1. INTRODUCTION
1.1. Project Summary
The Government of Cambodia is currently preparing for the Second Education Sector Support
Project, hereafter referred to as the “Project”, to be financed by the Global Partnership for
Education (GPE), which the World Bank administers and the Ministry of Youth, Education and
Sport (MoEYS) implements. The objectives of this project are to assist the Government to expand
access to Early Childhood Education (ECE) for 3-5 year olds and contribute to improved access to
and quality of basic education, particularity for those from disadvantaged backgrounds. This will
be achieved by increasing access to public and community preschool education, providing
parental education, primary and lower secondary scholarships to disadvantaged students,
expanding primary and secondary learning assessments, providing pre-service and in-service
teacher training, improving teaching and learning environments, and undertaking monitoring and
evaluation. The project consists of four components: