The World Bank
   Comoros Social Safety Net Project (P150754)




                                                                                     REPORT NO.: RES37365

                                    DOCUMENT OF THE WORLD BANK




                                         RESTRUCTURING PAPER
                                                  ON A
                                  PROPOSED PROJECT RESTRUCTURING

                                                      OF

                                COMOROS SOCIAL SAFETY NET PROJECT
                                    APPROVED ON MARCH 19, 2015
                                                      TO

                                          UNION OF COMOROS


SOCIAL PROTECTION & JOBS

AFRICA




                          Regional Vice President:     Hafez M. H. Ghanem
                                 Country Director:     Mark R. Lundell
                   Senior Global Practice Director:    Michal J. Rutkowski
                      Practice Manager/Manager:        Iffath Anwar Sharif
                               Task Team Leader:       Andrea Vermehren, Julia Rachel Ravelosoa,
                                                       Voahirana Hanitriniala Rajoela
           The World Bank
           Comoros Social Safety Net Project (P150754)



I. BASIC DATA

Product Information

Project ID                                                     Financing Instrument
P150754                                                        Investment Project Financing

Original EA Category                                           Current EA Category
Partial Assessment (B)                                         Partial Assessment (B)

Approval Date                                                  Current Closing Date
19-Mar-2015                                                    30-Jun-2019




Organizations

Borrower                                                       Responsible Agency
Union of Comoros                                               ANACEP



Project Development Objective (PDO)
Original PDO
The Project Development Objective is to increase poor communities’ access to safety net and nutrition services.

Summary Status of Financing


                                                                                        Net
Ln/Cr/Tf                 Approval         Signing Effectiveness          Closing Commitment Disbursed Undisbursed

IDA-D0320             19-Mar-2015    09-Apr-2015     02-Jul-2015     30-Jun-2019         6.00       5.83          .06


Policy Waiver(s)

Does this restructuring trigger the need for any policy waiver(s)?
No


I. SUMMARY OF PROJECT STATUS AND PROPOSED CHANGES
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           Comoros Social Safety Net Project (P150754)



 The SSN project has progressed well and is likely to reach its objectives, now one month prior to its original closing
 date of June 30, 2019. All indicators have been achieved despite some challenging political and operational
 circumstances. On April 24/25, 2019, Comoros was hit by tropical Cyclone Kenneth with impact on all three islands,
 and particularly on Grande Comores. A first rapid assessment reported damages in 45 communes with more than
 385,000 people affected -almost half of the country's population. The Government has declared a national emergency.
 The SSN project includes a sub-component for Early Recovery Response to Natural Disasters. It is ideally placed to
 respond to the emergency through cash for work activities and the rehabilitation of basic community infrastructure.
 The Government of Comoros has therefore requested an extension of the SSN project to allow for additional financing
 to respond to the effects of the cyclone.


II. DETAILED CHANGES


LOAN CLOSING DATE(S)


                                        Original                Revised               Proposed      Proposed Deadline
Ln/Cr/Tf         Status                 Closing               Closing(s)                Closing        for Withdrawal
                                                                                                          Applications
IDA-D0320        Effective          30-Jun-2019                                    31-Dec-2019             30-Apr-2020