The World Bank Report No: ISR16490 Implementation Status & Results Moldova Empowered citizens enhancing accountability of Edu reform and quality (P147607) Public Disclosure Copy Operation Name: Empowered citizens enhancing accountability of Edu reform Project Stage: Implementation Seq.No: 2 Status: ARCHIVED Archive Date: 04-Nov-2014 and quality (P147607) Country: Moldova Approval FY: 2014 Product Line: Recipient Executed Activities Region: EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA Lending Instrument: Investment Project Financing Implementing Agency(ies): Key Dates Board Approval Date 17-Oct-2013 Original Closing Date 20-Dec-2018 Planned Mid Term Review Date 20-Oct-2016 Last Archived ISR Date 16-Mar-2014 Effectiveness Date 20-Dec-2013 Revised Closing Date 20-Dec-2018 Actual Mid Term Review Date Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The objective of the Project is to empower the Member Country’s civil society to: (i) engage local, regional and national authorities in evidence-based policy and budget dialogue in the Member Country’s education sector; and (ii) to promote an enabling environment for social accountability. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project? Yes No Component(s) Component Name Component Cost Component 1. Building an Environment Enabling Sustainable Social Accountability in Moldova 0.23 Component 2. Applying Social Accountability Tools to Empower Local and Regional Stakeholders to 0.18 Increase Policy Accountability Component 3. Integrating Social Accountability with Policy and Budget Dialogue 0.22 Component 4. Knowledge and Learning 0.05 Public Disclosure Copy Overall Ratings Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Satisfactory Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Satisfactory Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating Moderate Moderate Implementation Status Overview The implementing agency think-tank ‘Expert Grup’ launched all key activities envisaged under the initial stage of the project and ensured their timely and smooth implementation that includes procurement and financial management issues. Page 1 of 5 The World Bank Report No: ISR16490 Locations No Location data has been entered Public Disclosure Copy Results Project Development Objective Indicators Indicator Name Core Unit of Measure Baseline Current End Target Number of educational-sector stakeholders Number Value 0.00 457.00 5500.00 taking part in education budget consultations at Date 17-Feb-2014 10-Oct-2014 10-Dec-2018 local, regional and national level Comments Negligible. The indicator will be measured on an annual basis. Number of users of the scoalamea.md Number Value 0.00 4083.00 10000.00 Date 17-Feb-2014 10-Oct-2014 10-Dec-2018 Comments Number of users is equal to Budget data webpage of the zero. The indicator will be project (http://www. measured on an annual basis. budgetstories.md/bugetul- scolii-2014/) which will be an integral part of the ScoalaMea.md website shows statistics for April - September 2014 of 4083 unique pageviews. Quality level of the education policy debate Text Value Not available 5.14 +2.5 to baseline Date 17-Feb-2014 10-Oct-2014 10-Dec-2018 Comments Not available. The indicator The indicator was measured will be measured on an through baseline study. annual basis and will be Education policy experts collected five times during the qualified the quality level of lifetime of the project. Unit of the education policy debate in Public Disclosure Copy measurement: level on the Moldova at 5.14 points out of scale from 1 (low level) to 10 10. (high level). Level of satisfaction of the quality of education Text Value Not available Not yet due +2.5 to baseline services Date 17-Feb-2014 10-Oct-2014 10-Dec-2018 Comments Not available. The indicator The indicator will be will be measured through measured through baseline baseline and annual studies study later in November. and will be collected five times in the project life. Unit of Page 2 of 5 The World Bank Report No: ISR16490 measurement is level on the scale from 1 (low level) to 10 (high level). Public Disclosure Copy Intermediate Results Indicators Indicator Name Core Unit of Measure Baseline Current End Target Number of regional focal-points engaged Number Value 0.00 5.00 5.00 Date 17-Feb-2014 17-Feb-2014 10-Dec-2017 Comments 5 regional focal-points need to 5 regional partners have been be engaged from the start and selected to work on the during the lifetime of the project activities at local level, project namely: Association for Democracy, Cooperation and Communication ‘Dialog’ (Cahul rayon); ‘Regional Center for Sustainable Development’ (Ungheni rayon); ‘Foundation for Advancement of Moldova’ in Chisinau (will cover Chisinau municipality and Hancesti Rayon), ‘Contact –Balti’ (will cover Rascani and Sangerei rayons) and Youth Resource Center ‘Dacia’ (will cover Soroca and Floresti rayons). Number of local community-level coalitions Number Value 0.00 20.00 100.00 mobilized and engaged in project Date 17-Feb-2014 10-Oct-2014 17-Dec-2018 implementation Comments The indicator will be measured on an annual basis and will be collected five Public Disclosure Copy times in the project life. Unit of measurement is the number of coalitions. Participants' self-assessed readiness degree Text Value absent low upper-medium Date 17-Feb-2014 10-Oct-2014 10-Dec-2018 Comments The indicator will be The level of skills on the measured on an annual basis. specific social accountability tools (report cards, Page 3 of 5 The World Bank Report No: ISR16490 Unit of measurement: level of independent budget analyses, skills public hearings) has been identified being low. Citizens taking part or represented by CSOs in Number Value 0.00 0.00 25000.00 Public Disclosure Copy participatory budgetary cycle Date 17-Feb-2014 10-Oct-2014 10-Dec-2018 Comments The indicator will be activities to start later in measured on an annual basis. October (education MTEF Unit of measurement: number and public hearings) of citizens. Schools' budgets discussed Number Value 0.00 1.00 100.00 Date 17-Feb-2014 10-Oct-2014 10-Dec-2018 Comments The indicator will be measured on an annual basis. Unit of measurement: number of schools. Feedback reports from the school management Number Value 0.00 0.00 100.00 and relevant public authorities on Social Date 17-Feb-2014 10-Oct-2014 10-Dec-2018 Accountability Activities Comments The indicator will be not yet due measured on an annual basis. Unit of measurement: number of reports. Active users of the www.scoalamea.md Number Value 0.00 0.00 600.00 Date 17-Feb-2014 10-Oct-2014 10-Dec-2018 Comments The indicator will be Statistics to be inserted after measured on an annual basis. website launch Unit of measurement: users. Citizens participating with meaningful Number Value 0.00 0.00 65.00 contributions in high-level policy debates (both Date 17-Feb-2014 10-Oct-2014 10-Dec-2018 written and oral) Comments The indicator will be measured on an annual basis. Public Disclosure Copy Unit of measurement: number of citizens. Knowledge shared with other stakeholders Number Value 0.00 0.00 200.00 nationally and internationally as part of annual Date 17-Feb-2014 10-Oct-2014 10-Dec-2018 conferences Comments The indicator will be Not yet due (applicable to the measured on an annual basis. second year of project Unit of measurement is the implementation) number of conference participants. Page 4 of 5 The World Bank Report No: ISR16490 Data on Financial Performance (as of 06-Mar-2014) Financial Agreement(s) Key Dates Project Ln/Cr/Tf Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Original Closing Date Revised Closing Date Public Disclosure Copy P147607 TF-15859 Effective 16-Dec-2013 20-Dec-2013 20-Dec-2013 20-Dec-2018 20-Dec-2018 Disbursements (in Millions) Project Ln/Cr/Tf Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P147607 TF-15859 Effective USD 0.70 0.70 0.00 0.21 0.49 30.00 Disbursement Graph Key Decisions Regarding Implementation Public Disclosure Copy A World Bank team will continue providing the needed technical assistance to the implementing agency. Restructuring History There has been no restructuring to date. Related Projects There are no related projects. Page 5 of 5