Summary of publication

This document details the design and implementation of the Nepal School Sector Reform Program (SSRP) School Safety component to be delivered by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the details of Australia's proposed contribution and engagement.

The purpose of this document is to provide an overview of the School Sector Reform Program (SSRP) School Safety component to be delivered by the Asian Development Bank and the details of Australia's proposed contribution and engagement. It is proposed that AusAID provides $3.3 million to the ADB which will be disbursed through the Ministry of Education to fund school safety. Although taking a multi-hazard approach, primarily this will be the retrofitting of schools against earthquakes in the Kathmandu Valley.

An additional $500,000 is proposed to fund ADB-managed technical assistance within the Department of Education to effectively manage this work and build capacity within the Department and key stakeholders. Nepal's school sector is highly vulnerable to earthquake and other disasters and a collective donor effort has been organised to attempt to address risk reduction in Nepal, with ADB leading in education.

With this assistance Australia will:

• retrofit 148 schools
• orient 2,090 teachers and 29,880 student
• train 798 masons and 196 engineers/sub-engineers
• and strengthen the capacity of the Government of Nepal to more effectively manage school safety in future.

The proposed approach is consistent with the findings and Government response to the Aid Effectiveness Review by working in partnership through an obvious and effective sectoral lead, supporting Australia's flagship sector–education, and ensuring the consolidation of work within an existing program.

Full publication

Nepal School Sector Reform Program School Safety Design Document October 2011 [Word 122 KB]