Document of The World Bank FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Report No: RES13680 RESTRUCTURING PAPER ON A PROPOSED PROJECT RESTRUCTURING OF STATE AND PEACE-BUILDING FUND PARTICIPATORY SERVICE DELIVERY FOR REINTEGRATION TF011069 APRIL 20, 2012 TO THE REPUBLIC OF TUNISIA FEBRUARY 11, 2014 HUMAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA REGION This document has a restricted distribution and may be used by recipients only in the performance of their official duties. Its contents may not otherwise be disclosed without World Bank authorization. ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS PIU Project Implementation Unit SPF State and Peace-building Fund Regional Vice President: Inger Andersen Country Director: N. Simon Gray Sector Manager: Yasser El-Gammal Task Team Leader: Heba Elgazzar 2 TUNISIA STATE AND PEACE-BUILDING FUND PARTICIPATORY SERVICE DELIVERY FOR REINTEGRATION P114253 CONTENTS Page A. SUMMARY ................................................................................................................ 5 B. PROJECT STATUS.................................................................................................... 5 C. PROPOSED CHANGES ............................................................................................ 5 3 DATA SHEET Tunisia Participatory Service Delivery for Reintegration SPF (P127212) MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA MNSSP Report No: RES13680 Basic Information Project ID: P127212 Lending Instrument: Specific Investment Loan Regional Vice President: Inger Andersen Original EA Category: Not Required (C) Country Director: Neil Simon M. Gray Current EA Category: Not Required (C) Sector Director: Enis Baris Original Approval Date: 02-Nov-2011 Yasser Aabdel-Aleem Sector Manager: Current Closing Date: 31-Mar-2014 Awny El-Gammal Hebatalla Abdelhamid Team Leader: Elgazzar Borrower: Government of Tunisia Responsible Ministry of Social Affairs Agency: Restructuring Type Form Type: Short Form Decision Authority: Country Director Approval Restructuring Level 2 Level: Financing ( as of 29-Jan-2014 ) Key Dates Approval Effectiveness Original Revised Project Ln/Cr/TF Status Signing Date Date Date Closing Date Closing Date P127212 TF-11069 Effective 20-Apr-2012 20-Apr-2012 03-Oct-2012 31-Mar-2014 31-Mar-2014 Disbursements (in Millions) % Cancelle Disburse Undisbur Project Ln/Cr/TF Status Currency Original Revised Disburse d d sed d P127212 TF-11069 Effective USD 5.00 5.00 0.00 2.21 2.79 44 Policy Waivers Does the project depart from the CAS in content or in other significant Yes [ ] No [ X ] 4 respects? Does the project require any policy waiver(s)? Yes [ ] No [ X ] A. Summary of Proposed Changes The purpose of the proposed restructuring is to extend the closing date of the project for 12 months from March 31, 2014 until March 31, 2015. B. Project Status Overall, project implementation has progressed well since May 2013 despite a slow launch in January 2013. The US$5 million State and Peace-building Fund (SPF) Grant Agreement was signed on April 20, 2012. The four effectiveness conditions were met and the grant was declared effective on October 3, 2012. The program encompasses the financing of sub-projects focusing on meeting social needs by improving service delivery at the local level. The project contributes to: (i) fostering social cohesion and stabilization among disadvantaged populations following the January 2011 revolution; and (ii) mitigating the socioeconomic risks faced by Tunisian returnees fleeing Libyan civil strife and by Tunisian communities near the border with Libya affected by depressed cross-border trade and commerce. The target number of beneficiaries (4000) has been exceeded, reaching approximately 4,200 beneficiaries as of December 1, 2013; therefore, the project objectives continue to be achievable. Approximately 50 service delivery sub-projects are on-going or have been completed and a plan to evaluate the results of these sub-projects has been developed. The project coordinators for Médenine and Tatouine regions have initiated training for sub-project beneficiaries. The Project Implementation Unit (PIU) is in the process of collecting all data related to beneficiary training, including: quality of training (certification) and number of hours per beneficiary. Finally, the PIU has been actively engaged in significant media outreach efforts (television news, radio, newspapers, website, facebook). Recruitment is underway for hiring a survey firm to conduct an evaluation of the project, expected to be finalized in March 2014. C. Proposed Changes Financing Change in Loan Closing Date(s): Explanation The closing date will be extended for 12 months from March 31, 2014 until March 31, 2015. The proposed extension is necessary to make up for the nearly 6-month lag between project approval and effectiveness. The project team received from the grant Recipient the implementation plan for completing the project by March 31, 2015, available in the project file. Original Closing Current Closing Proposed Closing Previous Closing Ln/Cr/TF Status Date Date Date Date(s) TF-11069 Effective 31-Mar-2014 31-Mar-2014 31-Mar-2015 5