INTEGRATED SAFEGUARDS DATA SHEET
CONCEPT STAGE
Report No.: AC4408
Date ISDS Prepared/Updated: 05/20/2009
I. BASIC INFORMATION
A. Basic Project Data
Country: Senegal
Project ID: P116783
Project Name: Senegal EFA-FTI Catalytic Fund
Task Team Leader: Meskerem Mulatu
Estimated Appraisal Date: May 21, 2009
Estimated Board Date: June 29, 2009
Managing Unit: AFTH2
Lending Instrument: Specific Investment
Loan
Sector: Primary education (90%);General education sector (10%)
Theme: Education for all (67%);Gender (33%)
SPF Amount (US$m.):
0.00
GEF Amount (US$m.):
0.00
PCF Amount (US$m.):
0.00
Other financing amounts by source:
Borrower
0.00
EFA-FTI Education Program Development Fund
81.50
81.50
B. Project Objectives [from section 2 of PCN]
This CF grant aims to contribute to the Government's goal of attaining universal primary
education by 2015, though construction, extension and equipment of classrooms.
C. Project Description [from section 3 of PCN]
The project will have three components:
Component 1: Construction and equipment of classrooms
The FTI CF would finance the construction and equipping of about 4,000 classrooms,
including:
(a) additional classrooms built to extend existing schools in those areas where schools are over
capacity;
(b) classrooms to replace temporary structures put up by communities to accommodate
growing demand.
(c) new schools, each containing a 3-classroom block, a water point, an administrative
building, a toilet block and a wall fence, including Franco-Arabic schools in the regions of
Diourbel, Louga and Kaolack that offer the official curriculum.
Component 2: Construction/extension of auxiliary facilities in existing schools In order to
bring existing schools up to standard, the CF would finance: water points, toilet blocks of 4
cabins each (2 each for girls and boys); and administrative buildings each with a headmaster's
office and a storeroom in elementary schools.
Component 3: Coordination and monitoring/evaluation.
Under this component, the CF would finance the activities necessary to coordinate the
construction under Components 1 and 2, and the monitoring and evaluation mechanisms
consistent with the Government's overall ten-year sector program, the Programme Décennal de
l'Education et de la Formation (PDEF). It will also provide capacity development assistance to
the directorate charged with school construction (Direction des Constructions Scolaires - DCS).
D. Project location (if known)
Country-wide, both urban and rural.
E. Borrower’s Institutional Capacity for Safeguard Policies [from PCN]
The Ministry of Environment (and more specifically the Directorate of Classified
Establishments) have a well-established team, and mechanisms for assuring safeguards that are
acceptable to IDA. The IDA task team will, therefore, work closely with their experts to make
sure all safeguards policies are consistent with Bank guidelines.
F. Environmental and Social Safeguards Specialists
Ms Yvette Laure Djachechi (AFTCS)
Mr Amadou Konare (AFTEN)
II. SAFEGUARD POLICIES THAT MIGHT APPLY
Safeguard Policies Triggered
Yes
No
TBD
Environmental Assessment (OP/BP 4.01)
X
OP 4.01 was triggered due to the construction and extension of schools to be funded under
the project.
Natural Habitats (OP/BP 4.04)
X
Forests (OP/BP 4.36)
X
Pest Management (OP 4.09)
X
Physical Cultural Resources (OP/BP 4.11)
X
Indigenous Peoples (OP/BP 4.10)
X
Involuntary Resettlement (OP/BP 4.12)
X
OP 4.12 was triggered due to the potential need for land acquisition which might lead to the
loss of assets, loss of shelter, loss of access to economic assets or loss of livelihood, requiring
that affected persons be compensated and/or resettled.
Safety of Dams (OP/BP 4.37)
X
Projects on International Waterways (OP/BP 7.50)
X
Projects in Disputed Areas (OP/BP 7.60)
X
Environmental Category: B - Partial Assessment
III. SAFEGUARD PREPARATION PLAN
A. Target date for the Quality Enhancement Review (QER), at which time the PAD-stage ISDS
would be prepared: N/A
B. For simple projects that will not require a QER, the target date for preparing the PAD-stage
ISDS: 05/21/2009
C. Time frame for launching and completing the safeguard-related studies that may be needed.
The specific studies and their timing1 should be specified in the PAD-stage ISDS.
The existing IDA operation, the Senegal Quality Education for All, Phase 2 credit, has the
necessary framework documents to address the environmental and resettlement issues noted
above, and those framework documents are still in force. The Government has already
redisclosed these documents for the purposes of this EFA-FTI Catalytic Fund operation; a
separate cover letter that indicates that the documents apply to the Senegal EFA-FTI
Catalytic Fund operation will be included in the redisclosure package, to be verified before
negotiations.
IV. APPROVALS
Signed and submitted by:
Task Team Leader:
Ms Meskerem Mulatu
Approved by:
Regional Safeguards Coordinator:
Mr Warren Waters
Comments:
Sector Manager:
Ms Eva Jarawan
Comments: The sector unit has agreed to accept transfer of safeguard responsibilities.
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InfoShop and (ii) in-country, at publicly accessible locations and in a form and language that are accessible to potentially affected
persons.