The World Bank Report No: ISR14251 Implementation Status & Results Congo, Democratic Republic of DRC Street Children Project (P115318) Public Disclosure Copy Operation Name: DRC Street Children Project (P115318) Project Stage: Implementation Seq.No: 6 Status: ARCHIVED Archive Date: 03-May-2014 Country: Congo, Democratic Republic of Approval FY: 2010 Product Line: IBRD/IDA Region: AFRICA Lending Instrument: Specific Investment Loan Implementing Agency(ies): Key Dates Board Approval Date 01-Jun-2010 Original Closing Date 31-Aug-2015 Planned Mid Term Review Date 06-Jan-2014 Last Archived ISR Date 20-Sep-2013 Effectiveness Date 28-Feb-2011 Revised Closing Date 31-Aug-2015 Actual Mid Term Review Date 21-Feb-2014 Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The project development objective for this project is to improve the delivery mechanisms of prevention and support services for street children, primarily in Kinshasa. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project? Yes No Component(s) Component Name Component Cost A: Prevention 3.10 B: Assistance 4.30 C: Capacity building, coordination and project management 2.60 Overall Ratings Previous Rating Current Rating Moderately Satisfactory Satisfactory Public Disclosure Copy Progress towards achievement of PDO Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Moderately Satisfactory Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating Implementation Status Overview Both prevention and assistance components are now on track in all targeted municipalities (communes) and the project made significant progress toward the achievement of its development objectives over the past six months. The mid-term review took place on February 21-22, 2014. The main conclusions of the review were that (a) the number of beneficiaries is higher than expected and results are encouraging, but (b) the quality and efficiency of interventions vary greatly among partner NGOs, and (c) efforts are needed to improve the quality of services offered in some of the communes, particularly for the assistance component. Therefore the PIU should identify best/good practices and facilitate their diffusion among partner NGOs. A set of actions to improve the quality of service delivery to children and the quality of project management have been agreed with the Government and PIU (see below). Page 1 of 8 The World Bank Report No: ISR14251 So far, close to 9000 children (8,616 as of end December 2013) have benefited from project activities and most of the result indicators expected in 2013 have been achieved. In particular, results presented at the mid-term review were as follows: Public Disclosure Copy Prevention: (i) 89 neighborhood Child Protection Committees have been set-up or revamped and all are operational, e.g., they support the organization of periodical sensitization activities and intervened in 305 cases of child abuse; (ii) 383 sensitization meetings have been organized for parents; (iii) 156 radio programs and about 113 sketches have been produced. Concerning the project partnership with the Ministry of Education to exempt children at risk from schools fees to keep them away from the streets, 2,516 children have been enrolled and are attending classes. An additional 723 children were selected for free enrollment but are not attending classes either because their name was communicated to the school too late in the year or because NGOs had no money for school kits and uniforms; it is expected that these children will attend school next year. A baseline survey for the impact evaluation of preventive activities was conducted in February 2013 and results were available in November 2013. This baseline updates the previous survey conducted in 2011 (both surveys were financed by a TFESSD grant). Results show that, between 2011 and 2013 (in the absence of project activities), knowledge of children rights and witchcraft beliefs did not change among households living in targeted communes and actually deteriorated in some cases (e.g., in Kimbanseke). In addition, exposure to prevention programs before the beginning of the project decreased sharply (-11% overall, and up to -22% in Kimbanseke). The follow-up survey is presently in the field and results will be available by June. Assistance: 14 centers financed by the project (some of them sub-contracted by partner NGOs) are providing day or night shelter, psychological care, food, health and education services to street children. Medical care was offered to almost 5,000 children, and 3,706 children (42% girls) are attending school or literacy sessions. Most importantly, about 1,540 street children (including 656 girls) have already been reunified with their families and an additional 1,786 are in the process of being reunified. Capacity Building: an organizational audit of the Ministry of Social Affairs was conducted in 2013 and various activities have then been financed by the project to increase the