The components of the Project includes: (i) Full Time schools: Construction of eight new full-time elementary schools, accommodating students from grades 1-9, with a capacity from 1,000 to 1,200 each, totaling 9,400 pupils in vulnerable neighborhoods of the municipality. (ii) Retrofit of existing schools: Retrofitting of seven existing small part-time elementary schools into kindergarten units, with an estimation of 2,300 new enrollments. (iii) Urban Requalification: Urban Requalification of the surrounding areas of at least 15 schools and kindergartens, to improve accessibility, safety and access to public transportation. (iv) Part-time schools construction: Conclude civil works of thirteen schools currently under construction or in bidding process, fully financed by counterpart funds. (v) Strengthening Educational System, Monitoring, Evaluation and Project Management: Support the remodeling of Teresina’s educational program through financing studies for joint development of a pedagogical plan, operational and logistics for cost-benefit optimization of the municipality educational network, with support from consultants. Engagement of external audit firm for the Project, support for Project management and preparation of monitoring assessment reports.

The Teresina Educational Infrastructure Program is proposed to contribute to improving the educational system in Teresina through building and upgrading educational infrastructure to increase the number of students attending full time schools, enhance the availability of nursery places in the municipality, and enhance safety conditions for of students to access the schools.
The positive impacts of the Projects include: (i) increased full-time enrollment capacity from 5% to 16%; (ii) establishment of 2,300 new kindergartens; (iii) improvement of Teresina’s educational system; (iv) improvement in quality of lives of the residents in Teresina.

The Project is estimated to be implemented over five years. The Implementation Agency will be the Municipality of Teresina primarily under the Secretariat of Education (SEMEC). Procurement will be conducted in compliance with the national law and regulations, and NDB’s procurement policy.

The Project is Category “B” in line with the NDB’s Environmental and Social Framework (ESF). Main environmental and social impacts include acquisition of private land, vegetation removal and potential ecological impacts to Oleiros Lagoon. These impacts will be mitigated by adherence to country systems and management plans specifically developed for the Project.