Document Type: Procurement Plan Report No.: STEP16754 Document Date: JAN 30, 2019

Author: Wafa Charafeddine Disclosure Status: Disclosed

Document Type: Implementation Status and Results Report Report No.: ISR34778 Document Date: JAN 21, 2019

Author: Mousley,Peter J. Disclosure Status: Disclosed

Despite its growing popularity, evidence that volunteering enhances civic values and social cohesion among different communities remains limited in developing countries. ... See More + This study presents novel evidence from Lebanon on the impact of offering a volunteering program that consisted of inter-community volunteering activities and soft skills training on self-reported social cohesion values in the short term. The results show that youth who were selected to participate in the program were more likely to report higher tolerance values as well as a stronger sense of belonging to the Lebanese community roughly one year after the completion of activities. The results show that selection into the program had no impact on improving volunteers' soft skills that were thought to contribute to social cohesion. This finding implies that the mechanism for improved social cohesion values most likely came from the program's innovative feature, which required 20 percent of selected youth to come from communities outside where the area where the project was implemented. Selection into the program had no impact on other secondary measures, namely, employability and employment outcomes. The results should be interpreted with caution, given study design limitations that relate to the nonrandom assignment of youth into the treatment and comparison groups, as well as the presence of nonrandom attrition between the two tracked time periods.  See Less -

Document Type: Policy Research Working Paper Report No.: WPS8691 Document Date: JAN 07, 2019

Author: Alaref,Jumana Jamal Subhi; Leon Solano,Rene Antonio; Asenjo,Carlos; Alawiye,Marwan; El-Kik,Marwa Disclosure Status: Disclosed

Document Type: Disbursement Letter Report No.: Document Date: DEC 21, 2018

Author: LEGKL Disclosure Status: Disclosed

Ratings of Municipal Services Emergency Project for Lebanon were as follows: outcome was highly satisfactory, Bank performance was highly satisfactory, and monitoring and evaluation quality was substantial. ... See More + Some of the lessons learned include: (i) An integrated approach that targets both host communities and refugees, and combines place-based and people-based methods, is critical when designing an emergency response; (ii) Local authorities are on the frontlines of emergency responses; (iii) A consultative and framework approach, rather than relying on a centralized plan of pre-defined solutions, works effectively in implementing local solutions in emergency situations; (iv) Both quick wins and mid-/long-term improvements are necessary to restore trust and the social contract; and (v) Social interventions are as important as physical interventions for ensuring the socio-economic recovery of the most affected communities.  See Less -

Document Type: Implementation Completion and Results Report Report No.: ICR4600 Document Date: DEC 17, 2018

Disclosure Status: Disclosed

Document Type: Implementation Status and Results Report Report No.: ISR34684 Document Date: DEC 12, 2018

Author: El Nakat,Ziad Salim Disclosure Status: Disclosed

Document Type: Implementation Status and Results Report Report No.: ISR34761 Document Date: DEC 09, 2018

Author: El Nakat,Ziad Salim Disclosure Status: Disclosed

Document Type: Project Paper Report No.: RES31691 Document Date: DEC 03, 2018

Author: Rafeh,Nadwa Disclosure Status: Disclosed

Document Type: Agreement Report No.: Document Date: NOV 26, 2018

Author: LEGRL Disclosure Status: Disclosed

Document Type: Implementation Status and Results Report Report No.: ISR34928 Document Date: NOV 20, 2018

Author: Talbi,Amal Disclosure Status: Disclosed