MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING                                                                                                                              SECOND LOWER SECONDARY EDUCATION

FOR THE MOST DISADVANTAGED AREAS PROJECT

 Loan No.: 3201-VIE (SF)

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PROGRESS REPORT

(From 01 July 2023 to 30 September 2023)

Central Project Management Unit

    No 193C3 Ba Trieu St., Hai Ba Trung Dist.,

Hanoi, Viet Nam

                Tel: (84-24) 39741541

                Fax: (84-24) 39741480

                Email: lsemdap2@moet.edu.vn

TABLE OF CONTENTS

A. INTRODUCTION AND BASIC DATA.. 1

B. SUMMARY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS.. 1

C. UTILIZATION OF FUNDS.. 1

D. PROJECT PURPOSE.. 6

E. STATUS OF ACTIVITIES.. 7

Component 1: Increased Access to Lower Secondary Education (LSE) and LSE Equivalency Programs  7

Component 2: Decentralization of Teaching and Learning Tools Developed. 11

Component 3: New School Clustering Established. 16

Component 4: Project Implementation and Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Capacity Enhanced  21

F. OVERALL ASSESSMENT. 24

G. KEY ACTIVITIES SCHEDULED FOR THE SECOND QUARTER OF 2023. 24

H. PROPOSAL AND RECOMMENDATION.. 25

LIST OF APPENDICES