The objective of the Social Protection Reforms Support Project for Tunisia is to strengthen institutional capacity to design social protection reforms and improve targeting of safety net programs.
... See More + The restructuring entails the following changes: (i) revision of project components, disbursement estimates, and implementation schedule; (ii) revision of the Results Framework; and (iii) six-month extension of the project closing date, from June 30, 2017 to December 31, 2017.
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The development objective of the Strengthening Social Risk Management and Gender-Based Violence Prevention and Response Project for Uganda are to increase: (i) participation in Gender-Based Violence (GBV) prevention programs; and (ii) utilization of multi-sectoral response services for survivors of GBV in targeted districts.
... See More + This project has three components. 1) The first component, Prevention of social risks and gender-based violence will strengthen the development, coordination and implementation of a set of comprehensive GBV prevention interventions within the broader context of social risk management. In particular, this component will focus on: (i) promoting behavior change and addressing social norms and values that may enable or condone GBV at community and household level as well as in the workplace; (ii) strengthening referral mechanisms and ensuring information on available services for GBV survivors is available and widely disseminated at community level and in the workplace (in prioritized sectors). This component has two sub-components, (a) Preventing Gender-Based Violence in the workplace in the broader context of social risk management; (b) GBV prevention and referral at community level in the context of social risk management; 2) The Second component, Gender-Based Violence Response in the context of social risk management will strengthen the responsiveness of front-line service providers: Health Sector, Uganda Police Force and the Directorate of Public Prosecution to cases of GBV and improve their ability to provide quality care to survivors. This component will: (i) strengthen national coordination systems, (ii) support the enhancement and adoption of comprehensive guidelines for referrals; (iii) the review and updating of Standard SOP for the Justice Law and Order Sector (JLOS) and; (iv) training curricula for Uganda Police Force. This component has two sub-component, (a) Strengthening the Health Sector Response to GBV, and (b) Strengthening the Justice Law and Order Sector (JLOS) Response to GBV; 3) The third component, project management and monitoring and evaluation will cover overall project management costs to ensure efficient and effective coordination, fiduciary management at national and local levels. This component will focus on the review and roll-out of a National System for data collection on GBV. The project will further support key measures to ensure effective data collection and information management on GBV. The project will assess the data currently being collected through the National GBV Database and the Occupational Health and Safety Database currently managed by Ministry of Gender Labor and Social Development (MOGLSD) as well as the data on GBV currently collected through the Health Management Information System (HMIS). This component consists of two sub-component, (a) project management and (b) monitoring and evaluation.
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Central America has come a long way both in terms of economic and political stability. Increasingly the region is focusing on implementing productivity-enhancing reforms as well as supporting reductions in poverty and inequality.
... See More + This report analyzes recent trends in public social spending in Central America from 2007 to 2014, conducts international benchmarking, examines measures of the effectiveness and efficiency of social spending, and discusses the quality of selected institutions influencing this spending. We examine total social spending, as well as detailing its four components: public spending on the education, health, and social protection and labor (SPL) sectors. In analyzing public social spending, the report addresses three crucial policy issues: (a) how to improve the coverage and redistributional incidence of public social spending; (b) how to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of public social spending; and (c) how to strengthen the institutions governing public spending in the social sector. While based heavily on a series of recent analytical social spending studies in six countries in the subregion—Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama—this report also takes a broader regional perspective and includes some comparisons to countries in other regions.
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Across Sub-Saharan Africa millions of people remain excluded from critical, life-enhancing services, such as access to water, energy, sanitation, education, and health care.
... See More + As a result, approximately 600 million Africans lack access to electricity, while life expectancy and literacy are at their lowest rates globally. Moreover, inequality of access to these basic services remains a challenge, especially for marginalized groups, such as women and the rural and urban poor. In this context, Social Enterprises (SEs) have emerged as a new type of development actor with the potential to help solve the service delivery gap. SEs are privately owned organizations,,either for-profit, non-profit, or a hybrid of the two, that use business methods to advance their social objectives. The first part of the report presents an overview of the current landscape for SEs in Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia. The second part introduces the SE ecosystem and provides a diagnosis of current ecosystems across the seven countries. The report highlights cross-country findings based on research at three levels: the country level, service sector level, and specific service level (Figure 2). Seventeen studies focus on health, water and sanitation, education, and energy sectors at the country level, and five studies focus on specific services, such as maternity care and HIV prevention at the country level. The report targets development practitioners involved in policy design and implementation who are interested in new ways to address service delivery challenges. These specific examples of challenges and opportunities for SEs in Africa can highlight ways to increase the sustainability and scale of current and future SE business models.
