INTEGRATED SAFEGUARDS DATA SHEET APPRAISAL STAGE Report No.: ISDSA8600 Public Disclosure Copy Date ISDS Prepared/Updated: 23-Apr-2014 Date ISDS Approved/Disclosed: 21-Mar-2014, 07-Apr-2014, 23-Apr-2014 I. BASIC INFORMATION 1. Basic Project Data Country: Bolivia Project ID: P143995 Project Name: Bolivia: Improving Employability and Labor Income of Youth Project (P143995) Task Team Gaston Mariano Blanco Leader: Estimated 21-Mar-2014 Estimated 15-May-2014 Appraisal Date: Board Date: Managing Unit: LCSHS-DPT Lending Investment Project Financing Instrument: Sector(s): Public administration- Other social services (60%), Vocational training (40%) Theme(s): Improving labor markets (90%), Education for all (10%) Is this project processed under OP 8.50 (Emergency Recovery) or OP No 8.00 (Rapid Response to Crises and Emergencies)? Financing (In USD Million) Public Disclosure Copy Total Project Cost: 21.50 Total Bank Financing: 20.00 Financing Gap: 0.00 Financing Source Amount BORROWER/RECIPIENT 1.50 International Development Association (IDA) 20.00 Total 21.50 Environmental C - Not Required Category: Is this a No Repeater project? 2. Project Development Objective(s) The objective of the Project is to improve employability and labor income of poor youth by supporting the expansion of the Skills Development Programs in Selected Cities. 3. Project Description The proposed Project has the following two components: Page 1 of 5 Component 1 – Improving and Expanding the Skills Development Programs (US$15.8 million IDA). Public Disclosure Copy Sub-Component 1.1 - Improving and expanding the Mi Primer Empleo Digno Program (MPED) in Selected Cities (US$10.6 million IDA). The objective of this Sub-Component is to improve and expand the MPED in Selected Cities through the provision of: (i) training for medium and auxiliary level technicians; and (ii) MPED Stipends all for Eligible MPED Beneficiaries. Sub-Component 1.2 – Implementing the pilot Micro Entrepreneurs Skills Training and Technical Assistance Program (MESTTA) in Selected Cities (US$1.2 million IDA). The objective of this Sub- Component is to implement the pilot MESTTA in Selected Cities through: (i) the design and implementation of a training program on inter alia math, language, communications, ICT knowledge, and entrepreneurship skills; (ii) the provision of technical assistance to inter alia improve and strengthen: (A) the eligible micro-entrepreneur’s skills on the applicable occupational area, and (B) the eligible micro-enterprise’s business plan and access to finance; and (iii) the provision of micro- entrepreneur stipends; all for eligible micro-entrepreneurs. This pilot comprises training and technical assistance for upgrading the skill content of micro-entrepreneurs activities and helping them to improve productivity and scaling up their business with a view to increasing their incomes. Eligible Micro-Entrepreneur are poor young micro-entrepreneurs ages 22-35 years who have completed at least primary education and have managed the Eligible Micro-Enterprise at least for one year. Sub-Component 1.3 – Implementing the pilot Remedial Secondary Education Program in Selected Cities (US$4.0 million IDA). The objective of this Sub-Component is to implement the pilot Remedial Secondary Education Program in Selected Cities to provide a second chance at formal education to poor youth for improving access to jobs. Secondary education certification has become a critical constraint to the access to quality jobs in the most dynamic economic industries (e.g., financial or service sectors) for young population living in urban areas. Student stipends will be provided to eligible students poor youth ages 17-26 years who have completed at least primary Public Disclosure Copy education. The service will be provided by public institutions of the Ministry of Education (ME). Component 2 – Strengthening the Implementation Arrangements to Administer, Monitor and Evaluate Skills Development Programs. (US$4.2 million IDA; US$1.5 million GOB). Sub-Component 2.1 – Strengthening the implementation arrangements and the institutional capacity of the MTEPS to administer and coordinate the Skills Development Programs. (US$3.75 million IDA; US$1.5 million GOB). This Sub-Component will provide support for: (i) designing and implementing a Management Information System (MIS) for the Skills Development Programs through the provision of: (1) technical assistance to design said system; (2) ICT equipment; and (3) training for MTEPS’ staff responsible for operating and maintaining said system; (ii)designing and implementing an information and communication strategy to promote the Skills Development programs among potential beneficiaries, training institutions and employers through the provision of technical assistance and goods; and (iii) strengthening MTEPS’ capacity to administer and coordinate the Skills Development Programs through the provision of technical assistance (including the Project audits), Operating costs; and the acquisition of Information, Communication Technology (ICT) equipment. Sub-Component 2.2 – Strengthening the institutional capacity of UDAPE to improve the evaluation of the Skills Development Programs (US$0.45 million IDA). This Sub-Component will provide Page 2 of 5 support for: (i) carrying out mid-term process evaluations of the implementation of the Skills Development Programs in order to identify, and thereafter address any identified problems; (ii) monitoring the results and outcomes resulting from the implementation of the Skills Development Public Disclosure Copy Programs. Activities to be supported include: (1) beneficiary surveys; and (2) an impact evaluation of the MESTTA Program; and (iii) technical assistance to improve UDAPE’s financial management and procurement capacity, and to carry out Project audits. 