The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Niger Safety Net Project (P123399) Niger Safety Net Project (P123399) AFRICA | Niger | Social Protection & Labor Global Practice | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing | FY 2011 | Seq No: 14 | ARCHIVED on 08-Sep-2018 | ISR33717 | Implementing Agencies: Cellule Filets Sociaux, Cabinet du Premier Ministre, Republic of Niger Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date: 19-May-2011 Effectiveness Date: 11-Oct-2011 Planned Mid Term Review Date: 31-Dec-2014 Actual Mid-Term Review Date: 08-Dec-2014 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 (PDO) is to establish and support an effective safety net system which will increase access of poor and food insecure people to cash transfer and cash for work programs. 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 project development objective is to establish and support an effective and adaptive safety net system that will increase access of poor and vulnerable people to cash transfer and cash for work programs. Components Table Name Building an adaptive and scalable Safety Nets System:(Cost $8.55 M) Cash Transfers and accompanying measures:(Cost $59.70 M) Cash for Work for resilience:(Cost $18.90 M) Project Management:(Cost $13.85 M) Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Satisfactory Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Satisfactory Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating Substantial Substantial Implementation Status and Key Decisions 9/8/2018 Page 1 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Niger Safety Net Project (P123399) The project overall performance remains satisfactory at the time of the last supervision mission in July 2018. The project continued to make substantial progress in the achievement of its key results indicators, which have been already met or exceeded. The overall disbursement rate is 91% (93% for IDA and 74% for the ASP TF). The cash transfer is ongoing according to plans. Almost 52,000 households are currently receiving their cash transfer. The number of monthly cash transfers received by each beneficiary household vary according to the region and the cash transfer phase. In July 2018, 8,730 households (phase 1 of the second cycle) received 23 out of the 24 expected payments in the Maradi and Zinder regions; 32,165 households (phase 2 of the second cycle) received 21 out of 24 payments in the Dosso regions, Maradi, Tahoua, Tillabéry and Zinder. In the new regions (Agadez, Diffa and Niamey) covered by the project under the additional financing which became effective in June 2016, 8,494 households received 6 payments out of 24 planned. For the emergency cash transfer, in Agadez region, 2,235 households received 5 payments out of 12 planned. Based on the current planning, as of 31 July 2018, cash transfers will be completed in five regions including Dosso, Maradi, Tahoua, Tillabery and Zinder. There will remain only 15 payments to beneficiaries in the new regions and 3 payments to emergency beneficiaries in the region of Agadez. The activities related to the behavioral accompanying measures implemented in partnership with NGOs ended at the end of June 2018 in the Dosso, Maradi, Tahoua, Tillabéry and Zinder regions. In the new regions, out of the 14 modules scheduled, 5 were developed in Niamey and Agadez and 2 modules in the region of Diffa. Regarding the productive inclusion agenda, the sensitization activities on aspirations and social norms have been completed. Training in life skills and GERME (level 1, ILO’s entrepreneurship module) are being finalized. The PIU collects the deliverables and beneficiary participation data for transmission to the World Bank. Coach training on facilitating access to inputs is complete in all regions. The mission recommended to reinforce the supervision of the coaches in the field to ensure the realization of group coaching and individual coaching in accordance with established protocols. The coaching of the beneficiaries and the supervision of the productive activities are planned until December 2018. At the time of the supervision mission, physical work for the second phase of the 2017 cycle of the cash was completed. For the first phase 2018, the implementation situation varies from one region to another. In the regions of Tillabéry, Tahoua, Maradi and Zinder, physical work is in progress while at the Dosso region level, microproject files are being validated by the Sub-Regional Committees for Disaster Prevention and Management and Food Crisis. As delivery platform for other World Bank project, the safety nets project supported the implementation of the e-voucher within the Climate Smart Agriculture Project (P153420) and the West Africa Agricultural Productivity Program (P158983). The support of the project focused on the following activities: (i) Development of the data collection form as part of the e-voucher program; (ii) Training of