Ministry capacity: purchase of equipment (cars and computers), training, and technical assistance for the elaboration of national guidelines for vulnerable children. In 2014 the project will focus on increasing the implication of ministry staff in project activities; this should be done in each municipality in an effort to transfer competencies on project man agement and child protection issues. M&E: The M&E system has improved since the recruitment of a new M&E expert in May 2013. A more systematic approach to data collection and analysis has been developed, and data provided by partner NGOs are verified by the PIU before being sent to the Bank. Data are therefore more reliable than before, but some issues and minor inconsistencies persist. The M&E specialist will work over the coming months to further strengthen the system and ensure data comparability among NGOs. Project Management: Project management has improved but still suffers from some weaknesses: (a) delays in sending progress reports to the Bank and in preparing procurement and work plans, (b) fiduciary problems linked to poor organization and lack of a procurement specialist, (c) financial data not recorded in TOMPRO. It has also to be noted that corrective measures have not yet been taken against PIU staff that were accused of funds misappropriation in June 2013 (funds were reimbursed). The fiduciary arrangements for the project were revised during the mid-term review and a procurement specialist has been hired (see below). Public Disclosure Copy Locations Country First Administrative Division Location Planned Actual Congo, Dem Rep Not Entered Democratic Republic of the Congo Congo, Dem Rep Ville de Kinshasa Selembao ✔ ✔ Congo, Dem Rep Not Entered Kitambo ✔ ✔ Congo, Dem Rep Ville de Kinshasa Kinshasa ✔ ✔ Congo, Dem Rep Ville de Kinshasa Kibanseke I ✔ ✔ Page 2 of 8 The World Bank Report No: ISR14251 Country First Administrative Division Location Planned Actual Congo, Dem Rep Not Entered Kalamu ✔ ✔ Public Disclosure Copy Congo, Dem Rep Ville de Kinshasa Masina ✔ ✔ Congo, Dem Rep Ville de Kinshasa Kimbanseke II ✔ ✔ Congo, Dem Rep Ville de Kinshasa commune de Gombe ✔ ✔ Congo, Dem Rep Ville de Kinshasa Gombe ✔ ✔ Congo, Dem Rep Ville de Kinshasa Matete ✔ ✔ Congo, Dem Rep Ville de Kinshasa Kasa-Vubu ✔ ✔ Congo, Dem Rep Ville de Kinshasa Kalamu ✔ ✔ Congo, Dem Rep Ville de Kinshasa Kintambo ✔ ✔ Congo, Dem Rep Ville de Kinshasa Limete ✔ ✔ Congo, Dem Rep Ville de Kinshasa Bumbu ✔ ✔ Results Project Development Objective Indicators Indicator Name Core Unit of Measure Baseline Current End Target Child Protection Committees that are active Percentage Value 0.00 100.00 75.00 Date 21-Feb-2014 Comments 100% of the 89 Committees are active Target households who recall correctly key Percentage Value 0.00 0.00 70.00 messages about children rights from the Date 03-Mar-2014 31-Aug-2015 Public Disclosure Copy campaigns financed under the project Comments A second baseline survey was completed in March 2013; follow-up survey is underway with results expected by June 2014 Children at-risk provided with education or Number Value 0.00 2516.00 2500.00 remedial education opportunities financed Date 21-Feb-2014 31-Aug-2015 under the project Comments 1740 enrolled in formal schooling, 530 in remedial Page 3 of 8 The World Bank Report No: ISR14251 education, and 246 in professional/technical education Street Children offered access to Number Value 1103.00 6100.00 5500.00 Public Disclosure Copy comprehensive support services Date 21-Feb-2014 31-Aug-2015 Comments This includes children benefiting from day shelter (1600) and night shelter (about 2700 long-term and 1800 short-term). In generalchildren benefiting from shelter benefit from at least three services (i.e., comprehensive support) but there is a risk of overestimation because the same child may use different shelters and different names. Street children having restored relationships Number Value 253.00 1540.00 800.00 with their families Date 21-Feb-2014 31-Aug-2015 Comments 1540 children have been reunified with their families, additional 1786 are in a reunification process. Direct project beneficiaries Number Value 0.00 9113.00 Date 21-Feb-2014 Comments Including 8616 children (in the street or at risk), 145 local authorities and community leaders, and 352 members of NGOs/CBOs. In addition 14,000 households Public Disclosure Copy that have been exposed to sensitization sessions, not included in this value. Female beneficiaries Percentage Value 25.00 50.00 Sub Type Supplemental Children supported by type of services Number Value 0.00 8616.00 8000.00 Sub Type Date 21-Feb-2014 31-Aug-2015 Page 4 of 8 The World Bank Report No: ISR14251 Breakdown Comments Street children benefiting from comprehensive support (6100)+ at risk children benefiting from education Public Disclosure Copy (2270) + at risk children benefiting from professional training (246) Community leaders and authorities sensitized Number