Improving Early Childhood Development outcomes in rural Morocco

The development objective of the Improving Early Childhood Development (ECD) Outcomes in Rural Morocco Program-for-Results Project for Morocco is to improve access to select quality ECD services in rural areas of Morocco and establish mechanisms to strengthen monitoring, evaluation, and coordination of ECD services. The program will incentivize key results to support the efficient implementation of phase 3 of Morocco’s national human development initiative (INDH) which is focused on addressing inequalities through actions to increase access and quality of services in rural areas. The program will contribute to improving Morocco’s human capital index (HCI) which, at its current level of 0.5, reflects the fact that Moroccans born today will only reach fifty percent of their productivity potential. The program has two results areas. Results Area 1 focuses on improved access to quality ECD services in rural areas, specifically providing young children and their families with access to a holistic set of services, encompassing education, health, and nutrition, to foster their development. Results Area 2 focuses on the institutional framework and mechanisms to strengthen monitoring, evaluation, and coordination of ECD services.