.34
Jul 15, 2022	IBRD-91520	Int Charges	4,304.10
Jan 15, 2022	IBRD-91520	Int Charges	4,053.60

Footnotes

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name	Review	Date
Progress towards achievement of PDO	Satisfactory	2025-01-27
Monitoring and Evaluation	Satisfactory	2025-01-27
Project Management	Satisfactory	2025-01-27
Overall Implementation Progress (IP)	Satisfactory	2025-01-27
Procurement	Satisfactory	2025-01-27
Financial Management	Satisfactory	2025-01-27

COMPLETION RATINGS

No data available.

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

No data available.

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Percentage of K-12 students using EBA for more than 1 hour per week during the school year Value 26.00 51.04 70.00
Date June 30, 2020 March 1, 2024 June 30, 2025
Comment
Number of concurrent users served by digital education system Value 30000.00 1000000.00 1000000.00
Date June 30, 2020 March 1, 2024 June 30, 2025
Comment
Number of teachers that complete on-line certified professional development training on distance education Value 80616.00 1105973.00 900000.00
Date June 30, 2020 March 31, 2024 June 30, 2025
Comment
Percentage of which are female Value 50.00 50.18 50.00
Date June 30, 2020 March 1, 2024 June 30, 2025
Comment
Percentage of female teachers received certification of completion of distance education Value 51.00 57.00 59.00
Date June 30, 2020 March 1, 2024 June 30, 2025
Comment
Percentage of students from the lowest quintile of regional poverty that access distance education system Value 14.00 4.56 30.00
Date June 30, 2020 November 18, 2022 June 30, 2025
Comment
Students benefiting from direct interventions to enhance learning Value 865000.00 18000000.00 18000000.00
Date March 29, 2021 March 1, 2024 June 30, 2025
Comment
Students benefiting from direct interventions to enhance learning - Female Value 0.00 5940000.00 0.00
Date
Comment

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Number of knowledge events and studies on MoNE’s DRM and EiE prevention, preparedness and response Value 0.00 6.00 10.00
Date June 30, 2020 March 1, 2024 June 30, 2025
Comment
IT platform can serve at least 100,000 simultaneous online classrooms Value 25000.00 255000.00 100000.00
Date June 30, 2020 March 1, 2024 June 30, 2025
Comment
Number of educational K-12 digital materials for general student population prepared by EdTech Innovation Hub Value 0.00 58514.00 20000.00
Date June 30, 2020 March 1, 2024 June 30, 2025
Comment

Integration of EBA and E-School Data Systems for a comprehensive monitoring of access and use of EBA online	Value	No	The data is currently integrated but more is neede	Comprehensive system capable of trackingaccess by
	Date	June 30, 2020	March 1, 2024	June 30, 2025
	Comment

Percentage of the general students population whose parents track children's progress on EBA dashboard Value 4.00 24.20 30.00
Date June 30, 2020 March 1, 2024 June 30, 2025
Comment
Number of educational K-12 digital materials for students with special needs prepared by EdTech Innovation Hub developed Value 0.00 6834.00 8000.00
Date June 30, 2020 March 1, 2024 June 30, 2025
Comment
Percentage of ultimate beneficiaries who report that consultation processes are effective Value 0.00 90.00 70.00
Date June 30, 2020 March 1, 2024 June 30, 2025
Comment
Number of digital materials for teachers prepared by EdTech Innovation Hub Value 0.00 3790.00 5000.00
Date June 30, 2020 March 1, 2024 June 30, 2025
Comment

The number of teachers completed training related to blended learning pedagogy on professional development module of digital education system (EBA-PD)	Value	0.00	1429268.00	500000.00
	Date	June 30, 2020	March 1, 2024	June 30, 2025
	Comment

Undertake a sample-based analytical study on access and use of EBA TV among low-income students	Value	No	Study Completed	Lessons learned incorporated into the EBAecosyste
	Date	June 30, 2020	March 1, 2024	June 30, 2025
	Comment

Undertake a sample-based analytical study on the impact of EBA-PD training on teachers	Value	No	In-house team completed a survey study	Conclusions and lessons disseminated.
	Date	June 30, 2020	March 1, 2024	June 30, 2025
	Comment

Percentage of K-12 students using EBA for more than 1 hour per week during the school year	Value	26.00	51.04	70.00
	Date	June 30, 2020	March 1, 2024	June 30, 2025
	Comment

Number of concurrent users served by digital education system	Value	30000.00	1000000.00	1000000.00
	Date	June 30, 2020	March 1, 2024	June 30, 2025
	Comment

Number of teachers that complete on-line certified professional development training on distance education	Value	80616.00	1105973.00	900000.00
	Date	June 30, 2020	March 31, 2024	June 30, 2025
	Comment

Percentage of which are female	Value	50.00	50.18	50.00
	Date	June 30, 2020	March 1, 2024	June 30, 2025
	Comment

Percentage of female teachers received certification of completion of distance education	Value	51.00	57.00	59.00
	Date	June 30, 2020	March 1, 2024	June 30, 2025
	Comment

Percentage of students from the lowest quintile of regional poverty that access distance education system	Value	14.00	4.56	30.00
	Date	June 30, 2020	November 18, 2022	June 30, 2025
	Comment

Students benefiting from direct interventions to enhance learning	Value	865000.00	18000000.00	18000000.00
	Date	March 29, 2021	March 1, 2024	June 30, 2025
	Comment

IT platform can serve at least 100,000 simultaneous online classrooms	Value	25000.00	255000.00	100000.00
	Date	June 30, 2020	March 1, 2024	June 30, 2025
	Comment

Percentage of the general students population whose parents track children's progress on EBA dashboard	Value	4.00	24.20	30.00
	Date	June 30, 2020	March 1, 2024	June 30, 2025
	Comment

Safe Schooling and Distance Education Project

Abstract*

Development Objective

Key Details

Project Details

Sectors

Themes

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Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

Summary Status of World Bank Financing (US$ Millions) as of March 31, 2025

Detailed Financial Activity as of March 31, 2025

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

COMPLETION RATINGS

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS