The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Comoros Social Safety Net Project (P150754) Comoros Social Safety Net Project (P150754) AFRICA | Comoros | Social Protection & Jobs Global Practice | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing | FY 2015 | Seq No: 10 | ARCHIVED on 02-Apr-2020 | ISR40884 | Implementing Agencies: Union of Comoros, Ministry of Health, Solidarity and Social Protection, Projet Filets Sociaux de Sécurité Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date: 19-Mar-2015 Effectiveness Date: 02-Jul-2015 Planned Mid Term Review Date: 20-Nov-2017 Actual Mid-Term Review Date: 23-Oct-2017 Original Closing Date: 30-Jun-2019 Revised Closing Date: 31-Dec-2022 pdoTable Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The Project Development Objective is to increase poor communities’ access to safety net and nutrition services. 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) Increase poor communities’ access to safety net, nutrition, and community services. Components Table Name Component 1: Establishing a Productive and Disaster Responsive Safety Net:(Cost $18.43 M) Component 2: Improving the Nutrition of Young Children and Mothers from Poor Communities:(Cost $1.17 M) Component 3: Strengthening Safety Net Management, Coordination, and Monitoring and Evaluation:(Cost $4.40 M) Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Satisfactory Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Satisfactory Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating Substantial Moderate Implementation Status and Key Decisions The project has completed productive social safety net and nutrition activities until the initial closure date of the project in June 2019. The parent project has achieved all target PDO indicators. The Additional Financing for the project for US$18 million was approved by the Board on 16 December 2019 and became effective on 6 March 2020. The AF will provide financial support for the recovery of poorest affected households after Cyclone Kenneth. The AF will include a socio- economic recovery grant and rehabilitation/reconstruction of small-scale basic infrastructure. As part of the conditions of effectiveness for the 4/2/2020 Page 1 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Comoros Social Safety Net Project (P150754) Additional Financing, the Operational Manual of Recovery Grant and Rehabilitation/Reconstruction of damaged infrastructure has been finalized and validated. Preparation for AF launch is progressing. Some key staffs in the Project Implementation Unit have not been yet appointed – including the position of the Coordinator. The recruitment process is led by the Ministry of Health and Social Protection. Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance Substantial High Substantial Macroeconomic Substantial Substantial Substantial Sector Strategies and Policies Moderate Substantial Substantial Technical Design of Project or Program Moderate Moderate Moderate Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Substantial Substantial Substantial Sustainability Fiduciary Moderate Substantial Substantial Environment and Social Low Moderate Moderate Stakeholders Moderate Moderate Moderate Other -- Moderate Moderate Overall Substantial Substantial Moderate Results PDO Indicators by Objectives / Outcomes Beneficiaries of Safety nets Programs IN00815266 4/2/2020 Page 2 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Comoros Social Safety Net Project (P150754) ►Beneficiaries of Safety Nets programs (number) (Number, Corporate) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 4,217.00 4,217.00 4,000.00 Date 01-Jul-2015 30-Jun-2019 30-Jun-2019 31-Dec-2022 This indicator measures the number of individual beneficiaries covered by safety nets programs supported by the Bank. Safety nets programs intend to provide social assistance (kind or cash) to poor and Comments: vulnerable individuals or families, including those to help cope with consequences of economic or other shock. IN00815267 Beneficiaries of Safety Nets programs - Female (number) (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 2,507.00 2,507.00 2,000.00 Date 01-Jul-2015 30-Jun-2019 17-Mar-2020 30-Jun-2019 IN00815268 Beneficiaries of Safety Nets programs - Cash-for-work, food-for-work and public works (number) (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 4,217.00 4,217.00 4,000.00 Date 01-Jul-2015 30-Jun-2019 17-Mar-2020 30-Jun-2019 IN00815269 ►Number of poor communities that have access to safety net and nutrition services. (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 69.00 69.00 60.00 Date 01-Jul-2015 30-Nov-2018 17-Mar-2020 30-Jun-2019 This indicator reflects the synergies between the safety net and nutrition services, and thus measures how Comments: many communities receiveboth. IN00815270 ►Pregnant/lactating women, adolescent girls and/or children under age five-reached by basic nutrition services (number) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 27,885.00 27,885.00 9,600.00 Date 01-Jul-2015 30-Jun-2019 17-Mar-2020 30-Jun-2019 This indicator includes total beneficiaries reached by any of the following services: direct feeding programs; programs promoting appropriate infant and young child feeding; nutrition programs for adolescent girls; provision of micronutrient supplements to pregnant/lactating women and children under Comments: five; food fortification; deworming; monitoring of nutritional status; nutrition and food hygiene education; nutrition components of early childhood development programs, home gardens and small livestock production for improved dietary diversity; targeted emergency food aid and treatment of severe acute and moderate acute malnutrition. IN00815271 Children under the age of 24 months benefiting from improved infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices (number) (Number, Custom Breakdown) 4/2/2020 Page 3 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Comoros Social Safety Net Project (P150754) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 6,254.00 6,254.00 2,800.00 Date 01-Jul-2015 30-Jun-2019 17-Mar-2020 30-Jun-2019 IN00815272 ►Beneficiary households receiving recovery grants (Number) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 10,000.00 