The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Uganda Multisectoral Food Security and Nutrition Project (P149286) Uganda Multisectoral Food Security and Nutrition Project (P149286) AFRICA EAST | Uganda | Agriculture and Food Global Practice | Recipient Executed Activities | Investment Project Financing | FY 2015 | Seq No: 13 | ARCHIVED on 26-Jun-2021 | ISR45997 | Implementing Agencies: Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry & Fisheries, Republic of Uganda Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date: 07-Jan-2015 Effectiveness Date: 07-Dec-2015 Planned Mid Term Review Date: 31-Jan-2018 Actual Mid-Term Review Date: 19-Mar-2018 Original Closing Date: 31-Dec-2019 Revised Closing Date: 15-Dec-2021 pdoTable Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to increase production and consumption of micronutrient-rich foods and utilization of community-based nutrition services in smallholder households in project areas. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No Components Table Name Delivery of multisectoral nutrition services at primary school and community levels:(Cost $17.80 M) Strengthening capacity to deliver nutrition interventions:(Cost $5.20 M) Project management, monitoring, evaluation and knowledge generation:(Cost $4.64 M) Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Satisfactory Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Satisfactory Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating Moderate Moderate Implementation Status and Key Decisions The project was approved on January 7, 2015 and became effective on December 7, 2015. Progressive advancement in achieving the Project Development Objectives (PDO) and overall implementation performance has been noted in key areas, including delivery of multi-sectoral nutrition services at primary school and community levels as per the approved Project Implementation Manual (PIM); demonstration and adoption of agricultural good practices; and utilization of community-based health and WASH services at project sites. As of 31 May 2021, the project has disbursed US$ 27.56 million, which represents about 99.7 percent of the total grant amount. The project continues to emphasize timely implementation, FM system adequacy, and observation of internal controls at national, district and primary school levels to the extent possible during this COVID-19 pandemic situation. This includes amongst others: supporting the production and consumption of nutritious crops; ensuring quality and coordination of multisectoral actions; practicing financial management (FM) monitoring, continuous capacity building; and delivering a set of high impact nutrition services to beneficiaries at schools and community levels through support from various community actors, such as Community Facilitators (CFs), Parent Groups (PGs), Lead Farmers (LFs), Lead Mothers (LMs), and Village Health Teams (VHTs). 6/26/2021 Page 1 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Uganda Multisectoral Food Security and Nutrition Project (P149286) Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance -- Substantial Substantial Macroeconomic -- Moderate Moderate Sector Strategies and Policies -- Moderate Moderate Technical Design of Project or Program -- Low Low Institutional Capacity for Implementation and -- Moderate Moderate Sustainability Fiduciary -- Moderate Moderate Environment and Social -- Moderate Moderate Stakeholders -- Substantial Substantial Other -- Substantial Substantial Overall -- Moderate Moderate Results PDO Indicators by Objectives / Outcomes Increase production and consumption of micronutrient-rich foods IN00970416 ►Percentage of children aged 6-23 months in households with minimum dietary diversity (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 45.90 49.11 49.54 50.49 Date 01-Jun-2017 31-Dec-2020 31-May-2021 15-Dec-2021 Indicator is on track. New value is available, since questionnaire for this indicator has been deployed through the geo-enabling tool. But data collection for this indicator was hampered a bit due to a system Comments: glitch during the national election of the country. Therefore the new value will be captured soon after the data collection by the end of June 2021. IN00970418 ►Percentage of households reporting year-round production of at least three micronutrient rich crops in project areas (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 6/26/2021 Page 2 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Uganda Multisectoral Food Security and Nutrition Project (P149286) Value 41.20 48.73 49.17 49.44 Date 08-Mar-2016 31-Dec-2020 31-May-2021 15-Dec-2021 Indicator is on track. New value is available, since questionnaire for this indicator has been deployed through the geo-enabling tool. But data collection for this indicator has been hampered a bit due to a Comments: system glitch during the national election of the country. Therefore the current value will be updated soon after the data collection by the end of June 2021 . Increase utilization of community-based nutrition services IN00970417 ►Percentage of women participating in community-based nutrition activities in project areas (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 36.40 54.43 55.13 55.00 Date 08-Mar-2016 31-Dec-2020 31-May-2021 15-Dec-2021 The indicator has exceeded the target. Current value has been calculated using the actual number of Parent Groups (PGs) associated with the total number of 1500 primary schools, given that the newly Comments: brought 58 schools are fully on board. The current value will be updated soon after the data collection by the end of June 2021. Intermediate Results Indicators by Components Delivery of Multi-sectoral nutritional services at primary school and community levels IN00970419 ►Number of under-2 children reached for Growth Monitoring and Promotion in project areas (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 40,500.00 317,232.00 322,646.00 187,500.00 Date 08-Mar-2016 31-Dec-2020 31-May-2021 15-Dec-2021 The indicator has exceeded the target. The adoption rate was increased because of the intensified coverage of GMP held in the month of April in 2018 and 2019 under National Child Health Day. The current value has been calculated for this ISR to reflect number of children U2 reached by project and Comments: number of children U2 reached by Ministry of Health GMP activities. The previous and current value reflected slowed-down coverage of GMP held during pandemic situation. The end target has been reviewed during the mission and will be finalized through AF (additional financing) processing.. IN00970422 ►Number increase in farmers accessing multiplied or produced micronutrient rich seed/planting materials in project areas (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 187,067.00 199,427.00 93,000.00 Date 08-Mar-2016 31-Dec-2020 31-May-2021 15-Dec-2021 6/26/2021 Page 3 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Uganda Multisectoral Food Security and Nutrition Project (P149286) This indicator has exceeded the target. Project has overcome initial delays in implementing community- based activities, including those captured by this indicator. As a result, the Parents Groups (PGs) have become functional, monthly community nutrition forum has been regularized, and the adoption rate is Comments: increased. Indicator is capturing number of farmers who multiply/ produce seed/ planting materials for orange-fleshed sweet potatoes and high-iron beans. The end target has been reviewed during the mission and will be finalized through AF processing. IN00970425 ►Number of girls (primary 4 and above) receiving weekly iron folic acid supplements through primary schools in project areas (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 173,396.00 176,934.00 93,750.00 Date 08-Mar-2016 31-Dec-2020 31-May-2021 15-Dec-2021 This indicator has exceeded the target. Initially, progress was slow because there were no Ministry of Health (MoH) guidelines on dissemination of this supplement for this age group. Subsequently, the guidelines has been signed off by the MoH Director General of Health Services. Therefore the adoption Comments: rate has been increased. The end target has been reviewed during the mission and will be finalized through AF processing. IN00970427 ►Number increase in the quantity of seed/planting materials of selected micronutrient rich crops multiplied or produced by lead farmers in project areas (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 82,537.00 89,145.00 105,000.00 Date 08-Mar-2016 31-Dec-2020 31-May-2021 15-Dec-2021 Indicator is on track and the end target value will be met. Because, Project has already overcome initial delays in implementing community-based activities, including those captured by this indicator. As a result, the Parents Groups (PGs) have become functional, monthly community nutrition forum has been Comments: regularized, and the adoption rate is continuously being increased. Indicator is capturing quantity of seed/ planting materials for orange-flesh sweet potatoes and high-iron beans. IN00970429 ►Number of people receiving improved nutrition services (disaggregated by gender and age) in project areas (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 177,460.00 617,240.00 643,640.00 600,000.00 Date 08-Mar-2016 31-Dec-2020 31-May-2021 15-Dec-2021 IIndicator is on track. “People” has been interpreted to comprise only women. At MTR (March 2018) the term “improved” was defined to mean focus on “quality” (e.g. VHTs receiving training on Breastfeeding Comments: practices, Health care demand, Post Natal Care (PNC), Maternal Nutrition Care (MNC) etc.). The end target will be reviewed and revised during the AF processing Strengthening capacity to deliver nutrition interventions relevant to this project IN00970420 ►Number of cooking demonstrations carried out at community level (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 6/26/2021 Page 4 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Uganda Multisectoral Food Security and Nutrition Project (P149286) Value 0.00 11,458.00 12,347.00 30,000.00 Date 30-Mar-2017 31-Dec-2020 31-May-2021 15-Dec-2021 Indicator is not on track. But the client is confident that the end target will be met. Given the increased demand for cooking demo, it is expected that more cooking demonstration will take place potentially at each monthly nutrition forum. Therefore the target will be achieved in a relatively short period before the Comments: project ends. This indicator is measuring cooking demonstrations carried out at community level with Lead Farmer and Village Health Team. IN00970423 ►Number of women trained in nutrition sensitive agriculture through PGs in project areas (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 209,516.00 221,034.00 32,400.00 Date 08-Mar-2016 31-Dec-2020 31-May-2021 15-Dec-2021 This Indicator has exceeded the end target. Current value has been calculated now to account for the actual (current) number of parents groups (PGs) considering the newly brought 58 primary schools that comes to a total of 3,000 PGs. Besides, parent groups are fully functional now and the monthly nutrition Comments: forum is being carried out regularly. The end target has been reviewed during the mission and will be finalized through AF processing. IN00970426 ►Number of primary schools offering a package of nutrition demonstration activities in project areas (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 1,500.00 1,500.00 1,500.00 Date 08-Mar-2016 31-Dec-2020 31-May-2021 15-Dec-2021 Indicator is on track. All the 1,500 primary schools is now on board. Comments: IN00970428 ►Number of parent groups (PGs) established and functional (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 3,000.00 3,000.00 3,000.00 Date 08-Mar-2016 31-Dec-2020 31-May-2021 15-Dec-2021 Indicator is on track. Current value has been calculated now to account for the actual (current) number of primary schools (1,500) considering the newly brought 58 primary schools. Parent groups in all the Comments: primary schools have been established and functional. Project management, monitoring, evaluation, and knowledge generation IN00970421 ►Number of meetings of the project Interministerial Implementation Committee (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 16.00 19.00 21.00 6/26/2021 Page 5 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Uganda Multisectoral Food Security and Nutrition Project (P149286) Date 08-Mar-2016 31-Dec-2020 31-May-2021 15-Dec-2021 Indicator is on track. Comments: IN00970424 ►Number of primary school children receiving deworming tablets through primary schools in project areas (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 39,906.00 1,648,980.00 1,650,822.00 945,070.00 Date 08-Mar-2016 31-Dec-2020 31-May-2021 15-Dec-2021 The indicator has already exceeded end project value. The previous and current value reflected intensified adoption rate of deworming tablets captured especially in the month of April 2019 under National Child Comments: Health Day. The end target has been reviewed during the mission and will be finalized through AF processing Performance-Based Conditions Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P149286 TF-18896 Effective USD 27.64 27.64 0.00 27.56 0.08 100% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P149286 TF-18896 Effective 07-Jan-2015 27-May-2015 07-Dec-2015 31-Dec-2019 15-Dec-2021 Cumulative Disbursements 6/26/2021 Page 6 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Uganda Multisectoral Food Security and Nutrition Project (P149286) 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 21-Sep-2018 ,Level 2 Approved on 21-Oct-2020 Related Project(s) P176878-Additional Financing - Uganda Multisectoral Food Security Nutrition Project 6/26/2021 Page 7 of 7