The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Local Government Project (SLGP) (P095232) Local Government Project (SLGP) (P095232) AFRICA | Eswatini | Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice Global Practice | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing | FY 2011 | Seq No: 16 | ARCHIVED on 14-Jun-2019 | ISR37642 | Implementing Agencies: Ministry of Housing and Urban Development, Project Support Team - SLGP Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date: 20-Jan-2011 Effectiveness Date: 12-Mar-2012 Planned Mid Term Review Date: 18-Mar-2015 Actual Mid-Term Review Date: 02-Jun-2015 Original Closing Date: 30-Jun-2017 Revised Closing Date: 30-Jun-2019 pdoTable Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The project development objective is assist the Kingdom of Swaziland to develop institutionally strengthened rural local governments (Tinkhundla) and urban local governments. 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) The new PDO is to assist the Borrower to develop institutionally strengthened rural local governments (Tinkhundla), ULGs, and to improve the Borrower's capacity to respond promptly and effectively to an Eligible Crisis or Emergency. Components Table Name TINKHUNDLA INFRASTRUCTURE AND CAPACITY BUILDING SUPPORT:(Cost $7.76 M) URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE GRANTS AND CAPACITY BUILDING SUPPORT:(Cost $18.55 M) PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE:(Cost $7.18 M) Contingent Emergency Response Component:(Cost $0.01 M) Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Satisfactory Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Satisfactory Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating Low Low Implementation Status and Key Decisions The project is on course to achieving its Project Development Objective focusing on institutional strengthening of local governments by supporting enhanced capacity to deliver local services and infrastructure. The performance-based grant to urban (12) and rural (8) local governments have 6/14/2019 Page 1 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Local Government Project (SLGP) (P095232) directly contributed to improved efficiency, transparency, and accountability (based on improved Financial Management, planning, safeguards, budgeting, and implementation capacity), which has direct implications on improving growth and reducing poverty. Over time, the project has helped improve local governments’ performance as measured through performance assessments. Close to 90% of participating urban and rural local governments are now getting 80 or above on their final performance assessments. Most of them have been able to complete budget and audits on time. There is a huge improvement in the understanding and practice of safeguards. A total of 88 basic infrastructure projects completed or soon to be completed by rural local governments, and all 12 urban local governments successfully completing 54 road projects over 5 yearly grants (combining their own contributions to build more sophisticated and larger road projects). All of these have significantly contributed to local economy and businesses. In particular, urban local governments greatly appreciate the project outcomes which has increased overall capacity, boosted local economy, and greatly improved their public image. The project has brought the local governments closer to residents (through improvements in safeguards and community consultation procedures) and given them higher visibility and accolades. Similarly, there are very positive impacts of Tinkhundla projects on beneficiary communities. The prioritization of small scale infrastructure by rural communities is a particularly positive outcome, resulting in community ownership which should result over the longer term in maintenance contributions and high levels of usage. There are total 110,710 beneficiaries, which is far more than the target of 14,000. In this context, it will be critical to ensure sustainability of local government capacity building activities carried out under SLGP including mainstreaming of performance-based grants into ongoing local government system (inter-governmental fiscal transfer system) and support ongoing capacity building programs. Two important studies were conducted by the Project to provide practical recommendations on mainstreaming performance grants in local governments: 1) Study of Local Government Finance Mobilization and Review of Grants Allocation System to Sub- National Governments in Swaziland, and 2) Report on the Oversight, Facilitation & Monitoring Systems for Urban and Tinkhundla Local Government.. 