INTEGRATED SAFEGUARDS DATA SHEET APPRAISAL STAGE Report No.: ISDSA5963 Public Disclosure Copy Date ISDS Prepared/Updated: 18-Dec-2013 Date ISDS Approved/Disclosed: 23-Dec-2013 I. BASIC INFORMATION 1. Basic Project Data Country: Benin Project ID: P132667 Project Name: BJ-Youth Employment (FY14) (P132667) Task Team John Van Dyck Leader: Estimated 11-Dec-2013 Estimated 27-Feb-2014 Appraisal Date: Board Date: Managing Unit: AFTSW Lending Specific Investment Loan Instrument: Sector(s): Other social services (100%) Theme(s): Improving labor markets (100%) 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) Total Project Cost: 35.00 Total Bank Financing: 35.00 Public Disclosure Copy Financing Gap: 0.00 Financing Source Amount BORROWER/RECIPIENT 0.00 International Development Association (IDA) 35.00 Total 35.00 Environmental C - Not Required Category: Is this a No Repeater project? 2. Project Development Objective(s) The objective of the proposed project is to improve access to employment skills and employment opportunities for underemployed youth in Benin. 3. Project Description The project will have four components: Page 1 of 5 Component 1: Developing Skills through Apprenticeships ($10.0 million). This component will support underemployed youth to access apprenticeships of improved quality in skilled trades, and help the Government and private sector trade associations to expand and improve nationally Public Disclosure Copy recognized certification for skills learned in such apprenticeships. The project will support the expansion of the Certificat de Qualification Professionnelle (CQP) and Certificat de Qualification aux Métiers (CQM) to a new range of trades. Standardized lists of competences will be developed in collaboration with artisanal trade associations, key Ministries, and local governments. National tests will be designed for those new trades. For the CQP, the project will make funds available to equip existing training centers for the new trades. The project will also support improved quality of the apprenticeship system, and encourage girls to complete apprenticeships in trades with low levels of women. Component 2: Developing Small Business Skills ($5 million) This component would support the ANPE to scale up and improve the quality of its existing programs to assist underemployed youth to develop skills related to establishing and managing a small business. It will also support the ANPE to strengthen its programs to make them better adapted to a wider range of educational backgrounds. Entrants into the program could include CQP and CQM graduates, as well as other underemployed youth seeking to launch household or small businesses. New modules will be developed in two separate tracks depending on the literacy of participants (high or low), including life skills training and business training, and business plan preparation training. Completing those modules will be mandatory for being able to apply to start-up support (Component 3). Component 3: Start-up Support ($15 million) The skills developed under components 1 and 2 may not be sufficient by themselves for youth to access improved labor market outcomes without complementary support to address other constraints that they typically face. Therefore, the project aims to take a holistic approach that not only Public Disclosure Copy addresses skills constraints through components 1 and 2, but also capital, lack of information, networking, and mentoring. The project will help beneficiaries to address capital constraints through two windows: (i) a grant window funded by the project which will provide non-reimbursable start-up funding for individuals and groups in fields with significant capital intensity; and (ii) providing a link to a loan window funded by the Government through the FNPEEJ which will provide larger amounts than under the grant window at a below market interest rate. Start-up support will be accompanied with mentoring and follow-up. Component 4: Institutional Capacity Building and Project Management ($5 million). This component aims to (i) strengthen the capacity of private and public sector institutions to engage in an informed policy dialogue on skills and employment on a regular basis, particularly on the alignment of public sector training programs with private sector needs; (ii) support improved coordination and reduced fragmentation of youth employment activities; and (iii) improve the knowledge base on employment and skills. 4. Project location and salient physical characteristics relevant to the safeguard analysis (if known) Project activities will be nationwide Page 2 of 5 5. Environmental and Social Safeguards Specialists Africa Eshogba Olojoba (MNSEE) Public Disclosure Copy Paivi Koskinen-Lewis (AFTCS) 6. Safeguard Policies Triggered? Explanation (Optional) Environmental Assessment OP/ No The project is expected to have minimal or no BP 4.01 adverse environmental and social impacts. The project will finance training for selected youths who may be working with a master crafts person or in a training center acquiring skills and work experience. This skill acquisition might involve occupational health impacts to both the youth and the masters/teachers. Therefore, a manual will be produced to outline safe occupational health and safety procedures. Business plans prepared under component 2 will be screened to ensure that proposals with environmental and social impacts are not financed under component 3. Natural Habitats OP/BP 4.04 No This policy is not triggered Forests OP/BP 4.36 No This policy is not triggered Pest Management OP 4.09 No There will be no pest management, purchase of pesticides and health related concerns Physical Cultural Resources OP/ No This policy is not triggered BP 4.11 Public Disclosure Copy Indigenous Peoples OP/BP 4.10 No There are no indigenous peoples in project areas Involuntary Resettlement OP/BP No The project will not finance any activities that 4.12 result in the involuntary acquisition of land or the involuntary restriction of access to legally designated parks and protected areas as per OP 4.12 para 3. Business plans prepared under component 2 will be screened to ensure that proposals with environmental and social impacts are not financed under component 3. Safety of Dams OP/BP 4.37 No This policy is not triggered as the project will not finance construction and/or rehabilitation of dams Projects on International No This policy is not triggered as there will not be Waterways OP/BP 7.50 project activity along international waterways. Projects in Disputed Areas OP/BP No This policy is not triggered 7.60 II. Key Safeguard Policy Issues and Their Management Page 3 of 5 A. Summary of Key Safeguard Issues 1. Describe any safeguard issues and impacts associated with the proposed project. Identify Public Disclosure Copy and describe any potential large scale, significant and/or irreversible impacts: The project is expected to have minimal or no adverse environmental and social impacts. 2. Describe any potential indirect and/or long term impacts due to anticipated future activities in the project area: The project will finance training for selected youths who may be working with a master crafts person or in a training center acquiring skills and work experience. This skill acquisition might involve occupational health impacts to both the apprentices and the masters. 3. Describe any project alternatives (if relevant) considered to help avoid or minimize adverse impacts. None 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. A manual will be produced to outline safe occupational health and safety procedures. Business plans prepared under component 2 will be screened to ensure that proposals with environmental and social impacts are not financed under component 3. 5. Identify the key stakeholders and describe the mechanisms for consultation and disclosure on safeguard policies, with an emphasis on potentially affected people. The key stakeholders are youth in apprenticeships and youth interested in acquiring skills to start a small business, as well as master artisans and artisanal trade associations. The manual on safe occupational health and safety procedures will be prepared in consultation with trade associations and relevant government agencies. B. Disclosure Requirements If the project triggers the Pest Management and/or Physical Cultural Resources policies, the Public Disclosure Copy 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: C. Compliance Monitoring Indicators at the Corporate Level OP 7.60 - Projects in Disputed Areas Has the memo conveying all pertinent information on the Yes [ ] No [ ] NA [ ] international aspects of the project, including the procedures to be followed, and the recommendations for dealing with the issue, been prepared Does the PAD/MOP include the standard disclaimer referred to Yes [ ] No [ ] NA [ ] in the OP? The World Bank Policy on Disclosure of Information Have relevant safeguard policies documents been sent to the Yes [ ] No [ ] NA [ ] World Bank's Infoshop? Page 4 of 5 Have relevant documents been disclosed in-country in a public Yes [ ] No [ ] NA [ ] place in a form and language that are understandable and Public Disclosure Copy accessible to project-affected groups and local NGOs? All Safeguard Policies Have satisfactory calendar, budget and clear institutional Yes [ ] No [ ] NA [ ] 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: John Van Dyck Approved By Sector Manager: Name: Stefano Paternostro (SM) Date: 23-Dec-2013 Public Disclosure Copy Page 5 of 5