The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Liberia Social Safety Nets Project (P155293) Liberia Social Safety Nets Project (P155293) AFRICA | Liberia | Social Protection & Labor Global Practice | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing | FY 2016 | Seq No: 5 | ARCHIVED on 22-Apr-2019 | ISR35375 | Implementing Agencies: Government of Liberia, Ministry of Gender, Children, and Social Protection Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date: 28-Apr-2016 Effectiveness Date: 20-Sep-2017 Planned Mid Term Review Date: 30-Sep-2019 Actual Mid-Term Review Date: -- Original Closing Date: 31-Dec-2021 Revised Closing Date: 31-Dec-2021 pdoTable Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to establish the key building blocks of a basic national safety net delivery system and provide income support to households who are both extremely poor and food insecure in the Republic of Liberia. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No Components Table Name Strengthening of the National Social Safety Net System:(Cost $0.60 M) Cash Transfers to Extremely Poor and Food Insecure Households:(Cost $8.10 M) Project Management and Capacity Building:(Cost $1.30 M) Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Unsatisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Unsatisfactory Overall Risk Rating Substantial Substantial Implementation Status and Key Decisions There are some advancements since the last mission in December 2018, such as: (a) completion of staff recruitment for the National Social Safety Nets (NSSN) Secretariat and the Social Cash Transfer (SCT) Unit at the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection (MGCSP); (b) signing of contract with the data collection firm for SCT recertification; (c) completion of the technical evaluation for the Social Registry (SR) data collection procurement, with contract to be signed by June 5, 2019; and (d) short-listing and issuance of Request for Proposals (RFPs) to short-listed firms for the Integrated Management Information System (iMIS). However, these have not yet contributed to the achievement of results (all results framework indicators remain nil). Project's disbursement ratio remains low (15 percent) while being halfway to its closing date in December 2021. Timebound action plans have been put in place to ensure SCT recertification to start by mid-May 2019 and cash transfers by the end of June 2019. The MGCSP is also prioritizing key procurements under the Social Registry. 4/22/2019 Page 1 of 6 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Liberia Social Safety Nets Project (P155293) Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance Substantial Substantial Substantial Macroeconomic Substantial Substantial Substantial Sector Strategies and Policies Substantial Substantial Substantial Technical Design of Project or Program Substantial Substantial Substantial Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Sustainability Substantial Substantial High Fiduciary Substantial Substantial High Environment and Social Moderate Low Low Stakeholders Moderate Substantial Substantial Other -- -- -- Overall Substantial Substantial Substantial Results PDO Indicators by Objectives / Outcomes Establish the key building blocks of a basic national safety net delivery system IN00614435 ►Households with complete data records registered in the SR (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 67,000.00 Date 28-Apr-2016 20-Jun-2018 08-Apr-2019 31-Dec-2021 IN00614461 ►Proportion of cash transfer beneficiary households in the target counties below the extreme poverty line (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 70.00 Date 28-Apr-2016 20-Jun-2018 08-Apr-2019 31-Dec-2021 Provide income support to households who are both extremely poor and food insecure IN00614463 4/22/2019 Page 2 of 6 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Liberia Social Safety Nets Project (P155293) ►Direct project beneficiaries, disaggregated by (i) Female-headed households and (ii) Male-headed households (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 10,000 Date 28-Apr-2016 20-Jun-2018 08-Apr-2019 31-Dec-2021 IN00614472 Direct Project beneficiaries, disaggregated by (i) Female-headed households (Text, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 8,000 Date 28-Apr-2016 20-Jun-2018 08-Apr-2019 31-Dec-2021 IN00614473 Direct project beneficiaries, disaggregated by (ii) Male-headed households (Text, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 2,000 Date 28-Apr-2016 20-Jun-2018 08-Apr-2019 31-Dec-2021 IN00614462 ►Share of cash transfer beneficiaries who eat at least one meal a day (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 60.00 Date 28-Apr-2016 20-Jun-2018 08-Apr-2019 31-Dec-2021 IN00614464 ►Share of project beneficiaries satisfied with project interventions (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 70.00 Date 28-Apr-2016 20-Jun-2018 08-Apr-2019 31-Dec-2021 Overall Comments PDO (a) Key procurements remain to be delayed and thus results as per indicators above have yet to materialize; (b) The end target value for the indicator "share of cash transfer beneficiaries who eat at least one meal a day" was incorrectly recorded as "90.00" in the previous ISR; this is now corrected to "60.00" as per the results framework in the PAD; (c) All end target dates are changed to 31-Dec-2021 to reflect the correct closing date. Intermediate Results Indicators by Components Strengthening of the National Social Safety Net System IN00614465 4/22/2019 Page 3 of 6 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Liberia Social Safety Nets Project (P155293) ►SP programs utilizing the SR (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 3.00 Date 28-Apr-2016 20-Jun-2018 08-Apr-2019 31-Dec-2021 IN00614466 ►Proportion of cash transfer beneficiaries with payment tracking records logged in MIS (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 90.00 Date 28-Apr-2016 20-Jun-2018 08-Apr-2019 31-Dec-2021 IN00614467 ►Proportion of grievance and redress cases raised under the SCT program recorded in the MIS (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 80.00 Date 28-Apr-2016 20-Jun-2018 08-Apr-2019 31-Dec-2021 Cash Transfers to Extremely Poor and Food Insecure Households IN00614468 ►Average share of cash transfer beneficiaries receiving quarterly cash transfers (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 90.00 Date 28-Apr-2016 20-Jun-2018 08-Apr-2019 31-Dec-2021 IN00614469 ►Share of cash transfer beneficiaries with at least one IEC session on nutrition (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 80.00 Date 28-Apr-2016 20-Jun-2018 08-Apr-2019 31-Dec-2021 IN00614470 ►Share of cash transfer beneficiaries with at least one IEC session on home gardening (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 80.00 Date 28-Apr-2016 20-Jun-2018 08-Apr-2019 31-Dec-2021 IN00614471 ►Cash transfer households with improved nutrition (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 4/22/2019 Page 4 of 6 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Liberia Social Safety Nets Project (P155293) Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 20.00 Date 28-Apr-2016 20-Jun-2018 08-Apr-2019 31-Dec-2021 Overall Comments IR (a) Key procurements remain to be delayed and thus results as per indicators above have yet to materialize; (b) All end target dates are changed to 31-Dec-2021 to reflect the correct closing date; (c) As per the PAD, there is no intermediate results indicator for Component 3: Project Management. Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P155293 IDA-57910 Effective USD 10.00 10.00 0.00 1.19 9.00 12% P155293 TF-A6428 Effective USD 1.20 1.20 0.00 0.50 0.70 42% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P155293 IDA-57910 Effective 28-Apr-2016 19-Sep-2016 20-Sep-2017 31-Dec-2021 31-Dec-2021 P155293 TF-A6428 Effective 08-Dec-2017 27-Mar-2018 18-Jun-2018 31-Jul-2019 31-Jul-2019 Cumulative Disbursements 4/22/2019 Page 5 of 6 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Liberia Social Safety Nets Project (P155293) Restructuring History There has been no restructuring to date. Related Project(s) There are no related projects. 4/22/2019 Page 6 of 6