Global Partnership for Education – Balochistan Education Project (GPE-BEP)

The Global Partnership for Education – Balochistan Education Project (GPE-BEP) was a $34 million initiative implemented from 2015 to 2019 by the Secondary Education Department, Government of Balochistan, with funding from GPE and supervision by the World Bank. It aimed to expand access to quality education, especially for girls, through school construction, teacher recruitment, early childhood education, and school monitoring innovations.

Program Overview

S.NoFeaturesDetails
1SponsorshipGlobal Partnership for Education (GPE)
2Gestation Period5 Years (2015–19)
3DistrictsSibi, Naseerabad, Jaffarabad, Turbat (Kech), Gwadar, Lasbela, Nushki, Harnai, Panjgur, Loralai, Kalat, Khuzdar, Pishin, Killa Abdullah, Kachhi, Killa Saifullah, Ziarat, Awaran, Musakhel, Dera Bugti, Mastung
4Implementing AgencyProject Management Unit Balochistan Education Support Program (PMU-BESP)
6Total Cost of the ProjectUSD 34.00 million

Milestones Achieved

New Schools
708 new primary schools constructed
School Upgradation
120 schools upgraded (95 primary → middle, 25 middle → high)
Learning Materials
828 schools equipped with furniture and learning materials
Teachers' Training
1,812 teachers trained
Teachers recruitment
1,549 teachers recruited for newly built and upgraded schools
Students
92,011 students (K–5) enrolled. 20,452 students (Grades 6–10) enrolld
Real Time School Monitoring System
Real-Time School Monitoring (RTSM) launched in 22 districts
PTSMC Training
4,184 PTSMC members trained.