Importance of re-thinking the SWAP modality, that it is not treated simply as a modality for pooled financing for common objectives that are managed as a mega project. The education sector in Bangladesh is too complex to treat as a project; the SWAP modality needs to be flexible to allow for a common policy framework with several smaller investment initiatives each with its own outcomes and outputs linked to the broader sector outcomes that can be undertaken by a number of players including development partners, the government, sub-national government, and nongovernment entities that will spread the management and accountability of initiatives over a wider range of expertise, ensure inclusion, and allow for innovation. Development partners need to work more harmoniously with government systems and, in the face of weaknesses, have one common consensus on how to manage fiduciary issues. A more effective sequencing of initiatives would allow for better learning by doing.
Second Primary Education Development Program