6/14/2019 Page 2 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Local Government Project (SLGP) (P095232) Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance -- Low Low Macroeconomic -- Low Low Sector Strategies and Policies -- Low Low Technical Design of Project or Program -- Low Low Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Sustainability -- Low Low Fiduciary -- Low Low Environment and Social -- Moderate Moderate Stakeholders -- Low Low Other -- Low Low Overall -- Low Low 6/14/2019 Page 3 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Local Government Project (SLGP) (P095232) Results PDO Indicators by Objectives / Outcomes Direct Project Beneficiaries IN00716986 ►Direct project beneficiaries (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 14,000.00 110,710.00 12,800.00 Date 31-Dec-2010 15-Oct-2018 31-May-2019 30-Jun-2019 The number of beneficiary is based on beneficiary survey conducted in April/ May 2019. The ICR will Comments: further assess the methodological differences in calculating target and final beneficiary number. IN00716990 Female beneficiaries (Percentage, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 51.00 58.00 51.00 Percent of Tinkhundla receiving a score of 80 or above on their final performance assessments. IN00716987 ►Percent of Tinkhundla receiving a score of 80 or above on their final performance assessments. (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 87.50 88.75 75.00 Date 31-Dec-2010 15-Oct-2018 31-May-2019 30-Jun-2019 Percent of ULGs receiving a score of 80 or above on their final performance assessments IN00716988 ►Percent of ULGs receiving a score of 80 or above on their final performance assessments (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 91.70 91.70 75.00 Date 31-Dec-2010 15-Oct-2018 31-May-2019 30-Jun-2019 Number of beneficiaries benefiting from emergency response and recovery activities. IN00716989 ►Number of beneficiaries benefiting from emergency response and recovery activities. (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 TBC 6/14/2019 Page 4 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Local Government Project (SLGP) (P095232) Date 28-Nov-2016 15-Oct-2018 31-May-2019 30-Jun-2019 The Contingency Emergency Response Component was never triggered, and so the number of Comments: beneficiary benefitting from emergency response remains 0. Intermediate Results Indicators by Components TINKHUNDLA INFRASTRUCTURE AND CAPACITY BUILDING SUPPORT IN00716991 ►Percent of targeted Tinkhundla signing annual sub-project execution side letters with MP (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 100.00 100.00 75.00 Date 31-Dec-2010 15-Oct-2018 31-May-2019 30-Jun-2019 IN00716994 ►Percent of targeted Tinkhundla completing annual budgets on time for submission to MTAD (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 100.00 100.00 75.00 Date 31-Dec-2010 15-Oct-2018 31-May-2019 30-Jun-2019 URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE GRANTS AND CAPACITY BUILDING SUPPORT IN00716992 ►Roads rehabilitated, Non-rural (Kilometers, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 34.67 37.53 40.00 Date 31-Dec-2010 15-Oct-2018 31-May-2019 30-Jun-2019 IN00716995 ►Percent of ULGs with completed, up-to-date road asset registries (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 92.00 92.00 75.00 Date 31-Dec-2010 15-Oct-2018 31-May-2019 30-Jun-2019 IN00716996 ►Minimum percentage of operating budget allocated to asset maintenance (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 5.00 7.00 7.00 15.00 Date 31-Dec-2010 15-Oct-2018 31-May-2019 30-Jun-2019 IN00716997 6/14/2019 Page 5 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Local Government Project (SLGP) (P095232) ►Percent of ULGs having annual financial audits completed within six months of the end of the financial year and neither adverse nordisclaimed (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 25.00 92.00 92.00 75.00 Date 31-Dec-2010 15-Oct-2018 31-May-2019 30-Jun-2019 IN00716998 ►Development of recommendations for a sustainable local government financing framework (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value no yes yes yes Date 31-Dec-2010 15-Oct-2018 31-May-2019 30-Jun-2019 IN00716999 ►Number of people provided with access to all-season roads within a 500-meter range under the project (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 5,425.00 25,504.00 7,200.00 Date 31-Dec-2010 15-Oct-2018 31-May-2019 30-Jun-2019 The number of beneficiary is based on beneficiary survey conducted in April/ May 2019. The ICR will Comments: further assess the methodological differences in calculating target and final beneficiary number. IN00717000 ►Capital expenditures to total revenue (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 5.00 28.00 28.00 25.00 Date 31-Dec-2010 15-Oct-2018 31-May-2019 30-Jun-2019 PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IN00716993 ►Sub-projects carried out as a percent of sub-projects in agreed annual budgets (planned vs.actual) (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 96.00 96.00 85.00 Date 31-Dec-2010 15-Oct-2018 31-May-2019 30-Jun-2019 Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed 6/14/2019 Page 6 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Local Government Project (SLGP) (P095232) P095232 IBRD-80030 Effective USD 26.90 26.90 0.00 26.54 0.36 99% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P095232 IBRD-80030 Effective 20-Jan-2011 14-Dec-2011 12-Mar-2012 30-Jun-2017 30-Jun-2019 Cumulative Disbursements Restructuring History Level 1 Approved on 29-Nov-2016 ,Level 2 Approved on 05-Oct-2017 Related Project(s) There are no related projects. 6/14/2019 Page 7 of 7