Yemen, Republic of - Restoring Education and Learning Emergency Project

Overview & Synopsis

Ratings of the Yemen Restoring Education and Learning Emergency Project for Yemen were as follows: outcome was satisfactory; Bank performance was satisfactory; M&E quality was substantial. Key lessons learned highlight the importance of adaptive management and evidence-based learning in fragile contexts, with a recommendation to institutionalize flexible, data-driven implementation from the outset, including contingency planning, iterative learning, and strong feedback loops supported by learning assessments, third-party monitoring, and education management information systems to enable timely course corrections and accountability. Transitioning to locally sourced and home-grown school feeding models can improve program sustainability and local ownership; it is recommended to link school feeding to local markets and community structures, invest in local procurement systems, and progressively build the capacity of national producers to strengthen resilience and align with localization priorities. Institutional capacity building should be embedded even in emergency operations; future efforts should integrate system-strengthening activities such as education management information system development, school census implementation, and training for school leaders and education officials, ensuring short-term service delivery is coupled with targeted capacity-building to sustain results. Sustained stakeholder engagement preserves access in politically divided settings; it is recommended to institutionalize neutral and inclusive engagement strategies, maintain regular dialogue with authorities across control areas, and engage community and tribal leaders, local education offices, community councils, and school committees to build trust, strengthen accountability, and safeguard operational continuity.