The World Bank Recovery of Economic Activity for Liberian Informal Sector Employment (P174417) Concept Environmental and Social Review Summary Concept Stage (ESRS Concept Stage) Public Disclosure Date Prepared/Updated: 11/24/2020 | Report No: ESRSC01717 Nov 24, 2020 Page 1 of 11 The World Bank Recovery of Economic Activity for Liberian Informal Sector Employment (P174417) BASIC INFORMATION A. Basic Project Data Country Region Project ID Parent Project ID (if any) Liberia AFRICA WEST P174417 Project Name Recovery of Economic Activity for Liberian Informal Sector Employment Practice Area (Lead) Financing Instrument Estimated Appraisal Date Estimated Board Date Social Protection & Jobs Investment Project 12/14/2020 2/26/2021 Financing Borrower(s) Implementing Agency(ies) Proposed Development Objective The objective is to increase access to income earning opportunities for targeted informal sector enterprises and workers in response to the COVID-19 crisis in Liberia. Public Disclosure Financing (in USD Million) Amount Total Project Cost 10.00 B. Is the project being prepared in a Situation of Urgent Need of Assistance or Capacity Constraints, as per Bank IPF Policy, para. 12? Yes C. Summary Description of Proposed Project [including overview of Country, Sectoral & Institutional Contexts and Relationship to CPF] The Project Development Objective (PDO) of the propose project is to increase access to income earning opportunities for targeted informal sector enterprises and workers in response to the COVID-19 crisis in Liberia. D. Environmental and Social Overview D.1. Detailed project location(s) and salient physical characteristics relevant to the E&S assessment [geographic, environmental, social] One-quarter of the country’s 4.8 million people live, in the capital city-Monrovia & in surrounding of Greater Monrovia, with fragility, poverty and informality, is extremely vulnerable to floods which are predicted to become Nov 24, 2020 Page 2 of 11 The World Bank Recovery of Economic Activity for Liberian Informal Sector Employment (P174417) more frequent and intense with climate change. In Monrovia, existing critical infrastructure and assets, such as 30 km of major roads , 35% of schools and 14% of hospitals are currently located in a flood risk zone. As of 2014, 104sq.km of built-up area in the metropolitan region was located in the flood risk zone, increasing at an average annual rate of 0.37% between the years 1975 and 2014. As projected, one-meter rise in sea level by end of century will place almost 230,000 people at risk causing the loss of 2,150 sq. km. of coastal land and infrastructures valued at US$250 million for the country. Liberia’s government and population were not prepared to face the economic crisis due to the COVID-19 impacts. 90% of Liberian population works in the informal sector and suffers from high levels of poverty, food insecurity, and has high levels of illiteracy. In rural areas 70%, while in urban areas 43% live below the poverty line. Around 83% people live on less than $1.25 per day. This leaves Liberians very vulnerable to even minor economic shocks. Low agricultural output, combined with high poverty prevalence, contributes to food insecurity. The majority of the food- poor live in urban areas. Chronic malnutrition stands at 32%, one of the highest rates in the world. The households will continue to experience economic shocks for a long time coupled with high risk for women and girls. People with disabilities account for 14% of the population and are said to live in extreme poverty. These populations face cultural, logistic, and physical barriers in accessing economic, social, cultural, medical, and educational services and opportunities. COVID-19 gives rise to problems for persons in this group. Liberia, a post-conflict country, is particularly vulnerable to unrest and instability. Already before the COVID-19 crisis, the economy was under strain as a result of difficult macroeconomic reforms. Liberia is rich in biodiversity and living natural resources on one hand and on the other hand it is highly vulnerable to environmental degradation and the effects of climate change. Coastal flooding, erosion and sea-level rise pose high risks. The coastline includes many of its most densely populated and economically vibrant areas (e.g. the capital city Public Disclosure of Monrovia and major port city of Buchanan), as well as numerous informal settlements composed of extremely poor households with little ability to either minimize their exposure to natural disasters or cope with the effects of environmental shocks (e.g. West Point in Monrovia). The communities most vulnerable to the effects of climate change are also the ones the most prone to suffer from economic impacts of COVID-19 (high density, high informality, lack of access to WASH and other services), thus exacerbating their vulnerabilities. D. 2. Borrower’s Institutional Capacity The project will be implemented by the Ministry of Youth and Sports (MYS) and Liberia Agency for Community Empowerment (LACE). MYS will be responsible for overall project coordination and implementation of Component 2A (Labor-intensive public works in urban areas) while LACE will be primarily responsible for implementation of Component 1 (Support to Vulnerable Informal Sector Enterprises) and Component 2B (Community Livelihood and Agriculture Support), if funding for the latter becomes available. The MYS will take the overall responsibility of ensuring the effective implementation of this project. For effective implementation, MYS will outsource execution of the two activities to LACE which has more experience with interventions targeting enterprise creation – Small Business Support (SBS) and public work in rural areas (CLAS) under YOP. MYS has experience of implementing public works project in Greater Monrovia under the Liberia Youth Employment Program (LYEP) and it’s Beach and Waterways Cleaning Program and, given it being concentrated in an urban area will be best positioned to implement Component 2A, while LACE’s comparative advantage lies with implementation in more remote areas. MYS will take the lead on inter-ministerial coordination with other government agencies relevant to the enterprise and job creation agenda. This will be necessary to ensure that micro and small enterprises supported by the project have an enabling environment to operate and do not face constraints related to excessive regulation at their stage of development. LACE has an established track record of delivering employment focused programs in Liberia. LACE is a not-for-profit and autonomous agency, established by the Government of Liberia in 2004 and is accountable to the Executive Nov 24, 2020 Page 3 of 11 The World Bank Recovery of Economic Activity for Liberian Informal Sector Employment (P174417) Branch of the government. LACE’s mandate is to improve living standards of poor communities while promoting community-inclusive development processes. LACE has a history of implementing a series of employment generation projects financed by the World Bank, including the Community Empowerment Projects (CEP) I and II, the Youth Employment Support Project (YES), and Cash for Work Temporary Employment Project (CfWTEP). More recently, LACE has been implementing SBS and CLAS under YOP. Both MYS and LACE have dealt with safeguards issues adequately in the past in World Bank financed projects and are currently implementing Youth Opportunities Project (P146827). It is under WB’s Safeguard Policy (category B) and, therefore, both implementing agencies have experience in both the policies of WB to assess and manage E&S issues, however no experience in implementing project under ESF. II. SCREENING OF POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL (ES) RISKS AND IMPACTS A. Environmental and Social Risk Classification (ESRC) Substantial Environmental Risk Rating Moderate The Environmental risk is rated Moderate. The project is designed to support small-scale public work interventions which would encompass the following areas: (i) urban greenery (e.g. rehabilitation of recreational spaces, painting of public buildings, street walls and cross-walks,), (ii) waste management (e.g. street sweeping and cleaning, drainage clearance), and service-oriented public works (e.g. providing basic care/services to the vulnerable, such as elderly or disabled, in the communities). Besides, the project will also build on YOP’s success in promoting employment and agricultural value addition in rural areas through Community Livelihood and Agriculture Support (CLAS). Public Disclosure Overall, the project will achieve considerable beneficial environmental impacts because the emphasis on supporting types of activities will be not on just minimizing negative environmental impacts but also promoting enterprises that will have positive impacts. The beneficial impacts will include cleaner air and improved aesthetics in the beneficiary cities, improved hygiene condition, flood reduction and better quality of the environment as a result of improved waste management and decline in the prevalence of diseases whose transmission is linked to poor sanitation. However, the environmental issues could arise from activities that may use environmentally damaging technologies and resources for mainly the activities involved in component 2A & 2B, it may affect the environment adversely. The risks emerging from these activities (including public work, livelihood and value-addition activities in the agriculture sector) are likely to range from pollution of land, ground and surface water (if wastes are improperly disposed of), air pollution/climate contamination (burning of disposed wastes/GHG emission from decomposing waste at waste disposal sites) and harm towards animal and marine life through contamination of the food chain. Given the scale at which these activities will be implemented, the potential adverse risks and impacts on the environment are unlikely to be significant. The project will aim to minimize risks which could arise from supporting types of activities that may use environmentally damaging technologies and/or Component 1 beneficiaries potentially starting or expanding businesses that may affect the environment. The Bank team will work with the implementation agencies to prepare a negative/exclusion list to avoid substantial to high risk activities supported under Component 1 that aims to Support to Vulnerable Informal Sector Enterprises. On the other hand, the project will also consider assigning priority to those enterprises which are likely to have a positive impact on the environment or contribute to climate risk mitigation (e.g. solar panels or other innovative solutions). Considering potential risks and barrower capacity , the environmental risk of the project is considered Moderate. The Bank team will work with MYS/LACE to prepare a negative/exclusion list to avoid substantial to high E&S risk activities. The activities will be