The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Jordan Emergency Cash Transfer COVID-19 Response Project (P173974) Jordan Emergency Cash Transfer COVID-19 Response Project (P173974) MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA | Jordan | Social Protection & Jobs Global Practice | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing | FY 2020 | Seq No: 2 | ARCHIVED on 26-Apr-2021 | ISR46335 | Implementing Agencies: Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, National Aid Fund (NAF), Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date: 25-Jun-2020 Effectiveness Date: 11-Nov-2020 Planned Mid Term Review Date: 29-Jun-2021 Actual Mid-Term Review Date: Original Closing Date: 30-Jun-2022 Revised Closing Date: 30-Jun-2022 pdoTable Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The project development objective is to provide cash support to poor and vulnerable households affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in Jordan. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No Components Table Name Cash support to poor and vulnerable households affected by COVID-19:(Cost $370.29 M) Project Management, Monitoring and Evaluation:(Cost $3.00 M) Contingent Emergency Response Component (CERC) Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating Substantial Substantial Implementation Status and Key Decisions The project's legal agreements were signed on October 26, 2020, and the project was declared effective on November 11, 2020. Progress toward achievement of Project Development Objective (PDO) and Implementation Progress are rated Moderately Satisfactory (MS). Project disbursements stand at US$43.26 million out of the Loan amount of US$350 million, and US$24.16 million out of Grant amount of US$24.17 bringing the total disbursement percentage to 18 percent. To date, two out of three subcomponents under Component 1 (Cash support to poor and vulnerable households affected by COVID-19 outbreak) are under implementation: Subcomponent 1.1: Temporary CTs to vulnerable households and Subcomponent 1.2: Takaful Cash Transfer Program. Under subcomponent 1.1, a total of 237,000 beneficiary households have received emergency cash transfers. Cash support was disbursed for three months to informal workers affected by the pandemic through income reduction or interruption, for a total of about US$114 million, of which the Government of Jordan covered about US$103 million through national charity accounts, while US$11 million were financed retroactively by the project in line with the legal agreements. 4/26/2021 Page 1 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Jordan Emergency Cash Transfer COVID-19 Response Project (P173974) Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance Substantial Substantial Substantial Macroeconomic High High High Sector Strategies and Policies Moderate Moderate Moderate Technical Design of Project or Program Moderate Moderate Moderate Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Substantial Substantial Substantial Sustainability Fiduciary Moderate Moderate Moderate Environment and Social Substantial Substantial Substantial Stakeholders Moderate Substantial Substantial Other -- -- -- Overall Substantial Substantial Substantial Results PDO Indicators by Objectives / Outcomes Cash support to poor and vulnerable households affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in Jordan IN00981633 ►Number of households receiving cash support through the project (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 270,000.00 Date 15-Jun-2020 31-Aug-2020 31-Mar-2021 31-Mar-2022 Comments: Aggregated number of beneficiary households for component 1 of the Project IN00981634 Number of individuals (Number, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 1,350,000.00 IN00981635 Percentage of female-headed households (Percentage, Custom Supplement) 4/26/2021 Page 2 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Jordan Emergency Cash Transfer COVID-19 Response Project (P173974) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 9.00 Intermediate Results Indicators by Components Component 1: Cash support to poor and vulnerable households affected by COVID-19 IN00981706 ►Number of households receiving temporary cash transfers (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 237,000.00 190,000.00 Date 30-Apr-2020 31-Aug-2020 31-Mar-2021 31-Mar-2022 IN00981709 Number of individual beneficiaries (Number, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 1,185,000.00 950,000.00 IN00981710 Percentage of female beneficiaries (Percentage, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 50.00 50.00 IN00981712 ►Number of households receiving cash transfers under the Takaful program (Number, Custom, PBC) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 45,000.00 0.00 55,003.00 80,000.00 Date 15-Jun-2020 31-Aug-2020 31-Mar-2021 31-Mar-2022 IN00981715 Number of individuals (Number, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 225,000.00 