Value 145.00 800.00 Sub Type Date 21-Feb-2014 31-Aug-2015 Breakdown Comments Actual data was audited for the MTR and 145 seems to be a more reliable figure than the previous one. NGOs, CBOs and Government workers trained Number Value 0.00 352.00 650.00 Sub Type Date 21-Feb-2014 31-Aug-2015 Breakdown Comments Actual data was audited and seems to be veritable compared to previous one. Intermediate Results Indicators Indicator Name Core Unit of Measure Baseline Current End Target Radio broadcasts on child protection (number Number Value 0.00 156.00 120.00 per year) Date 21-Feb-2014 31-Aug-2015 Comments per year only on community radio, not per year yet on national media Child Protection Committees (i) established Number Value 0.00 89.00 (number) (ii) and/or strengthened (number) Date 21-Feb-2014 Comments Error in the previous ISR, Child Protection Committee were 89 Public Disclosure Copy child protection committee established Number Value 0.00 22.00 72.00 Sub Type Date 21-Feb-2014 31-Mar-2015 Breakdown Comments child protection committee strengthened Number Value 0.00 67.00 62.00 Sub Type Date 21-Feb-2014 31-Aug-2015 Breakdown Comments Page 5 of 8 The World Bank Report No: ISR14251 Community events on children's rights and Number Value 0.00 652.00 150.00 perental responsibility (e.g. interactive theatre) Date 21-Feb-2014 31-Aug-2015 number per year Comments 156 radio shows, 113 theater Public Disclosure Copy performances, 383 sensitization meetings Street Children benefitting from (i) vocational Number Value 4361.00 5000.00 training, (iii) formal education, (iii) remedial Date 21-Feb-2014 31-Aug-2015 formal education, (iv) literacy classes Comments 655 professional training, 1865 formal education, 919 school catch up, 922 alphabetization NGOs/FBOs and specialized public services Percentage Value 11.00 70.00 supported by the project achieving at least 90% Date 21-Feb-2014 31-Aug-2015 of the agreed performance indicators Comments n.a. According to an evaluation report prepared by the PIU only 1 NGOs achieve 90% of performance indicators (based on indicators established by the PIU) National standards for service delivery to street Text Value None Yes Yes children developed and validated Date 21-Feb-2014 31-Aug-2015 Comments A database established to monitor and Text Value No Partially done Yes coordinate ongoing children rights interventions Date 21-Feb-2014 31-Aug-2015 as well as to capture the number of Comments A database has been set up beneficiaries per category of service is establshed with support from UNICEF, but it is not yet fully operational (e.g., data is not entered regularly) Annual evaluation of the effectiveness and Text Value No Partially done Yes Public Disclosure Copy direct costs of different prevention and support Date 21-Feb-2014 31-Aug-2015 services Comments Some analysis was undertaken for the MTR; a study is planned before June 2014 Data on Financial Performance (as of 19-Mar-2014) Financial Agreement(s) Key Dates Page 6 of 8 The World Bank Report No: ISR14251 Project Ln/Cr/Tf Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Original Closing Date Revised Closing Date P115318 IDA-H5780 Effective 01-Jun-2010 14-Jul-2010 28-Feb-2011 31-Aug-2015 31-Aug-2015 Disbursements (in Millions) Public Disclosure Copy Project Ln/Cr/Tf Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P115318 IDA-H5780 Effective XDR 6.60 6.60 0.00 3.85 2.75 58.00 Disbursement Graph Key Decisions Regarding Implementation Key Decisions for Disclosure 1 To address the persistent fiduciary problems, it was agreed that (a) the PIU will hire a part-time procurement specialist (done) and a part-time internal auditor, (b) logistics will be managed by the driver trained for this purpose. Public Disclosure Copy 2 The Financing Agreement will be amended to reflect the new fiduciary arrangement. The administrative portion of the Project Implementation Manual will also be updated. 3. To contain operating expenses, the present arrangement that has one technical expert and one M&E specialist work together on both prevention and assistance will be maintained. A social worker from the Ministry of Social Affairs should be integrated into this team to encourage the transfer of competences. 4. Unit costs for prevention and assistance components will be harmonized among partner NGOs based on best/good practices, and a minimum package of prevention and assistance activities for each municipality will be defined. 5. New contracts with partner NGOs will be signed (most of them in July 2104) on that basis of performance evaluations carried out by the PIU and reflect the newly elaborated norms&standards, unit costs and minimum package. Restructuring History There has been no restructuring to date. Page 7 of 8 The World Bank Report No: ISR14251 Related Projects P124370-Enhancing DRC's Crisis Response for Street Children and other Vulnerable Groups Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy Page 8 of 8