screened to ensure no businesses will have adverse Nov 24, 2020 Page 4 of 11 The World Bank Recovery of Economic Activity for Liberian Informal Sector Employment (P174417) impacts on the environment. However, this risk classification will be revisited when more details of the project become available toward appraisal. Any change to the classification will be disclosed on the Bank’s website. Social Risk Rating Substantial The project social risk is rated Substantial based on the country’s FCV context, low client capacity in dealing with the E&S issues, and no experience of ESF implementation. In addition, the nature of the project and associated risks may also increase women’s vulnerability and further widen the gender inequality / gap and possibility of the project resource being exploitered by the local elite and as anticipated the differential treatment in benefiting targeted people may create social conflicts, if identified risks could not be managed accordingly. The rating may change when more information on the project will be available. The likely associated risks include i)increased women vulnerability to SEA/H mainly by authorities for official businesses permits/transactions ii)low participation of women, girls and most vulnerable-disabled and elderlies due to the family responsibilities such as taking care of siblings and handling household tasks iii)limited property/landownership rights exclude women from owning land and widen the inequality/gap that further deepened by conflict and pandemics (Ebola and COVID-19) iv)possibilities of the project tumbling to “elite capture” in which resources will be directed to benefit few individuals and v)emergence of social conflict resulting from favoritism and lack of transparency. In Liberia majority of people are employed in the informal sectors with many limitations, insecurities and challenges. The vulnerability, uncertain employment and living condition pose challenges to stable and sustainable development as the workforce are unregulated, unrecognized and of low productivity in nature. The COVID-19 related imposed physical distancing, isolation and quarantine for informal sector centric initiatives, the supply chain severely affected. Jobs and earnings of low income urban and rural workers are at unprecedentedly distressing levels which has created intra-family stress and social tension and will have cascading effects in terms of post COVID-19 restoration and social stability. Gender disparities in labor market, Public Disclosure disproportionate responsibility for household work, and low technical skills are among the key barriers to women’s access to the quality jobs which has worsened due to present pandemic, require high supports to mitigate. Selection of beneficiaries (ensuring reduction in gender gap & inclusion of vulnerable) would be a major challenge given the high number of potential candidates which subsequently may give rise to elite capture. In post COVID phase, social norms and barriers to female labor force would pose challenges. The access to training and job opportunities and supports to restore the lost business and regain jobs may potentially be very limited due to the high demand and less supply, hence many may be excluded and are likely to be left out from the project benefit which may potentially give rise to social conflict and psychological trauma. In this emerged circumstances, people in urban areas are desperate to find job and put food on table. This will pose major challenges to the project as its limited resources would likely get overwhelmed by the number of people who would like to benefit from the project. Vulnerable groups may also face challenges in securing benefits from the Project intervention leading to unintended exclusion. They may be kept away from selection, their inherent disproportionate risks and impacts because of their physical vulnerability which would require differentiated mitigation measures. The project will require training and protocol to avoid spread of the cases. MYS shall update PIM including COVID protocol. Protocol enforcement may pose challenges since intended beneficiaries may be reluctant to follow the same, however without such measure, the project intervention may be subject to the pandemic and create an obstacle to project progress and achievement, however project opportunities may motivate the beneficiaries to obey the process. B. Environment and Social Standards (ESSs) that Apply to the Activities Being Considered B.1. General Assessment Nov 24, 2020 Page 5 of 11 The World Bank Recovery of Economic Activity for Liberian Informal Sector Employment (P174417) ESS1 Assessment and Management of Environmental and Social Risks and Impacts Overview of the relevance of the Standard for the Project: This ESS is relevant to the Project and clarifies the Borrower’s responsibilities in identifying and managing the E&S risks of the project. The project will build a case management system to support potential beneficiaries and will also arrange training and resources for targeted unemployed/underemployed, less educated and poor in urban/ rural to facilitate in transition to employment. The project will also provide direct financial support. The eligibility criteria exclusion list as well as additional negative list to screen out activities with the related environment and social risks and impacts need attentions. The exclusion list will form part of the Project Implementation Manual (PIM). Key stakeholders, including