Projet d’Amélioration de la Qualité d’Éducation (PAQUE program)

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Key Information

From 2018-2021 Cordaid played a major implementing role in improving the educational system in 12 of the 26 provinces of DR Congo as Technical Assistance Agency. They assisted the DRC Education Ministry in applying a Performance-Based Financing (PBF) approach in 1350 primary schools. Girls’ enrolment and school retention is particularly important in this program. The program will pay a school more for an enrolled girl than for a boy.

Lead Implementing Organization(s)
Location(s)

Sub-Saharan Africa

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Activity URL

https://reliefweb.int/report/democratic-republic-congo/better-education-half-million-girls-and-boys

Government Affiliation
Government-affiliated program
Years

2018 - 2021

Partner(s)

Not applicable or unknown

Ministry Affiliation
DRC ministry of Education
Funder(s)

Not applicable or unknown

COVID-19 Response
Unknown
Geographic Scope
National
Meets gender-transformative education criteria from the TES  
Unknown
Areas of Work Back to Top
Education areas
Attainment
  • Primary enrollment
Cross-cutting areas
  • Gender equality
Program participants

Target Audience(s)

Boys in school, Girls in school

Age

Not applicable or unknown

School Enrolment Status

All in school

School Level

  • Lower primary
  • Upper primary
Other populations reached

Not applicable or unknown

Participants include

Not applicable or unknown

Program Approaches Back to Top
Reducing economic barriers
  • Conditional cash transfers to schools
Program Goals Back to Top
Education goals
  • Gender parity and non-discrimination are promoted at all subjects/education levels
Cross-cutting goals
  • More equitable gender attitudes and norms