The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Strengthening Social Protection Project (P162646) Strengthening Social Protection Project (P162646) AFRICA EAST | Rwanda | Social Protection & Jobs Global Practice | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing | FY 2018 | Seq No: 10 | ARCHIVED on 23-Dec-2021 | ISR48541 | Implementing Agencies: Ministry of Local Government (MINALOC), Local Administrative Entities Development Agency (LODA), Republic of Rwanda Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date: 18-Dec-2017 Effectiveness Date: 21-Mar-2018 Planned Mid Term Review Date: 26-Jun-2020 Actual Mid-Term Review Date: 26-Jun-2020 Original Closing Date: 30-Jun-2021 Revised Closing Date: 31-Dec-2021 pdoTable Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) To improve the effectiveness of Rwanda’s social protection system, notably the flagship Vision 2020 Umurenge Program (VUP), for targeted vulnerable groups. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No Components Table Name Component 1: Improving coverage, adequacy and effectiveness of the Vision 2020 Umurenge Program (VUP) cash transfers:(Cost $85.30 M) Component 2: Enhancing access to human capital and economic inclusion services:(Cost $6.50 M) Component 3: Delivery Systems, Policy and Program Management:(Cost $11.20 M) Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Satisfactory Highly Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Satisfactory Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating Moderate Moderate Implementation Status and Key Decisions The Government of Rwanda has successfully implemented the Strengthening Social Protection Project (SSPP), in line with implementation guidelines for Vision 2020 Umurenge Program (VUP) and guidelines for specific components. The project successfully introduced various adaptations to respond to Covid-19 pandemic situation and has successfully managed to achieve and / or overachieve its key results and disbursed all project funds. The project achieved its development objective of improving the effectiveness of the Rwanda’s Vision 2020 Umurenge Program (VUP) for targeted vulnerable groups. Specifically, coverage of eligible beneficiaries grew substantially; timeliness of payments improved and VUP is more gender, child and nutrition sensitive following the introduction, through the SSPP, of new interventions such as the Nutrition Sensitive Direct Support; the Home-Based Early Childhood Development as well as the reforms to Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS), whereby for example birth registration and certification take place in health facilities and at Cell office level as opposed to Sector level office as it used to be. This reform was 12/23/2021 Page 1 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Strengthening Social Protection Project (P162646) instrumental in bringing key CRVS services closer to the population. End targets for various results indicators are achieved or over achievement and good progress has been achieved on strengthening delivery systems, such as the start of digitalized social payments and interlinking different information systems. The success of the SSPP has paved the way for the preparation of a proposed follow-on Social Protection Transformation project (SPTP) expected to be effective during the first quarter of next fiscal year. Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance Moderate Moderate Moderate Macroeconomic Moderate Moderate Moderate Sector Strategies and Policies Low Low Low Technical Design of Project or Program Moderate Moderate Moderate Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Substantial Moderate Moderate Sustainability Fiduciary Substantial Moderate Moderate Environment and Social Moderate Substantial Moderate Stakeholders Moderate Moderate Low Other -- -- -- Overall Substantial Moderate Moderate Results PDO Indicators by Objectives / Outcomes To improve the effectiveness of Rwanda's Social Protection system, notably the flagship VUP program IN01047929 ►% of all eligible households covered by the VUP (ePW, cPW and DS) in targeted sectors (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 67.00 89.00 92.00 70.00 Date 12-Oct-2017 30-Jun-2021 15-Dec-2021 31-Dec-2021 IN01047930 % of eligible households covered by the VUP PW in targeted sectors (Text, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 12/23/2021 Page 2 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Strengthening Social Protection Project (P162646) Value 66.00 73.00 90.00 70.00 Date 12-Oct-2017 30-Jun-2021 15-Dec-2021 31-Dec-2021 IN01047976 % of eligible Ubudehe 1 households covered by the VUP DS (Text, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 Date 12-Oct-2017 30-Jun-2021 