The World Bank Report No: ISR10281 Implementation Status & Results Benin Decentralized Community Driven Services Project (P117764) Public Disclosure Copy Operation Name: Decentralized Community Driven Services Project (P117764) Project Stage: Implementation Seq.No: 2 Status: ARCHIVED Archive Date: 18-May-2013 Country: Benin Approval FY: 2012 Product Line: IBRD/IDA Region: AFRICA Lending Instrument: Adaptable Program Loan Implementing Agency(ies): Key Dates Board Approval Date 03-May-2012 Original Closing Date 30-Jun-2016 Planned Mid Term Review Date 01-Dec-2014 Last Archived ISR Date 01-Sep-2012 Effectiveness Date 24-Jan-2013 Revised Closing Date 30-Jun-2016 Actual Mid Term Review Date Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) To improve access to decentralized basic social services and to mainstream the CDD approach for such services. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project? Yes No Component(s) Component Name Component Cost Service Delivery Grants to Communes 36.00 Pilot Social Safety Net Program 5.00 Technical Assistance and Capacity Building 5.00 Overall Ratings Previous Rating Current Rating Satisfactory Satisfactory Public Disclosure Copy Progress towards achievement of PDO Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Satisfactory Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating Substantial Implementation Status Overview After being declared effective on January 24, 2013, following an extension of the original effectiveness deadline from October 24, 2012 to January 24, 2013, the project was officially launched in Cotonou on Friday, March 15, 2013. The project Secretariat is now organizing 6 regional workshops to raise awareness about the project and its implementation arrangements.The project has just made a disbursement of about $5.7 million to fund upcoming transfers to communes and communities in the next 6 months, bringing overall disbursement to 13% of the project amount ($6.1 million disbursed out of $46 million). The project is finalizing work with the national statistics institute (INSAE) to guide the geographical allocation of community infrastructure and safety nets sub-projects on the basis of Page 1 of 6 The World Bank Report No: ISR10281 poverty, access to basic social infrastructure, and population, and hiring a range of consultants both at the decentralized levels to carry out the grassroots management training, and to fill the remaining positions in the project Secretariat. The key next step for ensuring that transfers can be made to the communes in September, the next scheduled transfer of block grant resources through the Commune Development Support Fund (FADEC), is the signature of financing agreements between each commune and the project outlining the conditions for the use of project funds. The project team will be explaining the purpose and implications of these agreements to mayors during the 6 regional workshops. In addition, Public Disclosure Copy the 6 regional project financial officers are also supporting the communes in signing these agreements. At the same time, the project is recruiting a consultant to conduct a procurement review of the communes to determine which communes meet the minimum procurement capacity requirements to benefit from the project. Those communes that do not have sufficient capacity will benefit from institutional support to build the required capacity. Locations Country First Administrative Division Location Planned Actual Benin Departement du Zou Departement du Zou ✔ Benin Departement de l' Oueme Departement de l' Oueme ✔ Benin Departement du Mono Departement du Mono ✔ Benin Departement du Borgou Departement du Borgou ✔ Benin Departement de l' Atlantique Departement de l' Atlantique ✔ Benin Departement de l' Atakora Departement de l' Atakora ✔ Benin Departement de l' Alibori Departement de l' Alibori ✔ Benin Departement du Collines Departement du Collines ✔ Benin Departement du Kouffo Departement du Kouffo ✔ Benin Departement de la Donga Departement de la Donga ✔ Benin Departement du Littoral Departement du Littoral ✔ Benin Departement du Plateau Departement du Plateau ✔ Results Public Disclosure Copy Project Development Objective Indicators Indicator Name Core Unit of Measure Baseline Current End Target Direct project beneficiaries Number Value 0.00 0.00 429200.00 Date 31-Dec-2011 22-Mar-2013 30-Jun-2016 Comments Female beneficiaries Percentage Value 0.00 0.00 40.00 Page 2 of 6 The World Bank Report No: ISR10281 Sub Type Supplemental Resources transferred through FADeC that are Percentage Value 0.00 0.00 15.00 Public Disclosure Copy executed by communities for basic social Date 31-Dec-2011 22-Mar-2013 30-Jun-2016 infrastructure through delegation of Comments responsibility from communes Timeliness of FADeC transfers to communes Days Value 16.00 0.00 15.00 (average number of days’ variation from the Date 31-Dec-2011 22-Mar-2013 30-Jun-2016 published transfer schedule) Comments Students enrolled in schools constructed/ Number Value 0.00 0.00 60000.00 rehabilitated under the project Date 31-Dec-2011 22-Mar-2013 30-Jun-2016 Comments Number of people in rural areas provided with Number Value 0.00 0.00 12500.00 access to Improved Water Sources under the Date 31-Dec-2011 22-Mar-2013 31-Dec-2016 project Comments