225,000.00 225,000.00 400,000.00 IN00981717 Percentage of females (Percentage, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 50.00 50.00 50.00 50.00 IN00981718 ►Number of NAF beneficiary households receiving temporary benefit top-ups (Number, Custom) 4/26/2021 Page 3 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Jordan Emergency Cash Transfer COVID-19 Response Project (P173974) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 55,000.00 Date 15-Jun-2020 31-Aug-2020 31-Mar-2021 31-Mar-2022 Comments: Number of households benefiting from Takaful that will receive additional benefit top-ups IN00981720 Number of individual beneficiaries (Number, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 275,000.00 IN00981721 Percentage of female beneficiaries (Percentage, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 50.00 Project Management, Monitoring and Evaluation IN00981707 ►Number of new participating institutions connected to NUR (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 15.00 15.00 15.00 20.00 Date 15-Jun-2020 31-Aug-2020 31-Mar-2021 31-Mar-2022 Number of PI that are connected to NUR and their data is used for verification while applying the targeting Comments: formula IN00981708 ►Percentage of beneficiary households receiving payments digitally (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 20.00 20.00 23.00 100.00 Date 15-Jun-2020 31-Aug-2020 31-Mar-2021 31-Mar-2022 Comments: Percentage of beneficiaries that are paid either through e-wallets or bank accounts. IN00981711 Percentage of females receiving payments digitally (Percentage, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 4.00 4.00 9.00 9.00 IN00981713 ►Percentage of grievances, complaints and inquiries addressed within time-frame outlined in project operations manual (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 4/26/2021 Page 4 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Jordan Emergency Cash Transfer COVID-19 Response Project (P173974) Value 20.00 20.00 80.00 80.00 Date 15-Jun-2020 31-Aug-2020 31-Mar-2021 31-Mar-2022 Percentage of cases that are referred to NAF on the program, through various grievance and complaints Comments: channels and are resolved/handled by NAF technical staff in a timely manner IN00981714 ►Number of NAF staff benefiting from training and capacity building programs provided through the project (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 50.00 Date 15-Jun-2020 31-Aug-2020 31-Mar-2021 31-Mar-2022 Comments: Number of NAF staff who received training on topics relevant to the implementation of the project IN00981716 ►Number of NAF MIS modules improved through the project (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 3.00 Date 15-Jun-2020 31-Aug-2020 31-Mar-2021 31-Mar-2022 Number of NAF MIS modules (e.g. selection of beneficiaries, data verification, payments, grievances) Comments: improved as part of the project IN00981719 ►Percentage of beneficiaries who expressed satisfaction with the project interventions, including on delivery and communication modalities (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 90.00 Date 15-Jun-2020 31-Aug-2020 31-Mar-2021 31-Mar-2022 Number of surveyed beneficiaries who express satisfaction with overall interventions of the project. Comments: Performance-Based Conditions IN00981722 ►PBC 1 Number of households receiving cash transfers under the Takaful program (Number, Output, 58,000,000.00, 0.00%) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) 2021 Value 45,000.00 0.00 55,003.00 -- Date -- 31-Aug-2020 31-Mar-2021 -- 4/26/2021 Page 5 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Jordan Emergency Cash Transfer COVID-19 Response Project (P173974) IN00981723 ►PBC 2 Improvements in Takaful (Yes/No, Outcome, 30,000,000.00, 0.00%) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) 2021 Value No No No Yes Date -- 31-Aug-2020 31-Mar-2021 -- IN00981724 ►PBC 3 Migration of Beneficiaries into Takaful Cash Transfer Program (Yes/No, Outcome, 40,000,000.00, 0.00%) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) 2021 Value No No No Yes Date -- 31-Aug-2020 31-Mar-2021 -- Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P173974 IBRD-91390 Effective USD 350.00 350.00 0.00 43.26 306.75 12% P173974 TF-B3363 Effective USD 24.17 24.17 0.00 24.16 0.01 100% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P173974 IBRD-91390 Effective 25-Jun-2020 26-Oct-2020 11-Nov-2020 30-Jun-2022 30-Jun-2022 P173974 TF-B3363 Effective 25-Jun-2020 26-Oct-2020 11-Nov-2020 30-Jun-2022 30-Jun-2022 Cumulative Disbursements 4/26/2021 Page 6 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Jordan Emergency Cash Transfer COVID-19 Response Project (P173974) PBC Disbursement Achievement Disbursed amount in Disbursement % PBC ID PBC Type Description Coc PBC Amount Status Coc for PBC Restructuring History There has been no restructuring to date. Related Project(s) P176807-Jordan Emergency Cash Transfer COVID-19 Response Additional Financing 4/26/2021 Page 7 of 7