less educated young females, single young mothers living in urban areas, vulnerable and disadvantaged communities, will be identified and consulted upon to understand their concerns and requirements, which will be included in the design of the interventions to strengthen greater support through preparation of a Stakeholder Engagement Plan (SEP). An Environmental and Social Commitment Plan (ESCP) will be developed by the borrower detailing material measures and action to manage E&S issues in a time-bound fashion. PIM will be prepared for the Project which will include actions and measures to be adopted to identify and address E&S risks and impacts. The manual will also include an exclusion list, which will set out interventions that will not be funded by the Project. Project Management Team (PMT) will update the Environment and Social Management Framework (ESMF) prepared for YOP aligned with specific criteria for the Project. Areas where “Use of Borrower Framework” is being considered: Borrower’s Framework will not be used for the project. Public Disclosure ESS10 Stakeholder Engagement and Information Disclosure The team has held multiple consultations with different stakeholders, including proposed project beneficiaries, to identify gaps and solutions for inclusive youth employment programs. Through activities under the Youth Opportunities Project (YOP), as well as part of the development of Bank-financed Liberia Youth Employability and Empowerment Platform, the team held consultations meetings/consultations with targeted beneficiaries including people of vulnerable groups in Greater Monrovia and in the rural communities. Consultations were also held with Government counterparts including CSOs & NGOs working in the field of social protections and safety net. The consultations focused specifically on employment outcomes and aspirations, with a focus on their constraints for improving productivity, benefits and drawbacks of existing programs that they had participated in, their perception on constraints to starting self-employment, staying in business, and growing. Given the prevailing COVID-19 pandemic situation and the need for physical distancing and other measures, future stakeholder engagements need to follow COVID-19 protocols and instead of face-to-face contact use of technology and media (online meetings, radio and local TV broadcasts, web-based information sharing, mobile platform and SMS) will be used. If face-to-face interaction is necessary for consultation, required distancing protocols will be followed. The updated project implementation manual will include the protocol for physical distancing and measures related to COVID. Various channels of communication will be used and broadcast so that maximum beneficiaries can come under the purview of information sharing and raising of concerns. Stakeholder engagement and disclosure of information plans/actions will be implemented and will be closely monitored through a development of a Stakeholder Engagement Plan (SEP), which will be a living document and will be updated throughout the project implementation. The SEP will identify and analyze the affected people, other interested parties and people with vulnerability and outline the characteristics, influences and interests of the relevant stakeholder groups (such as Nov 24, 2020 Page 6 of 11 The World Bank Recovery of Economic Activity for Liberian Informal Sector Employment (P174417) unemployed youth and women, local businesses, relevant government agencies, relevant CSOs & NGOs) and timing, and methods of engagement. The plan will also indicate places for consultation meeting. A project level Grievance Redress Mechanism (GRM) will be established, building on the one existing under YOP, through which issues and concerns can be raised about the project. The GRM will also have special provisions for Sexual Exploitation and Abuse/Sexual Harassment (SEA/SH) related complaints (survivor-centric approach, confidentiality, staffed by people with appropriate special training and identified service providers). The project GRM will also use various channels (including Internet, SMS, Web-based forms, email, etc.) for submission of complaints and concerns. A Grievance Redress Committee (GRC) will be setup to receive, record, address, communicate and advice on issues raised by anyone in a timely manner and without any cost. Periodic reports on GRM issues will be updated and reported to the World Bank Task team. B.2. Specific Risks and Impacts A brief description of the potential environmental and social risks and impacts relevant to the Project. ESS2 Labor and Working Conditions Based on the information provided in the Project Concept Note, there will be no civil constructions hence the scope for labor influx and associated risk are unlikely. Component 2 will support temporary employment support and employability development for vulnerable workers struggling to find gainful employment and opportunities in the aftermath of COVID-19 crisis. The component will involve labor-intensive public works and mostly community workers selected from the local communities will be involved. Under Community Livelihood and Agriculture Support (CLAS) in rural areas will also involve the community workers. Besides several administrative and operational level Public Disclosure staffs will be employed by the MYS & PMT (Direct workers) for project implementation at field levels, community workers shall also be employed. Given the need for