Program to Provide Schooling to Working Children Between the Ages of 7 and 12

                                    BOLIVIA

SECTOR:                 Education

PROJECT NAME:           Program to Provide Schooling to Working Children      
                        Between the Ages of 7 and 12
                        (ATN/SF-5143-BO)

TOTAL COST:             $2.65 million

FINANCING:
      IDB               $2.65 million

DATE OF APPROVAL:       February 7, 1996

GENERAL DESCRIPTION:    The overall objective of this non-reimbursable
                        technical cooperation program is to further the
                        development of Bolivia's human capital for more
                        equitable economic and social progress.  Its specific
                        objectives are to: (a) enable working children between
                        the ages of 7 and 12 to enroll or remain in the public
                        education system; (b) reinforce family ties by
                        involving the family in their childrens' education;
                        (c) and strengthen the network of government and civil
                        society institutions involved in coordinating and
                        carrying out the program.  

                        To accomplish these objectives, the program will carry
                        out the following activities:  (a) institutional
                        strengthening, to build up participating institutions'
                        administrative and technical capacity by conducting
                        workshops and seminars; (b) distribution of food
                        coupons, to supply staple foods to eligible families;
                        (c) academic monitoring, to encourage children to
                        attend school regularly through the use of after-hours
                        tutoring and extracurricular activities; (d) provision
                        of school supplies, books and clothing; (e) family
                        participation; and (f) a program evaluation component.

CONSULTANTS:            Specialized consultants will be hired to determine the
                        evaluation method and to train the city coordinating
                        agencies in how to gather the data that will form the
                        basis for the program's annual and final evaluations.

GOODS AND EQUIPMENT:    Limited quantities of school supplies, books and
                        clothing will be purchased.   

EXECUTING AGENCY:       Ministerio de Desarrollo Humano
                        Subsecretario de Asuntos Generacionales
                        Edificio Orión
                        Calle Sanchez Lima esquina Ecuador N¤ 2072
                        La Paz, Bolivia
                        Tel.:       (591-2) 374-290
                        Fax:        (591-2) 343-013
                        Contact:    Guillermo Dávalos
                                    Subsecretario de Asuntos Generacionales