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The development objective of Fourth Productive Safety Net Project for Ethiopia is to increase access to effective safety net and disaster risk management systems, and complementary livelihood and nutrition services for food insecure households in rural Ethiopia.
... See More + This project requires second additional financing to scale up the project activities in response to the prolonged drought in Ethiopia. This project has three components. 1) The first component, Social Protection and Disaster Risk Management Systems, aims to support the social protection and DRM systems which will include strengthening the targeting of the program, putting in place a national household registry, improving the management information system (MIS), early warning triggers and response mechanisms, and capacity development. 2) The second component, Productive Safety Net Transfers and Links to Livelihoods Services, has the following three subcomponents: (i) safety net transfers to chronically food insecure households and support to a scalable response mechanism for transitory needs; (ii) sustainable community assets and human capital investments; and (iii) enhanced access to complementary livelihoods services for client households through crop and livestock production, off-farm income-generating activities, and labor or employment linkages. 3) The third component, Institutional Capacity Building and Project Management Support, aims to support sustainable capacity development and institutional strengthening to implement the project.
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The objective of the Second Health and Social Protection Project for Kyrgyz Republic is to: (i) improve health outcomes in four health priority areas in support of the ‘Den Sooluk’ National Health Reform Program 2012‐2016; and (ii) enable the Government's efforts to enhance effectiveness and targeting performance of social assistance and services.
... See More + Complexity of the design and ambitiousness of the project objectives compared to the funds allocated for project implementation and client capacity require a simpler design. There is a need to have a simpler project design, with a more realistic objective, and with relevant and measurable results. The current PDO is ambitious, complex, and broad. The project funding, including the pooled basket fund, only accounts for some 5 percent of the total spending from public and external sources, which in turn comprises about 56 percent of total health expenditure. This is a modest funding to contribute to the achievement of the PDO as stated as the project stretches out too thinly and hence is not able to achieve concrete results. For the Social Protection (SP) component, while the project achieved considerable progress in establishing and rolling out an electronic social registry of beneficiaries, it has become clear that out of the two sub-components, only implementation of some parts of each could be expected by the end of the project. On the other hand, the project results matrix includes seven PDO indicators with poor relevance to the stated development objectives making it difficult to measure the progress towards achievement of the PDO.
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The Government's vision for social protection (SP), as elaborated in the 2007 National Social Protection Strategy (NSPS), was to develop an integrated and comprehensive SP platform focused on the needs of the poorest and most vulnerable groups.
... See More + The critical areas of investment are reflected in the Vision 2025 document, which aims to enhance the effectiveness of SP instruments through strengthened administration and expanding the scope of the Government's income support program. In line with this vision, the immediate outlook is focused on an updated and dynamic National Socio Economic Registry (NSER) for beneficiary identification and targeted subsidies, modern payment delivery systems, consolidated federal and provincial partnerships for equitable service delivery, expansion of the Waseela-e-Taleem (WeT) program, and refinement of complementary initiatives for helping the poor exit out of poverty. In 2016, the Technical Advisory Committee for Social Protection led by the Federal Planning Commission approved a new Social Protection Policy Framework, which outlines the institutional arrangements and fundamental elements of the national system to provide targeted support to the poor. These include a unified targeting system managed by the federal government, technology-based service and payment delivery, and a shift from universal subsidies toward targeted programs.
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PforR Fiduciary Systems Assessment 113568 MAR 01, 2017
The development objective of the Identity and Targeting for Social Protection Project for Morocco is to expand coverage of a unique identifying number for the Moroccan population and foreign residents, and to improve targeting of social safety nets in the Project Area.
