The World Bank CLEAR Center for Francophone Africa Phase 2 (P160703) REPORT NO.: RES44968 RESTRUCTURING PAPER ON A PROPOSED PROJECT RESTRUCTURING OF CLEAR CENTER FOR FRANCOPHONE AFRICA PHASE 2 APPROVED ON FEBRUARY 8, 2018 TO CENTRE AFRICAIN D'ETUDES SUPERIEURES EN GESTION (CESAG) OTHER AFRICA WEST Regional Vice President: Ousmane Diagana Country Director: Deborah L. Wetzel Global Director: Practice Manager/Manager: Jozef Leonardus Vaessen Task Team Leader(s): R Jason Thomas Mayfield The World Bank CLEAR Center for Francophone Africa Phase 2 (P160703) ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS CLEAR Centers for Learning on Evaluation and Results FA Francophone Africa PDO Project Development Objective The World Bank CLEAR Center for Francophone Africa Phase 2 (P160703) Note to Task Teams: The following sections are system generated and can only be edited online in the Portal. BASIC DATA Product Information Project ID Financing Instrument P160703 Investment Project Financing Original EA Category Current EA Category Not Required (C) Not Required (C) Approval Date Current Closing Date 08-Feb-2018 31-Dec-2020 Organizations Borrower Responsible Agency Regional Centers for Learning on Evaluation and Results Centre Africain d'Etudes Superieures en Gestion (CESAG) (CLEAR), Francophone Africa Center Financing (in USD Million) FIN_SUMM_PUB_TBL SUMMARY Total Project Cost 0 Total Financing 0 Financing Gap 0 DETAILS -NewFin3 The World Bank CLEAR Center for Francophone Africa Phase 2 (P160703) Project Development Objective (PDO) Original PDO The objective of the project is three-fold: (i) strategic clients gain knowledge in, and the motivation to use M&E methods, approaches, tools, and findings; (ii) other M&E capacity providers gain knowledge on evaluation capacity development (ECD) from CLEAR’s experience on what works and what doesn’t in ECD; and (iii) the CLEAR Center works towards achieving institutional and financial viability. OPS_TABLE_PDO_CURRENTPDO Summary Status of Financing (US$, Millions) Net TF Approval Signing Effectiveness Closing Commitment Disbursed Undisbursed TF-A5250 08-Feb-2018 08-Mar-2018 08-Jun-2018 31-Dec-2020 1.34 .53 .81 Policy Waiver(s) Does this restructuring trigger the need for any policy waiver(s)? No Note to Task Teams: End of system generated content, document is editable from here. I. PROJECT STATUS AND RATIONALE FOR RESTRUCTURING (i) The proposed restructuring involves a project closing date extension only, in anticipation of a separate restructuring at a later stage (i.e. February 2021) to adjust the results framework and delivery schedule. The closing date extension is necessary to bridge the time gap until the extension of the parent trust fund (TF071407) is completed. Donors have agreed to an extension of the parent trust fund and end-disbursement date to December 30, 2021, but the process is experiencing delays which risk triggering a formal closure of the project unless the closing date is extended. (ii) The products and services of CLEAR FA are in high demand, both nationally and regionally. With ongoing work to support the Center’s regional footprint, CLEAR FA is set to gain more exposure and demand is expected to increase significantly. Due to implementation delays caused by COVID-19 restrictions on travel and social distancing requirements, and management changes in the implementing agency, it is crucial for the project to fulfill its commitments as set out in the grant agreement, which are well aligned with the project development objective. The World Bank CLEAR Center for Francophone Africa Phase 2 (P160703) (iii) The overall implementation progress is Moderately Unsatisfactory and the progress towards achievement of PDO is Moderately Unsatisfactory. However, with the hiring of a new Director and program officers at the implementing agency, disbursements and delivery of outputs will speed up significantly the disbursement rate. A virtual supervision mission will be held on December 15, 2020, and progress since the last ISR will be updated, with a likely upgrade in implementation progress ratings. The risk to the achievement of the development objective is currently considered to be Moderate based on recent positive developments at the implementing agency. II. DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED CHANGES (i) The project closing date will be extended from December 30th, 2020 to February 26th, 2021. The end disbursement date of the grant is June, 30th, 2021. The four-month grace period between the project closing date and the end disbursement date of the trust fund complies with the stipulations of the World Bank Investment Project Financing Implementation Support to Project Completion. (ii) There is no change in the project’s development objective or components. There are also no changes in safeguard category, in the project’s implementation arrangements, and there are no overdue financial audits and no audit reports that are not acceptable to the Bank. (iii) Upon the extension of the parent trust fund, a separate restructuring will be undertaken to provide additional time for implementation (until October 29, 2021), and enable changes to the results framework. Note to Task Teams: The following sections are system generated and can only be edited online in the Portal. III. SUMMARY OF CHANGES Changed Not Changed Loan Closing Date(s) ✔ Disbursement Estimates ✔ Implementing Agency ✔ Project's Development Objectives ✔ Results Framework ✔ Components and Cost ✔ The World Bank CLEAR Center for Francophone Africa Phase 2 (P160703) Cancellations Proposed ✔ Additional Financing Proposed ✔ Reallocation between Disbursement Categories ✔ Disbursements Arrangements ✔ Change in Overall Risk Rating ✔ Safeguard Policies Triggered ✔ EA category ✔ Legal Covenants ✔ Institutional Arrangements ✔ Financial Management ✔ Procurement ✔ Implementation Schedule ✔ Other Change(s) ✔ Economic and Financial Analysis ✔ Technical Analysis ✔ Social Analysis ✔ Environmental Analysis ✔ IV. DETAILED CHANGE(S) OPS_DETAILEDCHANGES_LOANCLOSING_TABLE LOAN CLOSING DATE(S) Original Revised Proposed Proposed Deadline TF Status Closing Closing(s) Closing for Withdrawal Applications TF-A5250 Effective 31-Dec-2020 26-Feb-2021 26-Apr-2021 OPS_DETAILEDCHANGES_DISBURSEMENT_TABLE DISBURSEMENT ESTIMATES Change in Disbursement Estimates Yes Expected Disbursements (In US$) The World Bank CLEAR Center for Francophone Africa Phase 2 (P160703) Fiscal Year Annual Cumulative 2018 0.00 0.00 2019 0.00 0.00 2020 0.00 0.00 2021 810,000.00 810,000.00 Note to Task Teams: End of system generated content, document is editable from here.