close physical proximity in providing services to the poor beneficiaries who have very limited access to technology, existing COVID-19 situations could pose obstacles. Guidelines for physical distancing, use of protective equipment/sanitation/hygiene practice will need to be given priority. In this situation, the young project beneficiaries are less likely to follow the Protocol / protective provisions and will need continuous monitoring, training, motivation and enforcement to ensure protocols are abided by. Equal opportunity for potential females, vulnerable and the disadvantaged should be given access to opportunities for employment. Beneficiaries between the ages of 15-18 will not be assigned to jobs/employment that is hazardous and detrimental to their physical, mental and moral interest. Provisions of this will be included in the PIM. A Grievance Redress Mechanism (GRM) specifically addressing labor needs for raising concerns about the project will be developed and implemented throughout the project. The project will also required to prepare a Labor Management Procedure (LMP) as well as a GRM that is specific for addressing Community Workers complaint different from the project level GRM. ESS3 Resource Efficiency and Pollution Prevention and Management Given the nature of the project comprising cash transfer, training & skill development and provision of temporary jobs, it is likely that some of the project beneficiaries including funded microenterprises could generate pollution (air, water, land, human, construction and medical wastes). To mitigate, a screening criteria and eligibility mechanism will be developed to ensure that no microenterprises or entrepreneurs’ business are funded by the Project that may potentially have negative impacts on the environment. The updated Implementation Manual will include a negative Nov 24, 2020 Page 7 of 11 The World Bank Recovery of Economic Activity for Liberian Informal Sector Employment (P174417) list of interventions/ business that will not be approved for funding. Potential environmental risks associated with the project will be further assessed and mitigation measures will be included in the updated ESMF. GHG emission estimation is not relevant for the project. ESS4 Community Health and Safety The GBV/ SEA/H risk assessment of the project indicated that the project is a Moderate Risk. The project plans to reduce gender gap and provide opportunities for women for training/work skills development in close proximity of males therefore raise concerns for GBV/ SEA. These activities are likely to expose women to authorities and project’s worker who have higher propensity to exploit women Furthermore, the projects activities are likely to bring people into close proximity and are likely to increase in person interactions. These risks will be mitigated by adhering to physical distancing, mask wearing and hand washing practices; consistent awareness raising on COVID-19 issues and; maintenance of WHO guidelines during project preparation and implementation phases. . In addition, GBV/SEA/H risks will be managed by: i)increasing awareness on SEA/H issues, ii) requiring the signing and adhering to Code of Conduct (CoC) as mandatory for implementation staffs and public authorities associated with the project, iii) regularly sensitizing, briefings/training/workshop to educate people about consequences/disciplinary action for violating the CoC and committing GBV/SEA/H. To avoid any such happening, the Ministry of Youth and Sport shall develop mitigation measures/management plan and hire a GBV specialist and work with specialized organizations to manage risks, i.e. GBV service providers as required and recommended. Project GRM will include specific provisions to address issues related to SEA/SH. All Project workers including beneficiaries will undergo sensitization building measures as well as training related to GBV/SEA/SH. Further information on project interventions, plan, locations, Public Disclosure etc. will be required to conduct comprehensive GBV risks assessment and develop a GBV action plan, if required. ESS5 Land Acquisition, Restrictions on Land Use and Involuntary Resettlement Given the information available at the moment, the project is not likely to require any land acquisition, cause any restrictions to the land use and involuntary resettlement. However, the project may cause restrictions to the land use under component 2 particularly for the component on community livelihood and agriculture supports in rural areas at the later stage when the project will be implemented in rural areas. If it requires then, the project shall screen the related risks and impacts and develop and implement the mitigation and management plan. To guide assessment, mitigation and management plan, the PMT shall update the Resettlement Policy Framework (RPF) prepared for YOP as per ESS5 and use it whenever required. ESS6 Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Management of Living Natural Resources The project may affect biodiversity and/or living natural resources in case project funds businesses/ natural resource- based enterprises that uses timber/wood-based fuel, farming etc. The ESMF will put provisions not to adversely affect biodiversity, habitats as well as promote sustainable management of living natural resources by natural resource-based enterprises. ESS7 Indigenous Peoples/Sub-Saharan African Historically Underserved Traditional Local Communities Nov 24, 2020 Page 8 