... See More + The project will have three components as follows: First component,design and development of a National Population Register (NPR) with a Unique National Identify (UNI) number will finance the acquisition of goods and provision of advisory services for the following activities in the Project Area: (i) design and development of the NPR systems, including acquisition of computer hardware and software; (ii) attribution of a UIN to the Moroccan population and foreign residents, including verification of the reliability of data and initial data uploading; (iii) technical updating of the existing information systems which will feed the NPR; (iv) preparation of the legal framework (laws and regulations) for the NPR; and (v) building institutional capacity to implement the NPR, and the establishment of a National Identity Agency; Second component,design and development of a social register (SR) will finance the acquisition of goods and provision of advisory services for the following activities in the Project Area: (i) evaluation and revision of operational manuals of SSN programs which will use the SR as an entry point; (ii) development of new procedures for household registration in the SR; (iii) design and development of the SR systems, including acquisition of computer hardware and software; (iv) technical updating of existing information systems of SSN programs which will use the SR as an entry point; (v) carrying out data collection and household registration; (vi) acquisition and development of hardware and software necessary to verify and authenticate;the identity of individuals in the SR; (vii) assessment of the data quality and performance of the targeting system in the SR; (viii) preparation of the legal framework (laws and regulations) for the SR; (ix) preparation and implementation of communication campaigns and citizen engagement mechanisms, including the development of an appeal and complaint system; and (x) building institutional capacity to implement the SR; Third component, project management, capacity building, and monitoring and evaluation will finance the support to the Project Management Unit (PMU), including provision of technical advisory services and training, carrying out of audits for the Project and financing of Incremental Operating Costs. The project will also support the PMU to develop and implement an integrated monitoring and evaluation system for the Project.
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The development objective of the Identity and Targeting for Social Protection Project for Morocco is to expand coverage of a unique identifying number for the Moroccan population and foreign residents, and to improve targeting of social safety nets in the Project Area.
... See More + The project will have three components as follows: First component,design and development of a National Population Register (NPR) with a Unique National Identify (UNI) number will finance the acquisition of goods and provision of advisory services for the following activities in the Project Area: (i) design and development of the NPR systems, including acquisition of computer hardware and software; (ii) attribution of a UIN to the Moroccan population and foreign residents, including verification of the reliability of data and initial data uploading; (iii) technical updating of the existing information systems which will feed the NPR; (iv) preparation of the legal framework (laws and regulations) for the NPR; and (v) building institutional capacity to implement the NPR, and the establishment of a National Identity Agency; Second component,design and development of a social register (SR) will finance the acquisition of goods and provision of advisory services for the following activities in the Project Area: (i) evaluation and revision of operational manuals of SSN programs which will use the SR as an entry point; (ii) development of new procedures for household registration in the SR; (iii) design and development of the SR systems, including acquisition of computer hardware and software; (iv) technical updating of existing information systems of SSN programs which will use the SR as an entry point; (v) carrying out data collection and household registration; (vi) acquisition and development of hardware and software necessary to verify and authenticate;the identity of individuals in the SR; (vii) assessment of the data quality and performance of the targeting system in the SR; (viii) preparation of the legal framework (laws and regulations) for the SR; (ix) preparation and implementation of communication campaigns and citizen engagement mechanisms, including the development of an appeal and complaint system; and (x) building institutional capacity to implement the SR; Third component, project management, capacity building, and monitoring and evaluation will finance the support to the Project Management Unit (PMU), including provision of technical advisory services and training, carrying out of audits for the Project and financing of Incremental Operating Costs. The project will also support the PMU to develop and implement an integrated monitoring and evaluation system for the Project.
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This policy report presents the main results from the impact evaluation of a social accountability and community monitoring intervention implemented as part of the Transparency, Accountability and Anti-Corruption sub-component of the Northern Uganda Social Action Fund (NUSAF2).
... See More + The impact evaluation provides evidence on the potential to integrate and mainstream social accountability interventions into large-scale government-led programs. The results show that the social accountability and community monitoring intervention improved community project quality by a small but significant magnitude. The study shows that stronger community monitoring is the main channel through which the intervention was effective.
