Education Development Project (EDP) 1, School Infrastructure, Laos

The objective of the infrastructure component is to establish the foundation for a systematic and sustainable construction program for primary and lower secondary schools. School building designs and institutional structures are developed, implemented and evaluated. At the primary level, the project is constructing more than 270 schools, corresponding to about 1100 classrooms. At the lower secondary level, about 32 buildings with an enrolment capacity of up to 240 students per school is envisaged. On top of this, the project is building 25 offices to accommodate education personnel at provincial and district level.