of 11 The World Bank Recovery of Economic Activity for Liberian Informal Sector Employment (P174417) The project area does not have population of Indigenous Peoples/Sub-Saharan African Historically Underserved Traditional Local Communities/ ethnic minority meeting the criteria mentioned in ESS 7, who will be affected. ESS8 Cultural Heritage Liberia has very rich cultural resources and heritage. Most Liberians have great respect for their cultural properties, and cultural properties may be found at any place, so ESS8 is relevant in case the project finances activities that may potentially use tangible and non-tangible cultural heritage for commercial purposes. If a subproject intends to use cultural heritage of any project affected parties (including individuals and communities) for commercial purposes, it will inform the project affected parties of: (a) their rights under national law; (b) the scope and nature of the commercial development and the potential impacts; and (c) the potential consequences of such development and impacts. The subproject will not proceed with such commercial use unless it: (a) carries out meaningful consultation with stakeholders; (b) provides for fair and equitable sharing of benefits from commercial use of such cultural heritage, consistent with customs and traditions of the project affected parties; and (c) identifies mitigation measures according to the mitigation hierarchy. The project will be require to develop and adapt chance find procedures as and when needed. ESS9 Financial Intermediaries It is not relevant to the project at this stage. Public Disclosure B.3 Other Relevant Project Risks The project is likely to be implemented where COVID-19 pandemic situation will exist. Thus, there is a need for the project to be implemented under specific protocols. Physical / Social distancing has been implemented by the government though given the adverse impact on national economy, the government has recently opened offices, markets and malls, and public transport system urging everyone to follow COVID-19 protocols. The pandemic has already given rise to the price hike of essentials, travel restriction, social tension etc. In this emerged situations, training and skill development interventions need to be designed keeping WHO and Government guidelines in mind. C. Legal Operational Policies that Apply OP 7.50 Projects on International Waterways No OP 7.60 Projects in Disputed Areas No III. WORLD BANK ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL DUE DILIGENCE A. Is a common approach being considered? No Financing Partners Nov 24, 2020 Page 9 of 11 The World Bank Recovery of Economic Activity for Liberian Informal Sector Employment (P174417) Financing Partners: There is a potential for co-financing from Agence Française de Développement (AFD). Aspect of use of the common approach will be closely examined. If it is determined that there is a need for a common approach, the Bank’s ESF will be adopted. Not Relevant at present. B. Proposed Measures, Actions and Timing (Borrower’s commitments) Actions to be completed prior to Bank Board Approval: • Update ESMF prepared for YOP relevant to the REALISE to identify and manage E&S risks and impacts including; an exclusion list to be part of Implementation Manual; a Labor Management Procedure (LMP) including potential mitigation measures to address community safety risks and OHS issues, a GRM that is specific for addressing Community Workers complaint different from the project level GRM among others; and disclose; • Update RPF prepared for YOP relevant to REALISE; • Develop Stakeholders Engagement Plan (SEP) and disclose; • Draft Environment and Social Commitment Plan (ESCP) and disclose. Possible issues to be addressed in the Borrower Environmental and Social Commitment Plan (ESCP): • Institutional arrangements for the management of ESS standards, including the recruitment of a qualified environmental and social specialist at the PMU level; • Finalize the draft RPF, LMP, and SEP in a timely manner; • Preparation, consultation and disclosure of ESMF; ESMF to address CERC component as well; • Preparation of RAP, when required during project implementation; • Preparation, implementation and supervision of SEA/SH Action Plan; Public Disclosure • Development and implementation of institutional environmental and social capacity strengthening plan; • Develop a training manual for staffs including timelines and sources for training. C. Timing Tentative target date for preparing the Appraisal Stage ESRS 24-Nov-2020 IV. CONTACT POINTS World Bank Contact: Victoria Strokova Title: Senior Economist Telephone No: +1-202-473-6080 Email: vstrokova@worldbank.org Contact: Mack Capehart Mulbah Title: Senior Social Protection Specialist Telephone No: 5325+3049 / 231- -8861-02176 Email: mmulbah@worldbank.org Borrower/Client/Recipient Implementing Agency(ies) Nov 24, 2020 Page 10 of 11 The World Bank Recovery of Economic Activity for Liberian Informal Sector Employment (P174417) V. FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT The World Bank 1818 H Street, NW Washington, D.C. 20433 Telephone: (202) 473-1000 Web: http://www.worldbank.org/projects VI. APPROVAL Task Team Leader(s): Mack Capehart Mulbah, Victoria Strokova Practice Manager (ENR/Social) Senait Nigiru Assefa Recommended on 21-Nov-2020 at 07:05:5 GMT-05:00 Safeguards Advisor ESSA Nathalie S. Munzberg (SAESSA) Cleared on 24-Nov-2020 at 11:20:27 GMT-05:00 Public Disclosure Nov 24, 2020 Page 11 of 11