Torchenaud - Girls Education

1. Retention of girls in school
Mélissa TORCHENAUD,
Economist and Project Analyst, Ministry of Planning and External
Cooperation
‘‘Haïti Priorise’’ Conference, Port-au-Prince April 29 to May 3, 2017

2. Introduction
• Significant progress in terms of enrollment in Haiti
• School attendance rate: 50% (EMMUS 4) in 2005 and 77% in 2012 (EMMUS 5)
• However, out of 90% of children enrolled in primary school only 50%
complete primary school and much less complete secondary
education.
• A drop-out rate among girls, particularly among the poorest is still
high
• About 50% of rural girls drop out of school in the transition period from Grade
9 in primary school to Grade 1 in secondary school
• Girls' attendance at school: 70% (urban)

3. Analysis of the solution
Girls‘ Assistance Program to Improve Girls' Retention in School in Haiti

4. Description of the solution
• Duration: Ten (10) years
• Executing Agency: MENFP
• Grant: will cover tuition, two meals per day and supplies, including
school materials and uniforms during the 4 years of secondary school
• Beneficiaries: 6583 girls
• Aged 14 to 19 admitted to the first year of secondary school
• Live in the country's poorest rural areas
• Have an average greater or equal to 60 out of 100 for the basic level.
• Must attend school for at least 80% of the academic year.

5. Implementation costs
Table of costs per beneficiary per year gourdes
Table of total costs in millions of gourdes
• The total costs for 6,583 recipients for 4 years,
therefore amounts to 1,770,324,820 gourdes.
Program extension cost 1,489
Scholarship amount 29,782
Scholarship management
fees
2,978
Cost of performing the
survey
5,317
Time opportunity cost 27,669
Total 67,236
Years 1 2 3 4 Total
Total costs of
the program 442.58 442.58 442.58 442.58 1,770.32

6. Expected Benefits
Table of benefits per beneficiary per year gourdes at a
reduction rate of 5%
Hypothesis: 85% of the beneficiaries will successfully complete
their secondary education, ie 5,595 girls
Table of total benefits in millions of gourdes
Wage benefits 261,665
Infant mortality prevented 61,064
Stunting prevented 19,482
Incidences of HIV prevented 3,992
Instances of teenage
pregnancy and low birth
weight prevented
468
Total 346,671
Wage benefits 5,856.19
Benefits of prevented infant
mortality
1,366.64
Benefits of preventing a child's
stunting
436.01
Benefits of preventing
incidences of HIV
89.34
Benefits of preventing of teen
pregnancy and BPN
10.47
Total benefits of the program 7,758.67

7. Benefit Cost Ratio (BCR)
Summary of the total costs and benefits of the intervention in Gourdes
Conclusion: Not only will girls largely benefit from the program, but also and especially, the gourds
invested in this intervention will mean enormous economic and social benefits for the country.
Reduction Benefit Cost BCR