4. Project location and salient physical characteristics relevant to the safeguard analysis (if known) The project would be executed in 15 selected cities of Bolivia. “Selected City” means any of the following cities in urban areas within the Recipient’s territory: Trinidad, Sucre, Cochabamba, La Paz, Oruro, Cobija, Potosí, Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Tarija, El Alto and any Selected Municipality. And “Selected Municipality” means any Municipality selected following the criteria set forth in the MTEPS Operational Manual, including , inter alia, a population over 50,000 inhabitants and located 50 kilometers away from Trinidad, Sucre, Cochabamba, La Paz, Oruro, Cobija, Potosí, Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Tarija o El Alto. 5. Environmental and Social Safeguards Specialists Dianna M. Pizarro (LCRDE) Adam John Behrendt (LCSSO) 6. Safeguard Policies Triggered? Explanation (Optional) Environmental Assessment OP/ No This policy is not triggered as the nature and BP 4.01 scope of the project activities are not expected to generate adverse environmental impacts. Natural Habitats OP/BP 4.04 No This policy is not triggered since no impact is expected on natural habitats. Forests OP/BP 4.36 No This policy is not triggered given that the project Public Disclosure Copy will not finance activities that affect forests. Pest Management OP 4.09 No This policy is not triggered because the project will not finance the purchase or use of pesticides. Physical Cultural Resources OP/ No The policy is not triggered because there are no BP 4.11 project activities that will impact the quality or management of physical cultural resources as defined under the policy. Indigenous Peoples OP/BP 4.10 No Policy 4.10 is not triggered since Indigenous Peoples within the project areas do not meet the four criteria outlined in the Policy, specifically the criteria on attachment to ancestral lands. During project preparation, existing data was reviewed and focus groups were carried out in all of the Project beneficiary cities with Indigenous representatives to ascertain this conclusion. Although it was found that Indigenous Peoples do not live with collective attachment in the beneficiary cities, there are Indigenous peoples living as individuals in the Project areas, many of Page 3 of 5 them migrants from rural areas who still maintain their basic cultural and language traditions. Given this, the Project carries out promotional programs Public Disclosure Copy in all of the predominant Indigenous languages and the implementing agency offers culturally appropriate support and communication with beneficiaries in their preferred language. The focus groups, conducted in the cities of El Alto, Cochabamba, La Paz and Santa Cruz de la Sierra, confirmed that the Program has not proven to be exclusionary in its last three years of operation. However, to ensure that Indigenous peoples are benefiting and implicit barriers to access are not occurring, the Project will monitor Indigenous participation in Project through specific indicators based on the tracking surveys of beneficiaries. Involuntary Resettlement OP/BP No This policy is not triggered given that the project 4.12 will not require land acquisition that would result in the impacts covered under OP 412. Safety of Dams OP/BP 4.37 No This policy is not triggered as the project will not finance any dams nor rely on the operations of existing dams. Projects on International No This policy is not triggered since the project will Waterways OP/BP 7.50 not finance activities that impact international waterways as defined by the policy. Projects in Disputed Areas OP/BP No This policy is not triggered given that the project 7.60 will not finance activities in disputed areas as Public Disclosure Copy defined by the policy. II. Key Safeguard Policy Issues and Their Management A. Summary of Key Safeguard Issues 1. Describe any safeguard issues and impacts associated with the proposed project. Identify and describe any potential large scale, significant and/or irreversible impacts: N/A 2. Describe any potential indirect and/or long term impacts due to anticipated future activities in the project area: N/A 3. Describe any project alternatives (if relevant) considered to help avoid or minimize adverse impacts. N/A 4. Describe measures taken by the borrower to address safeguard policy issues. Provide an assessment of borrower capacity to plan and implement the measures described. The MTEPS has updated and improved best practices for inclusion and carried out social assessment that examines the participation of youth and young women and mothers and will continue to work to identify the potential needs of vulnerable groups to assure their inclusion in Page 4 of 5 the project activities. During project preparation focus groups and a social assessment were carried out to determine whether: (i) Indigenous Peoples meeting the four criteria of the Policy were present in the Project area, or (ii) Indigenous Peoples not meeting those criteria encountered Public Disclosure Copy barriers to access based on ethnic or cultural reasons. The conclusions from this analysis were that there were no Indigenous Peoples meeting the four criteria of the Policy within the Project areas, specifically the criteria on attachment to ancestral lands, nor were exclusionary factors present. 5. Identify the key stakeholders and describe the mechanisms for consultation and disclosure on safeguard policies, with an emphasis on potentially affected people. Key stakeholders include young men and women in urban areas, micro, small and medium firms, educational and training centers, and MTEPS. B. Disclosure Requirements If the project triggers the Pest Management and/or Physical Cultural Resources policies, the respective issues are to be addressed and disclosed as part of the Environmental Assessment/ Audit/or EMP. If in-country disclosure of any of the above documents is not expected, please explain why: N/A. The project is a Category C project. C. Compliance Monitoring Indicators at the Corporate Level The World Bank Policy on Disclosure of Information Have relevant safeguard policies documents been sent to the Yes [ ] No [ ] NA [ ] World Bank's Infoshop? Have relevant documents been disclosed in-country in a public Yes [ ] No [ ] NA [ ] place in a form and language that are understandable and accessible to project-affected groups and local NGOs? All Safeguard Policies Have satisfactory calendar, budget and clear institutional Yes [ ] No [ ] NA [ ] Public Disclosure Copy responsibilities been prepared for the implementation of measures related to safeguard policies? Have costs related to safeguard policy measures been included Yes [ ] No [ ] NA [ ] in the project cost? Does the Monitoring and Evaluation system of the project Yes [ ] No [ ] NA [ ] include the monitoring of safeguard impacts and measures related to safeguard policies? Have satisfactory implementation arrangements been agreed Yes [ ] No [ ] NA [ ] with the borrower and the same been adequately reflected in the project legal documents? III. APPROVALS Task Team Leader: Name: Gaston Mariano Blanco Approved By Sector Manager: Name: Mansoora Rashid (SM) Date: 23-Apr-2014 Page 5 of 5