The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Republic of Congo Lisungi Emergency COVID-19 Response project (P174178) Republic of Congo Lisungi Emergency COVID-19 Response project (P174178) WESTERN AND CENTRAL AFRICA | Congo, Republic of | Social Protection & Jobs Global Practice | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing | FY 2020 | Seq No: 4 | ARCHIVED on 28-Jun-2022 | ISR52030 | Implementing Agencies: Ministry of Social Affairs and Humanitarian Action, Republic of Congo Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date: 24-Jun-2020 Effectiveness Date: 09-Oct-2020 Planned Mid Term Review Date: 30-Sep-2024 Actual Mid-Term Review Date: Original Closing Date: 31-Dec-2022 Revised Closing Date: 30-Jun-2027 pdoTable Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) To provide emergency income support to households affected by the COVID-19 health and economic crisis and increase access to safety net for recovery for poor and vulnerable in participating areas of the Beneficiary. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? Yes Board Approved Revised Project Development Objective (If project is formally restructured) To provide emergency income support to households affected by the COVID-19 health and economic crisis and to increase access to productive safety nets for poor and vulnerable households and youth in participating areas in the territory of the Recipient. Components Table Name Emergency cash transfers for COVID-19 response:(Cost $20.00 M) Scaling up Lisungi program for recovery:(Cost $51.70 M) Strengthening the social protection system:(Cost $6.10 M) Project management, monitoring and evaluation:(Cost $11.00 M) Contingency Emergency Response Component - CERC Productive inclusion for vulnerable youth aged 18-35 years old:(Cost $44.20 M) Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Satisfactory Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating Substantial Substantial Implementation Status and Key Decisions The Implementing Agency (Ministry of Social Affairs and the Humanitarian Action - MASAH) and the Lisungi Project Implementation Unit (PIU) continue to make progress in the implementation of the project. The project is on track to achieving its objectives. The project has exceeded its 6/28/2022 Page 1 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Republic of Congo Lisungi Emergency COVID-19 Response project (P174178) target of emergency cash transfers (200,000 households) under Component 1 “Emergency cash transfers for COVID-19 response”, reaching more than 208,822 households as of May 31, 2022. Under Component 2 "Scaling up Lisungi program for recovery", the project has started payments of conditional cash transfers to 25,965 households, exceeding the project’s original target (23,000) by 13 percent. The project has also begun supporting households, carrying out micro-projects, to launch or expand Income Generating Activities (IGA). To this end, 15,160 out of 21,000 planned micro-projects have already been set up and payment of the first installment is scheduled by mid-July 2022. Additional financing (AF) to the project in the amount equivalent to US$83 million was approved by the World Bank on May 16, 2022. The AF is expected to become effective by October 2022 and will extend access to social safety nets and improve access to income-earning opportunities to additional 25,000 households with a focus on women. It will also support income-earning opportunities for 45,000 vulnerable youth. Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance Substantial Substantial Substantial Macroeconomic Substantial Moderate Moderate Sector Strategies and Policies Moderate Moderate Moderate Technical Design of Project or Program Substantial Substantial Substantial Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Substantial Substantial Substantial Sustainability Fiduciary Substantial Substantial Substantial Environment and Social Moderate Substantial Moderate Stakeholders Substantial Substantial Substantial Other Substantial Substantial Moderate Overall Substantial Substantial Substantial Results PDO Indicators by Objectives / Outcomes Provide emergency income support to households affected by the COVID-19 health and economic crisis IN01158225 ►Households benefiting from emergency cash transfers (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 206,826.00 213,438.00 200,000.00 Date 22-May-2020 03-Dec-2021 31-May-2022 30-Dec-2022 6/28/2022 Page 2 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Republic of Congo Lisungi Emergency COVID-19 Response project (P174178) Increase access to productive safety nets for poor and vulnerable households, and youth IN01158222 ►Households benefiting from recovery program (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 25,965.00 40,000.00 Date 22-May-2020 03-Dec-2021 31-May-2022 30-Jun-2027 Comments: Regular cash transfers: number of beneficiary households IN01158223 ►Youths provided with income earning opportunities (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 45,000.00 Date 20-Jan-2022 20-Jan-2022 31-May-2022 30-Jun-2027 This indicator is related to the additional financing which is not yet effective. Comments: IN01158224 Of which women (Percentage, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 60.00 Intermediate Results Indicators by Components Emergency cash transfers for COVID-19 response IN01158229 ►Beneficiaries of social safety net programs (Number, Corporate) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 976,648.00 1,140,266.00 1,200,000.00 Date 22-May-2020 03-Dec-2021 31-May-2022 30-Jun-2027 The value is lower than previously reported since the PIU had reported the number of beneficiaries that Comments: included other programs and financing by other donors. This has been corrected in this round. IN01158231 Beneficiaries of social safety net programs - Female (Number, Corporate Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 498,090.00 508,631.00 600,000.00 6/28/2022 Page 3 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Republic of Congo Lisungi Emergency COVID-19 Response project (P174178) Scaling up Lisungi Program for Recovery IN01158228 ►Beneficiary households participating in income-generating activities (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 58.40 80.00 Date 07-May-2020 03-Dec-2021 31-May-2022 30-Jun-2027 IN01158232 ►Women participating in income generating activites (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 65.70 70.00 Date 07-May-2020 03-Dec-2021 31-May-2022 30-Jun-2027 IN01158234 ►Beneficiary