Scope
of Intervention
 New
construction, rehabilitation or extension of schools for
primary and elementary education, and kindergartens, including
teacher's residence in rural areas where circumstances warrant;
New
construction, rehabilitation or extension of female teachers'
institutes;
Construction
of sanitation facilities including connection to the water
supply network (where it exists) or roof catchments for
sever sewer pit latrines;
Provide
school furniture such as desks, cupboards as required;
Support
the training of teachers;
Support
literacy classes.
Criteria
for Intervention
New
construction, rehabilitation or extension can only be undertaken
if there is a firm commitment from the Ministry of Education
for a sufficient number of teachers as well as other necessary
inputs at the completion of the project;
Operating
and maintenance costs of the school must be ensured; the
benefiting community, represented by the parents' council,
must commit partial funding of maintenance costs in addition
to the subsidies received from the Ministry of Education
maintenance fund;
Set
a school protection system against students misbehaviors
related to school buildings;
Land
for the extension, or new construction has to be provided
by the community;
All
proposals should include satisfactory sanitation facilities;
All
proposals should respect standards established by SFD in
terms of classroom dimensions, the number of students per
classroom, use of local materials in remote areas, climatic
conditions, etc;
During
the screening of proposals, school constructions in neighboring
areas for which funding have already been secured through
other agencies should be taken into consideration;
Willingness
of beneficiaries to contribute a minimum of 5% to the cost
of the project.
General Policies
Project
size must correspond to the actual need;
Priority
is given to girl's schools;
Priority
is given to the first levels of basic education;
SFD
does not finance the purchasing of land or existing buildings;
SFD
is not a substitute for specialized educational organizations,
therefore it does not engage in curriculum issues;
Participation
of beneficiary communities in building and maintenance of
schools is essential;
Partnership
with educational authorities is a precondition;
SFD
supports community requests for training and employment
of local staff (specifically female teachers) by the Ministry
of Education;
Adopts
practical and economical standards for school buildings.
Education Special Programs
The
main objective of the education special programs is to respond
to acute educational problems where intervention may not conform
to SFD's ordinary targeting mechanisms.
Basic
Education Program for Sub-Districts with Low Enrollment
Rates
This
Program targets sub-districts with more than 1,000 residents
that have very low girls' enrollment rates in basic education
(ranging between 0 and 20%). The goal of this program is:
To
raise enrollment rate of both male and female students in
sub-districts with low enrollment rates through the provision
of classrooms, essential facilities (according to what is
compatible with the conditions of the area). Non-physical
interventions to be considered as well (awareness campaigns,
teachers training, etc.).
Overcrowding in Urban Schools
This program targets the most overcrowded urban basic education
schools in the country with more than 100 students per classroom
(50 students per class/shift). The goal of this program is:
To
expand school capacity (vertically or horizontally as appropriate),
to construct new schools in order to reduce severe crowding
within school buildings and to improve the teaching environment.
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