| | Project Title | Goal | Donor /
local contact person | Status /
completion date |
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| 1 | Associated School Project
(ASPnet) | To promote the programme’s objectives of the World Concerns and United Nation System, Education for peace and human rights, inter-cultural learning and understanding, and Natural Environment Conservation | UNESCO Salā Manase Reupena | This is an on-going and long-term development program. On-going |
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| 2 | Education Sector Project
(ESP II) | Establishment of a more equitable and effective education system that enhances learning outcomes of young people for further study, work, and adult life. ESP II has five components: | ADB, AusAID, NZAID and Government Misa; ESP II Project Coordinat | The project is in phase 3 of the PPP in terms of Implementation December 2012 |
| | ESP II
Component 1: | Curriculum Reform and Assessment System:
Ensure that all students have the opportunity to learn and acquire the knowledge, skills and attitudes specified in the national curriculum | Mrs Doreen Tuala | |
| | ESP II
Component 2: | Developing Effective Teachers:
Teachers are at the core of efforts to improve the quality of education and the level of student learning | Ms Maimoana Petaia | |
| | ESP II
Component 3: | Improving Access to Quality Education:
Improved Secondary School Facilities and a Community Learning Center. MESC | Faasootauloa Ieti Ng Cho | |
| | ESP II
Component 4: | Strengthening Capacity to Undertake Research, Evaluation, Policy Analysis and Planning:
The outcome of this component include increased capacity for research and evaluation, the completion of at least five (5) Major Research Studies that contribute to Sector Analysis and Policy Development, and the Completion of specific evaluation studies associated with ESP I and II activities. | Mrs Marie Bentin - Toalepaialii | |
| | ESP II
Component 5: | Strengthening Capacity to Implement and Manage Development Projects:
Component 5 is associated with Project Management, and in developing MESC’s capacity to implement donor-funded programs.
The key outcome will be effective management of ESP II, with the aim of moving towards a Sector-Wide Approach in Education. | Mr Muaautasi Enoka | |
| | ESP II
Component 6:
SchoolNET and Community Access project | Enhanced quality of education by delivering the curriculum, assessment, learning materials, teachers training and learning through ICT
4 Components:
- improving quality of teaching and learning through e-learning materials and approaches,
- increasing access of schools to e-teaching and e-learning tools,
- establishing Public-Private partnerships to support SchoolNET and Community Access Program (CAP), and
- strengthening education management through ICT systems | Mrs Rosemarie Esera
(Project Manager)
| December 2012 |
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| 3 | Second Chance Education
(SCE) | To provide a system that will cater for those who need a second chance to continue/further their education standard and skills | Commonwealth Service Abroad Programme (CSAP) Lenata’i Victor Tamapua | This is another on-going long-term development program driven by the EFA Action Plan. |
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| 4 | Insurance of Government Schools Building (IGSB) | To ensure that the risk exposure to Government as a result of damage to school buildings is minimized | Government of Samoa La’ititi Su’a & Fa’asootauloa Ieti Ng Cho | On-going |
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| 5 | Insurance of Upolu Resource Centre (IURC) | To provide a center in Upolu which can provide all teachers in Upolu (primary/secondary) with adequate resources and materials | Government of Samoa La’ititi Su’a & Fa’asootauloa Ieti Ng Cho | On-going |
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| 6 | Inclusive Education (IE) | The purpose of the project is to build countries capacity in including students who are vulnerable to exclusion and marginalization through developing welcoming educational policies, practices, curricula and cultures. | UNUESCO Mrs Doreen Tuala | On-going |
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| 7 | Mobile Library
(ML) | To provide all students and the community at large with reading materials ( educational and recreational)
To assist the ministry with the distribution of educational materials to all schools.
To provide teaching aids such as video tapes on various educational topics/issues. | ADB / MCIT Jacinta Godinet | On-going |
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| 8 | Mobile Computer Laboratory Project
/E-School Bus
(MCL/E-Bus) | The main purpose of the MCL is to provide ongoing assurance supporting services to all School Computer Laboratories, to improve Multimedia approaches and installation of computers for SchoolNET project. This is an attempt by the ministry to resolve the issue of increasing demand for maintenance cost currently faced by the ministry | UNDP Mrs. Rosemarie Esera | On-going |
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| 9 | Mobile Science Laboratory Project (MSL) | The main purpose of the MSL will be to provide live-teaching classes for all primary schools around Upolu and Savaii. This is an attempt by the MESC to address the long outstanding issue of students at the Primary School Level having learning difficulties in the Science Curriculum | Faaea Mulitalo | On-going |
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| 10 | National Archives Project (NAP) | • Ensure safeguarding of historical documents & public records of Samoa, protecting them from loss/damage
• Regulate & facilitate access to historical documents.
• Support government records management with guidelines and care for archival files, thus maintaining good governance | Government of Samoa Sina Ah Poe | On-going |
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| 11 | New Machines
& Equipments
(NM&E) | To upgrade services provided by the MESC Printing Unit | JICA Faumuina Leofo Tonuu | On-going |
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| 12 | Samoa Sports Support Project (SSSP)
| The goal of the SSSP is to support MESC in the design and implementation of sports system that strengthen Samoa’s Sports Sector | NZAID Candice Apelu.
(Principal Sports Officer) | On-going |
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| 13 | Samoa Sport for Development Program
(SSDP) | Increased Capacity to deliver inclusive sports based programs that contribute to social development
| Australian Sports Commission (ASC) and the AusAID Luatua Semi Epati
(ACEO Sports Division) | On-going June 2011 |
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| 14 | Entrepreneurship and Financial Education
(EFEC) | To develop and integrate Enterprise and Financial Education into the school curriculum and to create frameworks for Enterprise and Financial Education for integrated learning within national Governments Education Ministries and teachers’ training colleges
| UNDP Seumanu Gauga Wong
| On-going June 2009
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| 15 | Science & Mathematics Improvement Project for Basic Education II
(SMIPBE II) | To improve the performance of students in Science and Mathematics for Secondary School.
| JICA Seumanu Gauga Wong | On-going December 2009 |
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| 16 | Fiafia Sports Programme | To contribute to a dynamic education system in which every student actively participates in a Physical Education and Health, Physical Activities and Sports as part of their educational development and Experience.
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| On-going |
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| 17 | Sanitation Project |
| Water Sector Support Programme
(European Union) | On-going |
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| 18 | Government of China Project | Agreement to fund the Construction of a new Eight (8) Classroom School Building for Aele Primary School, a new Two Storey School Building for Matautu/Gagaifo Lefaga and was signed by the Government of Samoa and the Government of China.
| Government of China
| On-going |
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| 19 | Mulifanua Primary School
Reconstruction of a New School Building | Eight (8) classroom, hall, staff room, library and toilets
| EU & Community Mauu’u Ioane
(President) | On-going |
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| 20 | One Laptop Per Child Project
(OLPC) | Samoa’s involvement in the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) Project apparently was initiated by the National ICT Committee chaired by the Prime Minister
| World Bank SOD | On-going |
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| 21 | Grassroots Human Security Grant Aid Programme Scheme FY 2009
(JICA) | Financial Assistance for Reconstruction of five (5) Primary Schools | JICA
Mr Tomihara | On-going |
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