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Large-scale government cash transfer programs have become an important element of social protection and poverty reduction strategies throughout the developing world.
... See More + Pakistan is no exception; in 2008, Pakistan established the Benazir Income Support Program (BISP) as an unconditional cash transfer targeted at the poorest of the poor. The primary goal of the BISP program is to provide the poorest households in Pakistan with unconditional transfers in order to improve their consumption and investments in children. To attain this goal, it is believed important that the transfers are provided directly to women to ensure the funds are spent as intended. Beyond changes in consumption and investment, directing these transfers to women can also serve to empower women by increasing household resources under their control. We analyze the impacts of Pakistan’s BISP program on women’s decision-making power within households using data collected between 2011 and 2013 as the program was rolling out. Using fuzzy regression discontinuity methods to statistically identify impacts, the BISP transfer is found to have substantial, positive impacts on some variables measuring women’s decision-making power and empowerment.
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This discussion paper presents an analysis of the humanitarian response following Tropical Cyclone (TC) Winston, and looks specifically at the role social protection played in improving disaster response and complementing the humanitarian assistance effort in Fiji.
... See More + The paper also explores the changing landscape of social protections following TC Winston and documents some of the key achievements and challenges faced in the response period. Furthermore, a list of recommendations has been put together for further discussion on future disaster responsive social protection.
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Working Paper (Numbered Series) 113710 FEB 01, 2017
The development objectives of Roads and Employment Project for Lebanon are to: (i) improve transport connectivity along select paved road sections; and (ii) create short term jobs for Lebanese and Syrians.
... See More + This project has three components. 1) The first component, Roads Rehabilitation and Maintenance, will primarily finance works for the rehabilitation and maintenance of about 500 kilometers of primary, secondary, and tertiary roads, including road safety and spot improvements as well as supporting consultancy services. 2) The second component, Improving Road Emergency Response Capacity, aims at improving the capacity of the Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT) to deal with road emergency works, especially those induced by snow and climate extremes. 3) The third component, Capacity Building and Implementation Support, is aimed at building the capacity of the Lebanese agencies in the planning and management of the road sector. It has the following five subcomponents: (i) Strengthen national road asset management; (ii) Support the planning and implementation of road safety measures; (iii) Support planning and design studies; (iv) Support training activities; and (v) Support for project Implementation.
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Safety Nets How To is a resource guide for practitioners involved in the design and implementation of social protection systems. It pulls together summary information, country cases, and guidelines on key processes and cross-cutting issues, with lessons for everyday program implementation.
... See More + The information is organized in a standardized, concise, and accessible format and draws on best practices from a variety of contexts, including middle-income, low-income, and fragile states. The information aims to complement existing knowledge in the sector, which mostly focuses on program design. For more information on this go to worldbank.org/safetynets/howto.
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The Rapid Social Response Program (RSR) multidonor program was established in 2009 to help the world’s poorest countries, in partnership with the World Bank, to build effective social protection systems.
... See More + The RSR is supported by the Russian Federation, Norway, the United Kingdom, Australia, and Sweden. Since its inception in 2009, the RSR in addition to becoming a widely recognized brand name associated with social protection (SP) systems building has undergone several transformations, in line with development needs worldwide. Since Phase 1 (2009–12), launched to assist countries in addressing urgent social needs stemming from crises and helping them build the capacity and institutions to better respond to future crises, the RSR has morphed into Phase 2 (2012 onwards), which supports the agenda of social protection and labor (SPL) systems building. Cross-sectoral by nature, the RSR has also managed to move beyond the core SPL areas to include other priorities that are easily linked to SPL operations, including gender, nutrition, employment, and more recently disaster risk management. The RSR is one of the key instruments for implementing the World Bank’s 2012–2022 Social Protection and Labor Strategy for Resilience, Equity and Opportunity, mainly in countries eligible for International Development Association (IDA) support. This 2015–16 Progress Report of the Rapid Social Response Program (RSR) summarizes the progress made by the program between January 2014 and December 2015.
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