Temporary employment created in labor Days Value 0.00 0.00 1296000.00 intensive public works sub-projects (number of Date 31-Dec-2011 22-Mar-2013 31-Dec-2016 person-days) Comments Intermediate Results Indicators Indicator Name Core Unit of Measure Baseline Current End Target Community subprojects for basic infrastructure Number Value 0.00 0.00 700.00 completed Date 31-Dec-2011 22-Mar-2013 31-Dec-2016 Comments Communes having executed at least one multi- Percentage Value 0.00 0.00 100.00 village subproject Date 31-Dec-2011 22-Mar-2013 31-Dec-2016 Comments Public Disclosure Copy Number of additional classrooms built or Number Value 0.00 0.00 1200.00 rehabilitated at the primary level resulting from Date 31-Dec-2011 22-Mar-2013 31-Dec-2016 project interventions. Comments Health facilities constructed, renovated, and/or Number Value 0.00 0.00 70.00 equipped (number) Date 31-Dec-2011 22-Mar-2013 31-Dec-2016 Comments Page 3 of 6 The World Bank Report No: ISR10281 Improved community water points constructed Number Value 0.00 0.00 50.00 or rehabilitated under the project Date 31-Dec-2011 22-Mar-2013 31-Dec-2016 Comments Public Disclosure Copy Beneficiaries of Safety Nets programs Number Value 0.00 0.00 12000.00 (number) Date 31-Dec-2011 22-Mar-2013 31-Dec-2016 Comments Beneficiaries of Safety Nets programs - Female Number Value 0.00 0.00 6000.00 (number) Sub Type Date Breakdown Comments Beneficiaries of Safety Nets programs - Number Value 0.00 0.00 12000.00 Unconditional cash transfers (number) Sub Type Date Breakdown Comments Beneficiaries of Safety Nets programs - Cash- Number Value 0.00 0.00 10800.00 for-work, food-for-work and public works Sub Type Date (number) Breakdown Comments Communities implementing safety nets Number Value 0.00 0.00 120.00 program Date 31-Dec-2011 22-Mar-2013 30-Jun-2016 Comments Public works schemes completed with Percentage Value 0.00 0.00 90.00 satisfactory tefchnical quality Date 31-Dec-2016 22-Mar-2013 30-Jun-2016 Comments Proportion of total cost of public works Percentage Value 0.00 0.00 70.00 subprojects allocated to wages Date 31-Dec-2011 22-Mar-2013 30-Jun-2016 Comments Transfer payments made within 5 days of when Percentage Value 0.00 0.00 80.00 they are due, according to the annual payment Date 31-Dec-2011 22-Mar-2013 30-Jun-2016 calendar Public Disclosure Copy Comments Proportion of total safety nets transfers Percentage Value 0.00 0.00 70.00 received by households in the bottom two Date 31-Dec-2011 22-Mar-2013 30-Jun-2016 quintiles on the national consumption Comments distribution Communes with up to date financial audits with Percentage Value 0.00 0.00 90.00 published action plans to correct any revealed Date 31-Dec-2011 22-Mar-2013 30-Jun-2016 deficiencies Comments Page 4 of 6 The World Bank Report No: ISR10281 Communes with second generation Community Percentage Value 79.00 0.00 90.00 Development Plans (PDCs) which were Date 31-Dec-2011 22-Mar-2013 30-Jun-2016 prepared in a participatory process Comments Public Disclosure Copy Communities that have received Grassroots Number Value 0.00 0.00 3447.00 Management Training (refresher or full GMT) Date 31-Dec-2011 22-Mar-2013 30-Jun-2016 Comments Beneficiiaries of Grassroots - Management Number Value 0.00 0.00 344700.00 Training Date 31-Dec-2011 22-Mar-2013 30-Jun-2016 Comments Communities having produced service delivery Number Value 0.00 0.00 360.00 scorecards Date 31-Dec-2011 22-Mar-2013 30-Jun-2016 Comments Percent of total cost of transferred Percentage Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 competencies transferred by Government to Date 31-Dec-2011 22-Mar-2013 30-Jun-2016 communes through the FADeC Comments Percent of domestic revenues transferred by Percentage Value 3.30 0.00 3.40 Government to communes through the FADeC Date 31-Dec-2011 22-Mar-2013 30-Jun-2016 Comments Resources transferred through FADeC that are Percentage Value 0.00 0.00 15.00 executed by communities for basic social Date 31-Dec-2011 22-Mar-2013 30-Jun-2016 infrastructure through delegation of Comments responsibility from communies Students enrolled in schools constructed/ Number Value 0.00 0.00 60000.00 rehabiltated under the APL series Date 31-Dec-2011 22-Mar-2013 30-Jun-2016 Comments Communes with scalable decentralized safety Percentage Value 0.00 0.00 12.00 net program in operation Date 31-Dec-2011 22-Mar-2013 30-Jun-2016 Public Disclosure Copy Comments Data on Financial Performance (as of 21-Feb-2013) Financial Agreement(s) Key Dates Project Ln/Cr/Tf Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Original Closing Date Revised Closing Date P117764 IDA-51110 Effective 03-May-2012 27-Jun-2012 24-Jan-2013 30-Jun-2016 30-Jun-2016 Disbursements (in Millions) Page 5 of 6 The World Bank Report No: ISR10281 Project Ln/Cr/Tf Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P117764 IDA-51110 Effective XDR 29.60 29.60 0.00 0.30 29.30 1.00 Public Disclosure Copy Disbursement Graph Key Decisions Regarding Implementation The decision on the geographical targeting of communes and communities will be made public following the completion of statistical work by INSAE and validation by Government. Restructuring History There has been no restructuring to date. Related Projects Public Disclosure Copy There are no related projects. Page 6 of 6