households living with at least one individual with a disability (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 1,000.00 Date 20-Jan-2022 20-Jan-2022 31-May-2022 30-Jun-2027 This indicator is related to the additional financing which is not yet effective. Comments: IN01158237 ►Beneficiaries of the pension program (cash transfers) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 9,923.00 7,000.00 Date 20-Jan-2022 20-Jan-2022 31-May-2022 30-Jun-2027 This indicator is related to the additional financing which is not yet effective. Comments: IN01158240 ►Beneficiaries of cash transfers satisfied with the program (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 60.00 Date 20-Jan-2022 20-Jan-2022 31-May-2022 30-Jun-2027 This indicator is related to the additional financing which is not yet effective. Comments: IN01158243 ►Households reporting increased resilience to shocks (Percentage, Custom) 6/28/2022 Page 4 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Republic of Congo Lisungi Emergency COVID-19 Response project (P174178) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 45.00 Date 20-Jan-2022 20-Jan-2022 31-May-2022 30-Jun-2027 This indicator is related to the additional financing which is not yet effective. Comments: Strengthening the social protection system IN01158226 ►Households registered in the social registry (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 120,417.00 831,376.00 835,256.00 857,000.00 Date 22-May-2020 03-Dec-2021 31-May-2022 30-Jun-2027 This indicator measures the use of the RSU to assess households’ socio-economic conditions and to Comments: determine their potential eligibility for social programs. IN01158233 ►Timely payment of cash transfers (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 60.00 Date 22-May-2020 03-Dec-2021 31-May-2022 30-Jun-2027 Timeliness of payments as defined by the Operations Manual. Information not provided by the PIU, they have delays on getting the information from payment service Comments: providers every month. IN01158236 ►Transfers delivered through digital payments (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 95.00 88.70 60.00 Date 07-May-2020 03-Dec-2021 31-May-2022 30-Jun-2027 No data available yet. Transfers delivered through digital payments / total transfers. Comments: IN01158238 ►Grievances documented, processed and addressed within 30 days (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 89.00 91.00 80.00 Date 07-May-2020 03-Dec-2021 31-May-2022 30-Jun-2027 Data is in the process of submission. Average time taken to record, process and resolve grievances Comments: related to targeting 6/28/2022 Page 5 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Republic of Congo Lisungi Emergency COVID-19 Response project (P174178) IN01158242 ►Elaboration and adoption of a Social Protection Strategy responsive to shocks (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No No No Yes Date 02-Jun-2020 03-Dec-2021 31-May-2022 30-Jun-2027 The Ministry of Social Affairs and Humanitarian Action (MASAH) has started the process of drafting a Comments: Social Protection Strategy in December. IN01158244 ►A roadmap for implementation of an early warning system is available (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No No No Yes Date 20-Jan-2022 20-Jan-2022 31-May-2022 30-Jun-2027 IN01158246 ►MASAH deconcentrated staff who have benefited from capacity building (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 850.00 Date 20-Jan-2022 20-Jan-2022 31-May-2022 30-Jun-2027 This indicator is related to the additional financing which is not yet effective. Comments: Productive inclusion for vulnerable youth aged 18-35 IN01158227 ►Beneficiaries of labor market programs (Number, Corporate) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 45,000.00 Date 20-Jan-2022 20-Jan-2022 31-May-2022 30-Jun-2027 IN01158230 Beneficiaries of labor market programs - Female (Number, Corporate Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 27,000.00 IN01158235 ►Youths benefiting from the self-employment package (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 40,000.00 6/28/2022 Page 6 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Republic of Congo Lisungi Emergency COVID-19 Response project (P174178) Date 20-Jan-2022 20-Jan-2022 31-May-2022 30-Jun-2027 IN01158239 Of which women (Percentage, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 60.00 IN01158241 ►Youths benefiting from the apprenticeship package (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 5,000.00 Date 20-Jan-2022 20-Jan-2022 31-May-2022 30-Jun-2027 IN01158245 Of which women (Percentage, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 60.00 IN01158247 ►Young people who completed the training for the apprenticeship program (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 80.00 Date 20-Jan-2022 20-Jan-2022 31-May-2022 30-Jun-2027 IN01158248 ►Young people who completed the training for the self-employment program (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 80.00 Date 20-Jan-2022 20-Jan-2022 31-May-2022 30-Jun-2027 IN01158249 ►Youth beneficiaries satisfied with the training program (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 80.00 Date 20-Jan-2022 20-Jan-2022 31-May-2022 30-Jun-2027 IN01158250 ►Trained beneficiaries who received the productive grant (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 90.00 6/28/2022 Page 7 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Republic of Congo Lisungi Emergency COVID-19 Response project (P174178) Date 20-Jan-2022 20-Jan-2022 31-May-2022 30-Jun-2027 IN01158251 ►Beneficiaries with active IGAs at least six months after the end of the program (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 80.00 Date 20-Jan-2022 20-Jan-2022 31-May-2022 30-Jun-2027 Performance-Based Conditions Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P174178 IDA-67180 Effective USD 50.00 50.00 0.00 30.27 20.54 60% Not P174178 IDA-71140 USD 83.00 83.00 0.00 0.00 80.27 0% Effective Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P174178 IDA-67180 Effective 24-Jun-2020 13-Jul-2020 09-Oct-2020 31-Dec-2022 31-Dec-2022 Not P174178 IDA-71140 16-May-2022 -- -- 30-Jun-2027 30-Jun-2027 Effective Cumulative Disbursements 6/28/2022 Page 8 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Republic of Congo Lisungi Emergency COVID-19 Response project (P174178) Restructuring History There has been no restructuring to date. Related Project(s) P177453-First Additional Financing for the Lisungi Emergency COVID-19 Response Project 6/28/2022 Page 9 of 9