General Procurement Notice for Lesotho Basic Education Strengthening Project (Besp)

Lesotho Basic Education Strengthening Project (Besp) Component 1: Improving Student Retention In Junior Secondary Education Through: (A) Provision Of Assistance To Families To Address Financial Barriers To Secondary Education, (B) Support Adolescent Boys And Girls Through Youth Clubs And Equip Them With Relevant Life-Skills And Reproductive Health Knowledge To Ensure That They Stay In School, And (C) Support Online Teacher Training For Mathematics And Science Teachers In Junior Secondary Schools. Component 2: System Strengthening To Improve Eccd Service Delivery (Us$1.4 Million) Through: (A) Assessment Of Child Development And Education Outcomes And An Early Learning Environment Observation Before And After The Structured Support To Rollout The New Curriculum; (B) Mapping Of Eccd Service Providers And Developing A Comprehensive, Costed Expansion Strategy For The Eccd In Lesotho. Component 3: Project Management, Capacity Building And Technical Assistance. The Following Consulting Services Are To Be Procured Through Open International Competition: (A) Review Of Targeting – How To Improve Ovc-B Targeting To The Poorest Households And To Students Most At Risk Of Not Continuing School; (B) Consultant To Conduct Online Teacher Training In Mathematics And Science In Secondary Schools On Content And Pedagogy In Targeted Secondary Schools; (C) Mapping Of Eccd Service Providers And Developing A Comprehensive, Costed Expansion Strategy For The Eccd In Lesotho And (D) Assessment Of Child Development And Learning Outcomes And An Early Learning Environment Observation Before And After The Structured Support To Rollout The New Curriculum