15-Dec-2021 31-Dec-2021 IN01047977 ►% of cPW households reaching the minimum number of workdays of cPW employment (in the reporting period) (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 32.00 68.00 68.00 50.00 Date 12-Oct-2017 30-Jun-2021 30-Jun-2021 31-Dec-2021 Being an annual indicator, the latest value available for this indicator is as of June 30, 2021. The updated Comments: value will be expected at the end of the FY 2021/2022. IN01047978 ►% of eligible ePW households that receive their full ePW entitlement (in the reporting period) (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value Not Available 69.00 71.00 60.00 Date 12-Oct-2017 30-Jun-2021 15-Dec-2021 31-Dec-2021 IN01047979 ►% of eligible DS households that receive their full DS entitlement (in the reporting period) (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 100.00 100.00 60.00 Date 12-Oct-2017 30-Jun-2021 15-Dec-2021 31-Dec-2021 IN01047980 ►% of VUP cPW beneficiary payments delivered on time (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 97.00 97.00 50.00 Date 12-Oct-2017 30-Jun-2021 15-Dec-2021 31-Dec-2021 IN01047981 ►% of beneficiaries who received their NSDS benefit payments on time (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 12/23/2021 Page 3 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Strengthening Social Protection Project (P162646) Value 0.00 0.00 54.00 60.00 Date 15-Jan-2018 30-Jun-2021 30-Sep-2021 31-Dec-2021 Being a new intervention introduced through the SSPP from scratch, enrollment of beneficiaries of NSDS and subsequently pay them required a lot of steps, including interlinking government systems for seamless data sharing. These steps took time and Covid-19 restrictions complicated things. As a result, Comments: this indicator did not move as quickly as envisaged. Available data on this indicator is as of September 30, 2021. It is expected that the data as of December 31, 2021 will show further improvement on the indicator and will be captured in the Borrower's completion report and subsequently ICR. Intermediate Results Indicators by Components Component 1: Improving coverage, adequacy and effectiveness of the Vision 2020 Umurenge Program (VUP) cash transfers IN01047982 ►Beneficiaries of Safety Nets programs (number) (Number, Corporate) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 1,012,500.00 1,912,894.00 1,996,048.00 1,452,500.00 Date 12-Oct-2017 30-Jun-2021 15-Dec-2021 31-Dec-2021 IN01047987 Beneficiaries of Safety Nets programs - Female (number) (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 506,250.00 995,923.00 1,067,139.00 726,250.00 Date 12-Oct-2017 30-Jun-2021 15-Dec-2021 31-Dec-2021 IN01047990 Beneficiaries of Safety Nets programs - Unconditional cash transfers (number) (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 189,000.00 266,614.00 328,527.00 211,000.00 Date 12-Oct-2017 30-Jun-2021 15-Dec-2021 31-Dec-2021 IN01047993 Beneficiaries of Safety Nets programs - Cash-for-work, food-for-work and public works (number) (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 540,000.00 963,295.00 1,667,521.00 925,000.00 Date 12-Oct-2017 30-Jun-2021 15-Dec-2021 31-Dec-2021 IN01047994 ►Average annual number of days of work of cPW beneficiaries (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 12/23/2021 Page 4 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Strengthening Social Protection Project (P162646) Value 64.00 63.00 63.00 70.00 Date 12-Oct-2017 30-Jun-2021 30-Jun-2021 31-Dec-2021 The target of the average annual working days was not reached due to COVID 19 containment measures, as some Districts increased the number of beneficiaries hence decreased the number of working days per household. However, the latest data available for this indicator is as of June 30, 2021 Comments: (being an annual indicator). Updated number on this indicator is expected to show further upward progress, to be captured in the Borrower's completion report and subsequently ICR. IN01047997 ►Percent of eligible households in Ubudehe 1 & 2 with children <2 years receiving child sensitive cash transfer grants (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 65.00 90.50 60.00 Date 12-Oct-2017 30-Jun-2021 30-Sep-2021 31-Dec-2021 IN01047999 ►Number of community/home-based childcare ePW supervisors trained (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 1,491.00 3,854.00 2,500.00 Date 12-Oct-2017 30-Jun-2021 15-Dec-2021 31-Dec-2021 Component 2: Enhancing access to human capital and economic inclusion services IN01047983 ►Number of community/home-based childcare groups operational (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 2,318.00 4,789.00 3,375.00 Date 31-May-2019 30-Jun-2021 15-Dec-2021 31-Dec-2021 IN01047985 ►Number of community meetings where behavior change parenting sessions are delivered (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 3,174.00 1,300.00 Date 12-Oct-2017 30-Jun-2021 15-Dec-2021 31-Dec-2021 Cell supervisors are ones with responsibility to carry out parenting education sessions of behavior change for mothers with children in HB-ECDs and others in community. While some have been recruited and Comments: trained, they are yet to carry out the sessions due to Covid-19 restriction measures. IN01047988 ►Percent of enrolled pregnant women attending 4 ANC visits (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 12/23/2021 Page 5 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Strengthening Social Protection Project (P162646) Value 25.50 39.00 39.00 51.00 Date 15-Jan-2018 30-Jun-2021 30-Jun-2021 31-Dec-2021 The latest data on this indicator were collected in December 2020 using offline forms and updated data extracted from the system will be captured in the Borrower's Completion Report and subsequently in the Comments: ICR. IN01047991 ►Percent of 0-6 weeks old children who attended 2 PNC visits at health facility, inclduing height-for-age-measurement (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 34.50 59.70 59.70 47.00 Date 15-Jan-2018 30-Jun-2021 30-Jun-2021 31-Dec-2021 The latest data on this indicator were collected in December 2020 using offline forms and updated data extracted from the system will be captured in the Borrower's Completion Report and subsequently in the Comments: ICR. IN01047995 ►Percent of enrolled children 7 weeks to 24 months attending 6 height for age measurement at health facility (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 46.40 46.40 45.00 Date 15-Jan-2018 30-Jun-2021 30-Jun-2021 31-Dec-2021 The latest data on this indicator were collected in December 2020 using offline forms and updated data extracted from the system will be captured in the Borrower's Completion Report and subsequently in the Comments: ICR. Component 3: Delivery Systems, Policy and Program Management IN01047984 ►Mass media campaign implemented (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No No Yes Yes Date 12-Oct-2017 30-Jun-2021 15-Dec-2021 31-Dec-2021 IN01047986 ►E-payments and workflow system piloted (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No Yes Yes Yes Date 12-Oct-2017 30-Jun-2021 15-Dec-2021 31-Dec-2021 IN01047989 ►LODA MEIS includes functionality for reporting on ePW and cPW timelineness (Yes/No, Custom) 12/23/2021 Page 6 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Strengthening Social Protection Project (P162646) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No Yes Yes Yes Date 12-Oct-2017 30-Jun-2021 15-Dec-2021 31-Dec-2021 IN01047992 ►Number of local government staff trained on the Citizens' Monitoring System (CMS) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 567.00 892.00 Date 12-Oct-2017 30-Jun-2021 15-Dec-2021 31-Dec-2021 The progress on training activities was badly affected by Covid-19 containment measures but the implementing agencies made considerable efforts to catch up whenever there was ease of restriction Comments: measures, especially during the last six months of the project. IN01047996 ►Grievances registered related to delivery of project benefits addressed (%) (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value Not Available 100.00 100.00 60.00 Date 12-Oct-2017 30-Jun-2021 15-Dec-2021 31-Dec-2021 IN01047998 ►Action plan completed and operationalized for priority activities related to birth registration, certification and the assignment of unique identifiers at birth (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No Yes Yes Yes Date 06-Mar-2018 30-Jun-2021 15-Dec-2021 31-Dec-2021 Performance-Based Conditions Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P162646 IDA-61690 Effective USD 80.00 80.00 0.00 79.34 0.00 100% P162646 TF-A7192 Effective USD 8.00 8.00 0.00 8.00 0.00 100% P162646 TF-A7408 Effective USD 15.00 15.00 0.00 15.00 0.00 100% Key Dates (by loan) 12/23/2021 Page 7 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Strengthening Social Protection Project (P162646) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P162646 IDA-61690 Effective 18-Dec-2017 21-Dec-2017 21-Mar-2018 30-Jun-2021 31-Dec-2021 P162646 TF-A7192 Effective 12-Apr-2018 18-Apr-2018 17-Jul-2018 31-Mar-2021 31-Dec-2021 P162646 TF-A7408 Effective 12-Apr-2018 18-Apr-2018 17-Jul-2018 31-Mar-2021 31-Dec-2021 Cumulative Disbursements PBC Disbursement Achievement Disbursed amount in Disbursement % PBC ID PBC Type Description Coc PBC Amount Status Coc for PBC Restructuring History Level 2 Approved on 16-Mar-2021 Related Project(s) P166720-Strengthening Social Protection Project Additional Financing 12/23/2021 Page 8 of 8