Funding and Impact
Increasing access to education and infrastructure
Supporting critical early years human capital development investments.
ZEEL Funding
Improve equitable access to quality ECE in targeted areas (US$19.01 million):
This component aims to improve access to ECE for students ages 3-6 years by addressing supply-side challenges and enhancing the quality of learning environments in ECE centers.
Develop and implement ECE quality standards (US$3.0 million)
This component aims to support the update, development, and implementation of ECE quality standards. These standards relate to various aspects such as materials, facilities, and workforce training, deployment, and assessment.
Enhance delivery of quality early learning and care (US$11.0 million)
This component is focused on providing sustainable conditions for the staffing of ECE hub and satellite centers. It also seeks to promote involvement of the local community and parents to support quality care and nutrition for improved child development and address challenges related to demand-side access to ECE.
System strengthening, project management, monitoring and evaluation, and communication (US$6.0 million)
Supports overall system strengthening, particularly in terms of governance and accountability, project management and implementation.
ZEEL Impact
These indicators help us to determine the progress being made.
Enrollment
Percentage increase in enrollment of 3- to 6-year-old children in public ECE centers in targeted areas (cumulative percentage).
Girls
Share of girls in the total of 3- to 6-year-old children enrolled in public ECE centers in targeted areas (percentage).
ECE Centers
Proportion of ECE centers in targeted areas meeting quality ECE learning conditions (percentage).
Projects
0
+
Districts
0
+
Grant
$
0
M
Strategic Components
0
ZEEP Funding
Component 1: Allocated $43 million
Improving the quality of teaching and learning conditions in language arts, science, and mathematics in targeted primary and secondary schools. This component has a funding allocation of United States $43 million.
Component 2: Allocated $172 million
Increasing access to safe secondary schools, which has a lion’s share with allocation of United States $172 million.
Component 3: Allocated $15 million
Strengthening institutional capacity for education service delivery and project management and Communication, with an allocation of United States $15 million.
Component 4: Allocated 3 million
Enhancing institutional capacity for implementation of safe school programme with a funding allocation of United States $3 million.
ZEEP Impact
Enrollment
Percentage increase in enrollment of 3- to 6-year-old children in public ECE centers in targeted areas (cumulative percentage).
Girls
Share of girls in the total of 3- to 6-year-old children enrolled in public ECE centers in targeted areas (percentage).
ECE Centers
Proportion of ECE centers in targeted areas meeting quality ECE learning conditions (percentage).
Target schools
0
+
Teachers to be impacted
0
+
Initial Grant
$
0
M
Strategic Components
0
ZEEL is coordinated by ZEPCU
The Zambia Education Programme Coordination Unit (ZEPCU), is World Bank supported project by the Zambia Government to: