The World Bank Report No: ISR6573 Implementation Status & Results Bangladesh Northern Areas Reduction-of-Poverty Initiative Project -- Women's Economic Empowerment Project (P114841) Public Disclosure Copy Operation Name: Northern Areas Reduction-of-Poverty Initiative Project -- Project Stage: Implementation Seq.No: 1 Status: ARCHIVED Archive Date: 29-May-2012 Women's Economic Empowerment Project (P114841) Country: Bangladesh Approval FY: 2012 Product Line: IBRD/IDA Region: SOUTH ASIA Lending Instrument: Specific Investment Loan Implementing Agency(ies): Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (BEPZA) Key Dates Board Approval Date 27-Oct-2011 Original Closing Date 31-Dec-2015 Planned Mid Term Review Date 01-Apr-2014 Last Archived ISR Date Effectiveness Date Revised Closing Date 31-Dec-2015 Actual Mid Term Review Date Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The development objective of the project is to facilitate access to employment opportunities in the garment sector for poor and vulnerable women from lagging areas of Bangladesh by providing information, technical and life skills training, transitional housing, and other support to adjust to urban life and formal sector employment. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project? Yes No Component(s) Component Name Component Cost Component 1: Raising awareness and selecting candidates in the lagging region of northern 0.92 Bangladesh. Component 2: Establishing training centers with dormitories in the Export Processing Zones (EPZs) 32.53 located in Dhaka, Ishwardi, and Ka rnaphuli. Component 3: Providing initial training and on-going support to beneficiaries. 2.04 Component 4: Supporting coordination, monitoring and evaluation (M&E), and expansion. 4.30 Public Disclosure Copy Overall Ratings Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating Moderate Implementation Status Overview The project became effective on March 26, 2012, so it is too early to report on implementation progress. To date, preparation of the engineering designs, fiduciary aspects, training Page 1 of 4 The World Bank Report No: ISR6573 manuals, monitoring and evaluation framework, detailed implementation plan are on track. A formal monthly Implementation Progress meeting is organized between MOLE, BEPZA, and the Bank task team to assess progress and agree on next steps. Public Disclosure Copy Locations No Location data has been entered Results Project Development Objective Indicators Indicator Name Core Unit of Measure Baseline Current End Target Number of women who receive training Number Value 0.00 0.00 3600.00 Date 26-Mar-2012 31-Dec-2015 Comments Too early to report Percentage of graduates who are formally Percentage Value 0.00 0.00 90.00 employed for at least 10 months of the year Date 26-Mar-2012 31-Dec-2015 following completion of their training. Comments Too early to report Difference in average level of net monthly Percentage Value 0.00 0.00 50.00 income of graduates, before and 1 year after Date 26-Mar-2012 31-Dec-2015 completion of their training Comments Too early to report Level of satisfaction with the project among Percentage Value 0.00 0.00 90.00 graduates (% who rank their satisfaction level Date 26-Mar-2012 31-Dec-2014 as three or higher on a five point scale) Comments Too early to report Intermediate Results Indicators Indicator Name Core Unit of Measure Baseline Current End Target Raising awareness and selecting training Number Value program candidates from the lagging region of Date northern Bangladesh. Public Disclosure Copy Comments Percentage of beneficiaries who complete the Percentage Value 0.00 0.00 95.00 three-month training offered by the program. Sub Type Supplemental Number of eligible applicants who apply for the Number Value 0.00 0.00 10800.00 training program Sub Type Date 26-Mar-2012 31-Dec-2015 Breakdown Comments Too early to report. 350 every three months Page 2 of 4 The World Bank Report No: ISR6573 Establishing training centers with dormitories in Percentage Value 0.00 0.00 90.00 the EPZs located in Dhaka, Ishwardi, and Date 26-Mar-2012 31-Dec-2015 Karnaphuli. Comments Too early to report Public Disclosure Copy Percentage of graduates who opt to pay for the Percentage Value 0.00 0.00 95.00 meal service provided by the project facilities Sub Type Date 26-Mar-2012 31-Dec-2015 Breakdown Comments Percentage of project beneficiaries who are Percentage Value 0.00 80.00 satisfied with the services offered by the Sub Type Date 31-Dec-2015 facilities (% who rank their satisfaction asthree Breakdown Comments or higher on a five point scale) Percentage of graduates who stay in the Percentage Value 0.00 0.00 95.00 project accommodation after completion of Sub Type Date 26-Mar-2012 31-Dec-2012 their training Breakdown Comments Too early to report Providing initial training and on-going support Percentage Value to beneficiaries. Date Comments Percentage of graduates who are employed at Percentage Value 0.00 80.00 the senior operator level 18 months after Sub Type Date 26-Mar-2012 29-Dec-2017 graduating (i.e., they get promoted) Breakdown Comments Too early to report Percentage of graduates who are satisfied with Percentage Value 0.00 0.00 90.00 the training program (% who rank their Sub Type Date 26-Mar-2012 31-Mar-2014 satisfaction as three or higher on a five point Breakdown Comments Too early to report scale) Percentage of project graduates who are Percentage Value 0.00 0.00 100.00 offered formal employment within one month of Sub Type Date 26-Mar-2012 31-Mar-2014 graduation Breakdown Comments Too early to report Public Disclosure Copy Data on Financial Performance (as of 19-Jan-2012) Financial Agreement(s) Key Dates Project Loan No. Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Original Closing Date Revised Closing Date P114841 IDA-50150 Not Effective 27-Oct-2011 04-Dec-2011 31-Dec-2015 31-Dec-2015 Disbursements (in Millions) Project Loan No. Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P114841 IDA-50150 Not Effective XDR 18.20 18.20 0.00 0.00 18.20 0.00 Page 3 of 4 The World Bank Report No: ISR6573 Disbursement Graph Public Disclosure Copy Key Decisions Regarding Implementation The project became effective on March 26, 2012, so it is too early to report on implementation progress. Restructuring History There has been no restructuring to date. Related Projects There are no related projects. Public Disclosure Copy Page 4 of 4