Detailed description of project Back
The Technical Assistance Facility (DAT) implemented by PROMAN, with the support of the French Development Agency (AFD), is part of the second phase of the Common Education Fund (FCE), implemented under the Special Allocation Budget (BAS) in support of the Ten-Year Education Program in Guinea (ProDEG) 2020–2029.
This facility, with an initial duration of 12 months renewable twice, aims to strengthen the institutional, technical, and operational capacities of the three ministries in the education and training sector — MEPUA, METFPE, and MESRSI — to ensure the effective implementation of the ProDEG and the FCE/BAS, while consolidating the achievements of the first phase (2021–2024).
The DAT acts as a technical and operational interface between national actors (central administrations, decentralized structures, and autonomous public institutions) and technical and financial partners (AFD, UNICEF, PME/GPE). It directly contributes to improving sector governance, budgetary planning, monitoring and evaluation, public procurement, and financial management of the FCE.
The main objectives of the Facility are to:
- Support the planning, monitoring, and accountability of the ProDEG through the development, follow-up, and consolidation of Annual Budgeted Action Plans (PAAB) for the ministries.
- Strengthen the financial and accounting management of the FCE/BAS, ensuring compliance with national procedures and the Fund’s operational manual.
- Support sector coordination and dialogue by assisting the Technical Secretariat for the Steering and Coordination of the ProDEG (ST/PC-ProDEG) and the Education Sector Group (GSE).
- Improve public procurement capacities in line with the Guinean Public Procurement Code and the fiduciary requirements of development partners.
- Promote educational decentralization, by supporting regional and prefectural services in planning, executing, and monitoring BAS-funded activities.
The DAT’s approach is based on alignment with national procedures, pooling of FCE resources, and full traceability of funding, in accordance with the AFD’s 2024 reference framework on Common Funds in Africa. The interventions aim to sustain national capacities rather than create parallel structures.
The expected results include:
- A consolidated budgetary planning covering the three education sub-sectors.
- A tangible strengthening of the PPBSE chain (planning, programming, budgeting, monitoring and evaluation).
- A faster and more efficient execution of FCE/BAS funds.
- Improved accountability and transparency in public education expenditure.
- And the preparation of a sustainable transition towards a fully nationally managed FCE by 2028.
Type of services provided:
- Technical assistance to the Ministries of Education and Training in budgetary, accounting, and public procurement management.
- Support to decentralization and capacity strengthening of decentralized education structures.
- Improvement of monitoring and evaluation tools and analysis of education system performance.
Key Personnel provided :
- DAT Manager – 660 working days
- 2 Central Technical Assistants in Public Procurement – 1,320 working days
- 1 Central Technical Assistant in Planning and Reporting – 880 working days
- 2 Central Technical Assistants in Financial and Accounting Management – 1,320 working days
- 4 Regional Technical Assistants in Planning and Reporting Support – 2,640 working days
- 4 Regional Technical Assistants in Financial and Accounting Management – 2,640 working days
