The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Maternal and Child Cash Transfers for Improved Nutrition Project (P164129) Maternal and Child Cash Transfers for Improved Nutrition Project (P164129) EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC | Myanmar | Social Protection & Jobs Global Practice | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing | FY 2020 | Seq No: 1 | ARCHIVED on 10-Jan-2020 | ISR39087 | Implementing Agencies: REPUBLIC OF THE UNION OF MYANMAR, Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date: 26-Sep-2019 Effectiveness Date: -- Planned Mid Term Review Date: 21-Nov-2022 Actual Mid-Term Review Date: Original Closing Date: 31-Mar-2025 Revised Closing Date: 31-Mar-2025 pdoTable Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The proposed Project Development Objective is to expand access to the Cash Transfer Program, to improve selected nutrition behaviors in priority target areas, and enhance the MOSWRR’s capacity to deliver social protection programs. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No Components Table Name Component 1. Stimulating demand for good nutrition in the first 1,000 days in selected priority areas:(Cost $91.28 M) Component 2. Enhancing MOSWRR's capacity to implement social protection programs:(Cost $8.72 M) Component 3. Contingent Emergency Response Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO -- Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) -- Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating -- Substantial Implementation Status and Key Decisions The project was approved by the World Bank Board on September 26, 2019 and signed in country on November 15, 2019. The project is expected to become effective by end of February 2020. 1/10/2020 Page 1 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Maternal and Child Cash Transfers for Improved Nutrition Project (P164129) Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance High -- High Macroeconomic Moderate -- Moderate Sector Strategies and Policies Moderate -- Moderate Technical Design of Project or Program High -- High Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Sustainability High -- High Fiduciary High -- High Environment and Social High -- High Stakeholders Substantial -- Substantial Other -- -- -- Overall Substantial -- Substantial Results PDO Indicators by Objectives / Outcomes Expand access to the MCCT program IN00760140 ►Beneficiaries of social safety net programs (Number, Corporate) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 678,000.00 Date 30-Apr-2019 -- 31-Dec-2019 30-Sep-2024 IN00760163 Beneficiaries of social safety net programs - Female (Number, Corporate Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 611,000.00 Improve selected nutrition behaviors in priority target areas IN00760162 ►Share of children 6-23 months from MCCT beneficiary households consuming foods from four or more recommended food groups (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 32.00 1/10/2020 Page 2 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Maternal and Child Cash Transfers for Improved Nutrition Project (P164129) Date 19-Feb-2019 -- 31-Dec-2019 30-Sep-2024 This indicator will be to measure the MCCT beneficiaries improvement in nutrition behaviors as a result of receiving a combination of cash transfer and COSS. The numerator would refer to the total number of children between 6 to 23 months from MCCT beneficiary households consuming four more recommended Comments: food groups (WHO definition) in the selected areas. The denominator would refer to the total number of children 6-23 months from MCCT households in the selected areas. The target indicator is weighted to account for State/Region differences. Enhance MOSWRR's capacity to deliver effectively social assistance programs IN00760161 ►Share of DSW offices considered functional to deliver social protection (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 80.00 Date 28-Feb-2019 -- 31-Dec-2019 30-Sep-2024 The objective of this indicator will be to measure the functionality of DSW at central and R/S and township level to deliver the proposed social protection programs. A score card will be used to assess objectively the functionality of the offices and will include the following dimensions: HR both in terms of numbers, functions, and training, infrastructure, equipment, electricity and internet availability, instruments to Comments: support the work operational (i.e. information systems). Based on these dimensions an indicator will be developed and specified in the OM. The numerator will be measured by the number of offices that are classified by the score card as being functional. The denominator will be the total number of offices. At sub-national level the scorecard will be applied to MCCT project areas only. IN00760164 ►Share of township offices that update the beneficiary registry in the MIS every payment cycle (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 90.00 Date 22-Feb-2019 -- 31-Dec-2019 30-Sep-2024 The objective of this indicator is to measure the utilization of delivery instruments like the MIS which are expected to increase effectiveness of project implementation. The numerator would be the number of Comments: township offices in priority areas in which the MCCT program is operational that update the beneficiary registry in the MIS every payment cycle and the denominator the total number of township offices in priority areas in which the MCCT program is operational. Intermediate Results Indicators by Components Component 1.Stimulating demand for good nutrition in the first 1,000 days in selected priority areas IN00760166 ►Share of MCCT beneficiaries’ households attending regularly information and motivation sessions from community outreach and social support (COSS) (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 70.00 Date 22-Feb-2019 -- 31-Dec-2019 30-Sep-2024 This indicator is meant to measure the regular attendance to community outreach and social support Comments: sessions. Numerator: Number of MCCT beneficiaries’ households attending regular (as defined in the Operational Manual) information and motivation sessions from Community Outreach and Social Support 1/10/2020 Page 3 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Maternal and Child Cash Transfers for Improved Nutrition Project (P164129) (COSS) in the selected priority areas. Denominator: Number of MCCT beneficiaries households in the selected priority areas. IN00760168 ►Percentage of MCCT beneficiaries pregnant women who received ante natal care 4 times or more (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 55.00 Date 28-Feb-2019 -- 31-Dec-2019 30-Sep-2024 This indicator's objective is to measure the uptake of health services by MCCT beneficiaries, in particular focusing on ante-natal care in priority areas. The numerator will be the number of MCCT beneficiaries Comments: pregnant women who received ante natal care 4 times or more in the priority areas and the denominator the total number of MCCT beneficiaries pregnant women in the priority areas. IN00760171 ►Share of female direct cash transfer recipients who report increased decision-making power on major spending decisions for the household (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 50.00 Date 22-Feb-2019 -- 31-Dec-2019 30-Sep-2024 The numerator would be the MCCT female beneficiaries who report increased decision making power on Comments: major spending decisions for the household in the selected priority areas. The denominator would be the total number of MCCT female beneficiaries in the selected priority areas. IN00760173 ►Share of MCCT beneficiaries reached by cash transfer within one week of scheduled payment date (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 70.00 Date 22-Feb-2019 -- 31-Dec-2019 30-Sep-2024 This indicator is meant to capture the efficiency of project delivery payment systems, specifically payment systems in the selected priority areas. This indicator will measure the timeliness of the cash transfer in terms of when is made available to the beneficiaries in the selected areas. The cash transfer frequency Comments: might vary across the selected state and region. The cash collection by beneficiaries will not be measured by this indicator. The numerator will be the number of MCCT beneficiaries that receive cash transfer within one week of scheduled payment (as per OM) in the selected priority areas and the denominator will be the total number of MCCT beneficiaries in the selected priority area. IN00760174 ►Share of villages in project areas with no cash transfer where protocol to assess reason for non-inclusion was followed and prescribed remedial action taken (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 80.00 Date 22-Feb-2019 -- 31-Dec-2019 30-Sep-2024 This indicator will measure the capacity and efforts of the program to be inclusive across space in the selected priority areas. The numerator will be the total number of of villages with no cash transfer in the project selected area for each payment round, where protocol to assess reason for non-inclusion was Comments: followed and prescribed remedial action taken. The denominator is the total number of villages with no cash transfer in the project selected areas for each payment round. The OM will detail the protocol to be followed for assessing and addressing inclusiveness of the program in selected priority geographic areas of intervention. Component 2. Enhancing MOSWRR's capacity to implement social protection programs IN00760165 1/10/2020 Page 4 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Maternal and Child Cash Transfers for Improved Nutrition Project (P164129) ►Modular Management Information System (MIS) developed (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No -- No Yes Date 22-Feb-2019 -- 31-Dec-2019 30-Sep-2024 MIS module developed as per operation manual sequencing, with intermediate modules developed over Comments: the years. IN00760167 ►Share of grievances addressed and/or resolved within the stipulated service standards for response times (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 80.00 Date 22-Feb-2019 -- 31-Dec-2019 30-Sep-2024 This indicator is meant to capture the efficacy of project delivery systems, specifically the grievances redress mechanism which will capture grievances or perceived irregularities. Stipulated service standards Comments: for response times will be outlined in the Project Operations Manual. Numerator: total number of grievances cases from MCCT program addressed in accordance to established protocol. Denominator: Total number of grievance cases received from MCCT program. IN00760169 ►Share of designated project personnel using prescribed data entry processes on smart phones to report on the required field and community activities (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 80.00 Date 22-Feb-2019 -- 31-Dec-2019 30-Sep-2024 This indicator will measure the use of ICT in the operation of key social assistance programs. The numerator is the number of designated MCCT project personnel using prescribed data entry processes on Comments: smart phones to report on the required field and community activities in the project selected areas where MCCT is operational. Denominator is the number of designated MCCT project personnel in the project selected area where MCCT is operational. IN00760170 ►Share of villages that have regular social protection committee meetings (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 85.00 Date 22-Feb-2019 -- 31-Dec-2019 30-Sep-2024 Numerator would be the Number of villages in which MCCT is operational that have regular social protection committee meetings as per definition of OM. Denominator: Total number of villages in which the Comments: MCCT is operational. In areas not controlled by Government the social protection committee would refer to community committee meetings. IN00760172 ►Protocols for assessing and addressing exclusion in MCCT program developed (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No -- No Yes Date 22-Feb-2019 -- 31-Dec-2019 30-Sep-2024 Comments: The objective of this indicator will be to provide DSW with protocols for assessing and addressing exclusion in the implementation of the MCCT program. The protocols will be specified in the OM in their 1/10/2020 Page 5 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Maternal and Child Cash Transfers for Improved Nutrition Project (P164129) application to Shan and Ayeyarwaddy. The protocols can also more in general expand the toolkit for monitoring and evaluation capacity of DSW, and thus intended as building blocks for strengthening social protection systems. IN00760175 ►Number of MCCT program independent evaluation implemented (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 4.00 Date 22-Feb-2019 -- 31-Dec-2019 30-Sep-2024 This indicator will measure the independent evaluation implemented for the program MCCT. These evaluations will review the entire implementation capacity of the program, including inclusion issues. The Comments: plan will be to conduct at least one per year. Those evaluations will inform program implementation or, in the case of the final evaluation, focus mostly on project outcomes. Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed Not P164129 IDA-64940 USD 100.00 100.00 0.00 0.00 99.56 0% Effective Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date Not P164129 IDA-64940 26-Sep-2019 -- -- 31-Mar-2025 31-Mar-2025 Effective Cumulative Disbursements 1/10/2020 Page 6 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Maternal and Child Cash Transfers for Improved Nutrition Project (P164129) Restructuring History There has been no restructuring to date. Related Project(s) There are no related projects. 1/10/2020 Page 7 of 7