The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Social Inclusion Project (P165267) Social Inclusion Project (P165267) AFRICA WEST | Cabo Verde | Social Protection & Jobs Global Practice | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing | FY 2019 | Seq No: 4 | ARCHIVED on 27-Nov-2020 | ISR44324 | Implementing Agencies: Republic of Cabo Verde, Ministerio da Familia e Inclusao Social - Ministry of Family and Social Inclusion Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date: 13-Dec-2018 Effectiveness Date: 13-May-2019 Planned Mid Term Review Date: 29-Jan-2021 Actual Mid-Term Review Date: Original Closing Date: 31-Oct-2022 Revised Closing Date: 31-Oct-2022 pdoTable Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) To support the Recipient's efforts in building an effective social protection system that promotes social and productive inclusion. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No Components Table Name Strengthening the Recipient’s Social Protection Systems:(Cost $2.00 M) Expansion of the RSI Program:(Cost $7.70 M) Support Project Management:(Cost $0.30 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 Ministry of Family and Social Inclusion (MFIS) has finalized the registration of households into the Social Registry (Cadastro Social Unico), but some project activities continue to experience delayed due to the COVID situation. Despite these challenges, cash transfers to over 9,000 households have been made as part of the regular cash transfer program (RSI) and as part of the Government’s response to COVID-19, through the Emergency RSI to support some of the most vulnerable households to cope with negative economic impact of COVID-19. MFIS is also advancing preparation for the design of the productive inclusion activities expected to be rolled out under the Project, providing additional support to a sub-set of RSI beneficiary households to strengthen their resilience and productivity. 11/27/2020 Page 1 of 6 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Social Inclusion Project (P165267) Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance Low Low Moderate Macroeconomic Low Low Moderate Sector Strategies and Policies Low Low Low Technical Design of Project or Program Moderate Moderate Moderate Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Moderate Moderate Moderate Sustainability Fiduciary Substantial Substantial Substantial Environment and Social Low Low Low Stakeholders Moderate Moderate Moderate Other -- Moderate Moderate Overall Moderate Moderate Moderate Results PDO Indicators by Objectives / Outcomes Enhanced effectiveness of social protection system IN00918729 ►Beneficiaries of social safety net programs (Number, Corporate) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 32,165.00 52,106.00 28,500.00 Date 13-Sep-2018 05-Jun-2020 20-Nov-2020 14-Oct-2022 A total number of 9,144 households have received cash transfers under the eRSI and the RSI at the time of the mission, November 20, 2020. The total number of members registered in these households were Comments: 52,106. For the indicator on female beneficiaries the calculation is based on the average percent of female members of 53%. IN00918867 Beneficiaries of social safety net programs - Female (Number, Corporate Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 16,083.00 27,616.00 15,000.00 IN00918868 Beneficiaries of Safety Nets programs - Unconditional cash transfers (number) (Number, Corporate Breakdown) 11/27/2020 Page 2 of 6 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Social Inclusion Project (P165267) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 32,165.00 52,106.00 28,500.00 Date 13-Sep-2018 05-Jun-2020 20-Nov-2020 14-Oct-2022 IN00918869 ►Beneficiary households of RSI in Q1 of the income distribution (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 100.00 100.00 50.00 Date 13-Sep-2018 05-Jun-2020 20-Nov-2020 14-Oct-2022 Payments of cash transfers have been made for a total of 9,144 households. All of them are from group 1 Comments: and it has been confirmed that Group 1 represents Q1 as per the PMT and the cut off used for Group 1. Enhanced efficiency of the social protection sector IN00918730 ►Number of RSI beneficiary households benefitting from productive inclusion activities (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 2,000.00 Date 13-Sep-2018 05-Jun-2020 20-Nov-2020 14-Oct-2022 The Government has prepared a draft manual for the productive inclusion intervention which is expected to be finalized by end of December 2020. Due to COVID-19 it was agreed that this intervention will be Comments: gradually scaled up with an estimate start date around March 2021, depending on the pandemic. IN00918866 ►Beneficiaries of the RSI registered in the Unified Social Registry (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 30.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 Date 13-Sep-2018 05-Jun-2020 20-Nov-2020 14-Oct-2022 All of the RSI beneficiaries are registered in the Social Registry. Comments: Intermediate Results Indicators by Components Strengthening the Recipient’s Social Protection Systems IN00918870 ►MFIS and Municipalities staff trained to effectively monitor and implement social safety net programs (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 200.00 200.00 150.00 11/27/2020 Page 3 of 6 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Social Inclusion Project (P165267) Date 13-Sep-2018 05-Jun-2020 20-Nov-2020 14-Oct-2022 Various trainings have been held, both on the operations manual for the project and on the operations manual for the Social Registry. Staff has also participated in trainings abroad, including the World Bank Comments: Social Safety Net Core Course and plans for virtual trainings for municipal officers continue including for the social registry update process and on the family support plan. IN00918872 ►RSI cash transfer payments completed by a formal payment agent (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 Date 13-Sep-2018 05-Jun-2020 20-Nov-2020 14-Oct-2022 All cash payments to RSI beneficiary households have been made using a formal payment agent, either Comments: through bank accounts or the post office. IN00918874 ►Percentage of claims registered in the Project's GRM resolved in a timely manner - Citizen Engagement Indicator (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 80.00 Date 13-Sep-2018 05-Jun-2020 20-Nov-2020 14-Oct-2022 UGPE has put in place a GRM which integrates and automates the manual GRM system previously in place in the MFIS. The GRM is functional and managed by the PIU in collaboration with all the relevant stakeholders under the various projects, at the central and local levels. It integrates and automates the manual project specific GRM and makes provision for complaints to be made through six different channels, making it widely accessible to communities, including the toll free line, e-mail, online complaint form, walk-ins and registering a complaint on grievance logbook at the PIU or with any of the key Comments: stakeholders in project implementation; walk-ins and communicating a complaint to the grievance focal points in PIU or with any of the key stakeholders of the Project, and by letter to any of the key stakeholders of the Project. The system however still needs to adequately capture the date of resolution of claims before this indicator can be measured. The World Bank team will be working closely with UGPE to ensure that this is addressed as soon as possible. Expansion of the RSI Program IN00918871 ►RSI beneficiary households receiving cash transfers on time (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 57.00 100.00 80.00 Date 13-Sep-2018 05-Jun-2020 20-Nov-2020 14-Oct-2022 Cash transfer payments to the regular and emergency RSI beneficiaries are considered to have been made on time in November, but the program still does not have a set date each month when the transfers Comments: have to be made. MFIS intends to analyze the payment process to enable them to determine a realistic date for each month for payments to be made. IN00918873 11/27/2020 Page 4 of 6 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Social Inclusion Project (P165267) ►Number of childcare services supported by the Project (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 27.00 Date 13-Sep-2018 05-Jun-2020 20-Nov-2020 14-Oct-2022 The project has not yet started to support childcare services, but the family support manual, detailing procedures for the municipality staff to identify additional support, including child care services, has been finalized. However, during the mission it was agreed that this support to child care centers would be Comments: removed as part of the upcoming restructuring to reorient funding to emergency cash transfers as a response to COVID-19. IN00918875 ►Beneficiaries satisfied with the support provided by the RSI program (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 70.00 Date 13-Sep-2018 05-Jun-2020 20-Nov-2020 14-Oct-2022 This indicator will be measured through beneficiary satisfaction survey, which has not yet started. UGPE will prepare a proposal for how to undertake this survey and share with the World Bank team for review Comments: and comments. IN00918876 ►Number of female headed households using the childcare centers supported by the Project (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 100.00 Date 13-Sep-2018 05-Jun-2020 20-Nov-2020 14-Oct-2022 This activity has not yet started. It was further agreed as part of the mission that this support will be Comments: removed from the Project as part of the upcoming restructuring of the project. Performance-Based Conditions Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P165267 IDA-63550 Effective USD 10.00 10.00 0.00 3.06 7.25 30% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date 11/27/2020 Page 5 of 6 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Social Inclusion Project (P165267) P165267 IDA-63550 Effective 13-Dec-2018 13-Feb-2019 13-May-2019 31-Oct-2022 31-Oct-2022 Cumulative Disbursements 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) P175946-Additional Financing for COVID-19 response to the Social Inclusion Project 11/27/2020 Page 6 of 6