The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Emergency National Poverty Targeting Program Project (P149242) Emergency National Poverty Targeting Program Project (P149242) MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA | Lebanon | Social Protection & Jobs Global Practice | Recipient Executed Activities | Investment Project Financing | FY 2014 | Seq No: 12 | ARCHIVED on 22-Dec-2020 | ISR44825 | Implementing Agencies: Ministry of Social Affairs, Lebanese Republic Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date: 06-Jun-2014 Effectiveness Date: 18-Aug-2014 Planned Mid Term Review Date: 01-Feb-2016 Actual Mid-Term Review Date: 11-Feb-2016 Original Closing Date: 31-Dec-2018 Revised Closing Date: 31-Dec-2020 pdoTable Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The objective of the Project is to expand the coverage and enhance the social assistance package of the National Poverty TargetingProgram (NPTP) to Lebanese affected by the Syrian crisis and all Lebanese households under the extreme poverty line. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? Yes Board Approved Revised Project Development Objective (If project is formally restructured) The objective of the Project is to expand the coverage and enhance the social assistance package of the National Poverty Targeting Program (NPTP) to Lebanese affected by the Syrian crisis and all Lebanese households under the extreme poverty line. Components Table Name Component 1: Administration of NPTP:(Cost $5.24 M) Component 2: Social Assistance:(Cost $10.46 M) Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Moderately Unsatisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating Substantial Substantial Implementation Status and Key Decisions Progress towards achievement of the Project Development Objective (PDO) and Overall Implementation Progress are assessed as Moderately Satisfactory. Project disbursements stand at US$14.87 million out of a total grant amount of US$17.39. In terms of overall results, the project has achieved several PDO-level indicators, including reaching 260,696 direct beneficiaries, of which about 51.3 percent female beneficiaries. Although the end-target was indicated to be 460,281 prior to the recertification outcomes, the recertification reduced the number of beneficiaries to 240,000 individuals per the updated extreme poverty score, and this target has been met. The number of NPTP beneficiaries from extremely poor households as a share of total NPTP applicants has reached 43 percent. This is based on the analysis of the NPTP database which showed that 43 12/22/2020 Page 1 of 5 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Emergency National Poverty Targeting Program Project (P149242) percent of the NPTP individuals belong to the poorest 10 percent (i.e., extreme poor). The project has also exceeded its target for the PDO-level indicator "beneficiaries of safety net programs, of which e-card food vouchers" - reaching 105,538 beneficiaries against a target of 52,715 beneficiaries. Further, the World Bank on December 4, 2020, approved an amendment to the Grant Agreement to revise the PDO (removing the reference to Component 3 - NPTP Graduation Pilot) and dropping the associated component and results indicators. This component has not seen any progress since its addition to the project in 2016; thus, the Government and the World Bank agreed to drop this component and reallocate proceeds to other priority activities including: (i) an external technical audit of the NPTP database; (ii) the establishment of Phase 1 of the GRM system in the MOSA; and (iii) a verification of applicants in the NPTP and other databases. The procurement process of the three activities has been launched. Based on firm commitment from the Government of Lebanon (GoL) that the three activities will be completed by end March 2021, the project rating has been upgraded. Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance -- Substantial Substantial Macroeconomic -- Substantial Substantial Sector Strategies and Policies -- Substantial Substantial Technical Design of Project or Program -- Moderate Moderate Institutional Capacity for Implementation and -- Moderate Moderate Sustainability Fiduciary -- Substantial Substantial Environment and Social -- Moderate Moderate Stakeholders -- Moderate Moderate Other -- -- -- Overall -- Substantial Substantial Results PDO Indicators by Objectives / Outcomes Expand coverage and enhance social assistance package of NPTP to Lebanese affected by Syrian crisis IN00932923 ►Direct project beneficiaries (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 195,000.00 260,966.00 260,966.00 240,000.00 Date 31-Dec-2013 31-Aug-2020 30-Nov-2020 31-Dec-2020 IN00932924 12/22/2020 Page 2 of 5 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Emergency National Poverty Targeting Program Project (P149242) Female beneficiaries (Percentage, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 52.00 51.30 51.30 52.00 IN00932925 ►NPTP beneficiaries from extremely poor households as a share of total NPTP beneficiaries (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 57.00 43.00 43.00 57.00 Date 31-Dec-2013 31-Aug-2020 30-Nov-2020 31-Dec-2020 IN00932956 ►Beneficiaries of safety net programs, of which are: E-card food vouchers (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 105,538.00 105,538.00 52,715.00 Date 18-Sep-2014 31-Aug-2020 30-Nov-2020 31-Dec-2020 Intermediate Results Indicators by Components Component 1: Administration of NPTP IN00932957 ►Household awareness of NPTP (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 40.00 60.00 60.00 90.00 Date 31-Dec-2013 31-Aug-2020 30-Nov-2020 31-Dec-2020 IN00932959 ►Proportion of assisted people informed about the e-card food program (who is included, what people receive, and where they can complain) (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 Date 31-Dec-2013 31-Aug-2020 30-Nov-2020 31-Dec-2020 Component 2: Social Assistance IN00932958 ►Number of NPTP Applicants (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 12/22/2020 Page 3 of 5 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Emergency National Poverty Targeting Program Project (P149242) Value 480,000.00 629,542.00 629,542.00 800,000.00 Date 31-Dec-2013 31-Aug-2020 30-Nov-2020 31-Dec-2020 IN00932960 ►Targeted HHs reporting increase in Food Consumption Score (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 52.14 52.14 25.00 Date 01-Sep-2016 31-Aug-2020 30-Nov-2020 31-Dec-2020 IN00932961 ►Time lapse between application and eligibility notification (Months, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 3.00 3.00 3.00 1.00 Date 31-Dec-2013 31-Aug-2020 30-Nov-2020 31-Dec-2020 Performance-Based Conditions Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P149242 TF-17200 Closed USD 8.20 7.39 0.81 7.39 0.00 100% P149242 TF-A2803 Effective USD 10.00 10.00 0.00 7.48 2.52 75% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P149242 TF-17200 Closed 18-Aug-2014 18-Aug-2014 18-Aug-2014 31-Dec-2017 31-Dec-2019 P149242 TF-A2803 Effective 29-Oct-2016 29-Oct-2016 29-Oct-2016 31-Dec-2018 31-Dec-2020 Cumulative Disbursements 12/22/2020 Page 4 of 5 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Emergency National Poverty Targeting Program Project (P149242) PBC Disbursement Achievement Disbursed amount in Disbursement % PBC ID PBC Type Description Coc PBC Amount Status Coc for PBC Restructuring History Level 2 Approved on 10-Dec-2018 ,Level 2 Approved on 27-Dec-2019 ,Level 2 Approved on 08-Dec-2020 Related Project(s) P158980-Additional Financing for Emergency National Poverty Targeting Program ,P172653-Lebanon National Poverty Targeting Program-Second Additional Financing 12/22/2020 Page 5 of 5