[{"bbox": [96, 153, 1136, 234], "category": "Text", "text": "budget support. This measure supports the role of the civil society organisations (CSOs) in the implementation of the SESP. The action intends to ensure the participation of civil society in the implementation and monitoring in the policy, by focusing on SDG targets such as quality, gender equity and inclusive education."}, {"bbox": [96, 243, 1136, 405], "category": "Text", "text": "The overall objective of this action is to enhance civil society capacity to strengthen education goals by improving the participation of civil society, their efforts to enhance advocacy and to ensure transparency and increased effectiveness in national educational policy and implementation processes. The specific objectives are: 1) to strengthen national civil society engagement in education sector planning, policy dialogue and monitoring and 2) to strengthen civil society's role in promoting access to education for all girls and boys, transparency and accountability of national education sector policy and implementation."}, {"bbox": [96, 415, 1136, 550], "category": "Text", "text": "The main expected results will be: i) Improved participation of CSOs in the implementation of the SESP at federal, provincial, local and school level; ii) Improved CSO's capacities for advocacy and for designing initiatives to increase the access to education of socially and economically disadvantaged girls and boys, girls and boys from marginalised groups and girls and boys with disabilities; iii) Improved CSO's capacities for enhancing transparency and accountability in the implementation of the SESP."}, {"bbox": [85, 589, 324, 622], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# 2 RATIONALE"}, {"bbox": [85, 654, 235, 682], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 2.1 Context"}, {"bbox": [96, 701, 1136, 835], "category": "Text", "text": "Nepal is a Least Developed Country (LDC) located in the Himalayas, endowed with an extremely diverse geography, climate, population and very biodiverse. It is one of the most disaster-prone countries in the world, ranking 4th in terms of climate risk according to the 2021 Global Climate Risk Index. Nepal aspires to graduate from least developed country by December 2026, however regional disparities continued increasing and could put the sustainability of the graduation at risk."}, {"bbox": [96, 846, 1136, 1060], "category": "Text", "text": "Nepal's Constitution (2015) guarantees the right to compulsory and free education up to basic level and free secondary education to every citizen. The government, with support from the EU and other partners, has undertaken a series of national programmes in the education sector over the past two decades that have contributed to reducing education inequalities, improving governance, financing, and efficiency. However, challenges remain, especially in learning outcomes and equity in education, especially for girls and marginalised groups. In addition, despite the great progress that Nepal has achieved at national level, the rate of development is geographically unequal. The new federal structure promulgated in the 2015 Constitution presents an opportunity to tackle the disparities and create an enabling environment for economic growth."}, {"bbox": [96, 1070, 1136, 1285], "category": "Text", "text": "Under MIP priority area 'Human Capital Development', AAP 2022 will deliver basic education programmes, achieving the expected results of the MIP of increased access to inclusive and equitable education, and improved learning outcomes. Under Priority Area 'Inclusive Green Growth', AAP 2022 will support local adaptation measures with local governments, achieving the expected result of the MIP 'Increased land-use based climate change mitigation and adaptation'. Both actions are part of the Team Europe Initiative (TEI) 'Green Recovery'. The Education programme builds the human capital development pillar of the TEI while the Local adaptation to climate change programme contributes to the inclusive green growth pillar of the TEI, by supporting municipalities to adapt to climate change."}, {"bbox": [96, 1295, 1136, 1403], "category": "Text", "text": "The AAP builds on the previous EU-funded actions with Finland, supporting education, and promoting local governance in the water sector. The education programme will continue EU budget support and provide focused technical assistance with for teacher training, and implementation of the SESP at the local level. Budget support is chosen as an aid delivery method as it strengthens the country system and allows political and policy dialogue."}, {"bbox": [96, 1413, 1136, 1522], "category": "Text", "text": "With EU support, the Government has developed a new School Education Sector Plan (SESP, 2021-2030), which covers early childhood education, primary, and secondary education. This plan will support inclusive and equitable quality education for all children ages 4-16 in Nepal. It will contribute to socioeconomic transformation in the country by preparing competent, creative and values-oriented citizens."}, {"bbox": [96, 1532, 1136, 1641], "category": "Text", "text": "The main implementing modality of the EU support to SESP will be budget support (Sector Reform Performance Contract) to support the sector policy dialogue. Complementary measures comprise technical assistance at federal and local level, supporting amongst others, data management, planning capacity at local level and teacher training ecosystems. With this support measure, grants will be awarded to CSO to support advocacy and accountability on"}, {"bbox": [1037, 1680, 1144, 1706], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 4 of 12"}]