Date 16-Dec-2019 31-Oct-2019 17-Mar-2020 31-Dec-2022 Overall Comments PDO Number of Beneficiaries of Safety Nets programs (households) : the target - 4,000 households - was exceeded as the fund of parent project allowed the PIU to cover 4,271 households benefiting from the productive safety net program. New PDO indicator related to AF is listed below: ''Beneficiary households receiving recovery grants (Number)''. First phase of enrollment will be done by July 2020. Intermediate Results Indicators by Components Establishing a Productive and Disaster Responsive Safety Net IN00815273 ►Number of rehabilitated, reconstructed and constructed infrastructure sub-projects (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 6.00 6.00 100.00 Date 01-Jul-2015 30-Jun-2019 17-Mar-2020 31-Dec-2022 This indicator measures the number of rehabilitated, reconstructed and constructed infrastructure sub- Comments: projects in line with the guidelines and procedures outlined in the operational manual. IN00815276 ►Number of person/days of employment created (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 685,560.00 685,560.00 600,000.00 Date 01-Jul-2015 30-Jun-2019 17-Mar-2020 30-Jun-2019 This indicator measures total number of working days of the cash for work beneficiaries under sub- Comments: components 1.1 and 1.2. It provides a measurement on the effectiveness and efficiency of project implementation. IN00815279 4/2/2020 Page 4 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Comoros Social Safety Net Project (P150754) ►Number of households benefiting from post-disaster activities (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Date 01-Jul-2015 30-Jun-2019 17-Mar-2020 30-Jun-2019 This indicator measures the number of households that are recipients or beneficiaries from post disaster Comments: activities financed under sub-component 1.2 of the Project. It provides a measurement to assess the operational and implementation effectiveness of the project. IN00815282 ►Beneficiaries with recovery plan for their recovery grant for income-generating activities (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 8,000.00 Date 16-Dec-2019 14-Oct-2019 17-Mar-2020 30-Dec-2022 IN00815284 ►Beneficiaries having launched income-generating activities with their recovery grant (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 8,000.00 Date 16-Dec-2019 14-Oct-2019 17-Mar-2020 30-Dec-2022 IN00815285 ►Female beneficiaries of socio economic recovery grant (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 60.00 Date 16-Dec-2019 31-Oct-2019 17-Mar-2020 31-Dec-2022 Improving the Nutrition of Young Children and Mothers from Poor IN00815274 ►Number of children under five years enrolled in the growth monitoring program (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 13,081.00 13,081.00 9,200.00 Date 01-Jul-2015 30-Jun-2019 17-Mar-2020 30-Jun-2019 The indicator measures the number of children under five years participating in the nutrition programs Comments: supported by the Bank. IN00815277 ►Number of Community Health Workers trained to provide IYCF services (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 4/2/2020 Page 5 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Comoros Social Safety Net Project (P150754) Value 0.00 105.00 105.00 105.00 Date 01-Jul-2015 30-Nov-2018 17-Mar-2020 30-Jun-2019 The indicator measures the cumulative number of Community Health Workders receiving training through Comments: a Bank financed project. Strengthening Safety Net Management, Coordination, and Monitoring and IN00815275 ►Operational costs of the project (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 20.00 21.30 21.30 18.00 Date 01-Jul-2015 30-Jun-2019 30-Jun-2019 30-Dec-2022 Comments: This indicator measures the operational efficiency of FADC. IN00815278 ►Number of Operational Audits implemented (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 2.00 2.00 3.00 Date 01-Jul-2015 30-Nov-2018 30-Nov-2018 31-Dec-2022 Comments: This indicator assesses the operational effectiveness of the implementing agency. IN00815280 ►Percentage of beneficiary households of the Productive Safety Net activities registered in the PIU's MIS (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 100.00 100.00 90.00 Date 01-Jul-2015 30-Jun-2019 17-Mar-2020 30-Jun-2019 Comments: The indicator measures the use and completeness of the computer-based beneficiary registry of FADC. IN00815281 ►Beneficiaries' feedback related to the project (Citizen engagement Indicator) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 3.00 Date 16-Dec-2019 14-Oct-2019 17-Mar-2020 30-Dec-2022 IN00815283 ►Periodic report on the Grievance Redress Mechanism (Citizen Engagement Indicator) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 4/2/2020 Page 6 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Comoros Social Safety Net Project (P150754) Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 4.00 Date 16-Dec-2019 14-Oct-2019 17-Mar-2020 30-Dec-2022 Overall Comments IR New intermediate indicators related to AF are listed below: Beneficiaries with recovery plan for their recovery grant for income-generating activities (Number, Custom); Beneficiaries having launched income-generating activities with their recovery grant (Number, Custom) Female beneficiaries of socio economic recovery grant (Percentage, Custom) Beneficiaries' feedback related to the project (Citizen engagement Indicator) (Number, Custom) Periodic report on the Grievance Redress Mechanism (Citizen Engagement Indicator) (Number, Custom) Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P150754 IDA-D0320 Effective USD 6.00 6.00 0.00 5.83 0.05 99% P150754 IDA-D5520 Effective USD 18.00 18.00 0.00 0.00 18.34 0% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P150754 IDA-D0320 Effective 19-Mar-2015 09-Apr-2015 02-Jul-2015 30-Jun-2019 31-Dec-2022 P150754 IDA-D5520 Effective 16-Dec-2019 25-Dec-2019 06-Mar-2020 31-Dec-2022 31-Dec-2022 Cumulative Disbursements 4/2/2020 Page 7 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Comoros Social Safety Net Project (P150754) Restructuring History Level 2 Approved on 29-Jan-2019 ,Level 2 Approved on 04-Jun-2019 Related Project(s) P171633-ADDITIONAL FINANCING FOR THE SOCIAL SAFETY NET PROJECT 4/2/2020 Page 8 of 8