[{"bbox": [129, 119, 441, 149], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.3.3 Budget Support Details"}, {"bbox": [82, 174, 1147, 282], "category": "Text", "text": "This is to be provided as through both fixed and variable tranches, and is non-targeted budget support. Budget support is provided as direct untargeted budget support to the national treasury. The crediting of the euro transfers disbursed into Namibian Dollars (NAD) will be undertaken at the appropriate exchange rates in line with the relevant provisions of the financing agreement."}, {"bbox": [122, 360, 473, 392], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.4 Implementation Modalities"}, {"bbox": [82, 416, 1147, 495], "category": "Text", "text": "The Commission will ensure that the EU appropriate rules and procedures for providing financing to third parties are respected, including review procedures, where appropriate, and compliance of the action with EU restrictive measures²⁵."}, {"bbox": [159, 548, 353, 575], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.4.1 Procurement"}, {"bbox": [82, 586, 1147, 719], "category": "Text", "text": "Procurement will contribute to achieving the objectives established under the 3 result areas, including: 1: Equitable and inclusive Access; 2: Increased quality of teaching and learning in ECD and PPE; and 3: Improved management and institutional framework for ECD and PPE. The TA to the ministries will particularly concentrate on strengthening institutional capacities at central and regional levels for better quality assurance, coordination of stakeholders, monitoring and evaluation and Public Finance Management."}, {"bbox": [82, 744, 1147, 931], "category": "Text", "text": "There is a clear necessity to reinforce institutional capacities “on the ground”. A TA established under direct management would be an appropriate modality. The MGEPESW is particularly targeted. Its absorption capacity has decreased alarmingly over the last couple of years (less than 20% - NPC). Priority attention will be paid to the poorest segment of the population and the most vulnerable communities, a pro-poor and field approach that cannot be specifically addressed under the Variable Tranches of the Budget Support. The TA will aim at complementing UNICEF intervention areas, particularly at ground level. Synergies and coordination will be enhanced through the technical and monitoring platforms established under the NIECD framework."}, {"bbox": [82, 956, 696, 984], "category": "Text", "text": "The tasks that would be performed by the TA indicatively include:"}, {"bbox": [82, 1010, 1147, 1089], "category": "Text", "text": "1. Technical Assistance for strengthening Public Finance Management overall, including a specific focus on education and ECD sectorial issues. The aim will be to better link financially sustainable budgets to the desired social, educational and development outcomes"}, {"bbox": [82, 1090, 1147, 1169], "category": "Text", "text": "2. Procurement advisory: working in close cooperation with the Ministry of Works and Transport and the Procurement Policy Unit where needed in preparation of ToR, specifications, Bills of Quantity for physical works, including fit-out of ECD centres, consistent with GRN procurement regulations;"}, {"bbox": [82, 1170, 1147, 1223], "category": "Text", "text": "3. Contract management support, especially to regional administrations, concerning key elements of ECD programme delivery;"}, {"bbox": [82, 1223, 1147, 1276], "category": "Text", "text": "4. Performance and quality assessments of works and supply contracts with a particular focus on child safeguarding and disability access issues;"}, {"bbox": [82, 1276, 971, 1302], "category": "Text", "text": "5. Technical Assistance for improved monitoring and enforcement of standards for ECD centres;"}, {"bbox": [82, 1302, 897, 1329], "category": "Text", "text": "6. Technical Assistance to help addressing equity concerns within ECD service delivery;"}, {"bbox": [82, 1329, 1147, 1382], "category": "Text", "text": "7. Technical support for improvement of ECD centres management (development of Guidelines for ECD centres Managers)"}, {"bbox": [82, 1382, 1147, 1435], "category": "Text", "text": "8. Technical support for coordinated incorporation of private sector and civil society partners in IECD planning and implementation"}, {"bbox": [159, 1461, 679, 1490], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.4.2 Indirect Management with a pillar assessed entity"}, {"bbox": [82, 1502, 1147, 1556], "category": "Text", "text": "A part of this action may be implemented in indirect management with UNICEF. This implementation entails managing the technical and financial aspects of all project components, including administrative tasks, with the"}, {"bbox": [71, 1583, 1160, 1659], "category": "Footnote", "text": "²⁵ www.sanctionsmap.eu. Please note that the sanctions map is an IT tool for identifying the sanctions regimes. The source of the sanctions stems from legal acts published in the Official Journal (OJ). In case of discrepancy between the published legal acts and the updates on the website it is the OJ version that prevails."}, {"bbox": [571, 1659, 659, 1685], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page | 29"}]