collection agents and supervisors; (iii) monitoring of field collection; (iv) Development of the E-voucher platform with consideration of vulnerability criteria and household classification. The team has started the process of the preparation of the 2nd Adaptive Safety Net Project which will allow to continue the engagement of the Government of Niger in providing these important services to the poor and vulnerable people in the country. The Government's has confirmed its support with the establishment of a small team to prepare the second phase of the Adaptive Social Net Project. Since the new project will have components and activities like the parent project and will operate in the same areas as the parent project, it remains in Category B and the borrower will use the same safeguard tools as the parent project, namely the Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF) and Environmental and Social Management Plan. However, these instruments will be updated to adapt the new project to the current context and realities including the description of the project, the update of the needs assessment for capacity building, the need for new partnership and updating the costs of implementing the ESMF. Once the ESMF and the updated Pest Management Plan (PMP) are released, they will be republished both in the country and at the World Bank site prior to the implementation of the project activities 9/8/2018 Page 2 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Niger Safety Net Project (P123399) Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance -- Substantial Substantial Macroeconomic -- Substantial Substantial Sector Strategies and Policies -- Low Low Technical Design of Project or Program -- Moderate Moderate Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Sustainability -- Moderate Moderate Fiduciary -- Substantial Substantial Environment and Social -- Low Low Stakeholders -- Low Low 9/8/2018 Page 3 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Niger Safety Net Project (P123399) Other -- -- -- Overall -- Substantial Substantial Results PDO Indicators by Objectives / Outcomes Effective and adaptive SN system established IN00629286 ►Capacity of Niger’s social protection systems to implement adaptive social protection programs (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 3.00 4.00 4.00 5.00 Date 25-Feb-2016 31-Jul-2018 31-Jul-2018 30-Jun-2019 Composite indicator with ratings from 1 to 6 [see results framework of the adaptive social protection TF for details on the rating system]. A country system will include a set of programs and following elements (available for certain programs or system wide): (i)Dedicated institutions and staff; (ii) Targeting system – Criteria established, list of potential beneficiaries available; (iii) MIS functioning – Capable of storing Comments: potential and actual beneficiaries, generate lists for registration, payment and follow-up; (iv) Existence and effectiveness of payment system; (v) Existence and effectiveness of the grievance mechanisms; (vi) Existence and effectiveness of monitoring and evaluation. A rating of 3 corresponds to the following: Some elements of the core SP system have been developed and are operational, but are not used correctly/efficiently IN00629285 ►Effectiveness of national SP systems to address Climate Adaptation and Disaster Risk Management (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 1.00 2.00 2.00 4.00 Date 25-Feb-2016 31-Jul-2018 31-Jul-2018 30-Jun-2019 Composite indicator with ratings from 1 to 6 [see results framework of the adaptive social protection TF for details on the rating system and scales]. A rating of 1 corresponds to the following: the SP system has no Comments: clear links with CCA and DRM and Government hasno plans for such links. No existing SP strategy with CCA and DRM aspects included. IN00629283 ►Unified Social Registry is established (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 1.00 1.00 1.00 2.00 Date 25-Feb-2016 31-Jul-2018 31-Jul-2018 30-Jun-2019 Four milestones will be listed as sub-indicators and will help assess progress towards achieving the final target. The milestones will be included in the list of sub-indicators, and will each be rated on a yes/no Comments: basis (0 for no, 1 for in progress, and 2 for yes). The final target of the main indicator will tally the grade IN00629294 attributed to all sub-indicators, and a text will rate the success in achieving the target. A common database is functional and shared with at least 3 partners (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 9/8/2018 Page 4 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Niger Safety Net Project (P123399) Value 1.00 1.00 1.00 2.00 Date 25-Feb-2016 31-Jul-2018 31-Jul-2018 30-Jun-2018 IN00629295 The institution identified to manage the database is functional (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 1.00 1.00 2.00 Date 25-Feb-2016 31-Jul-2018 31-Jul-2018 30-Jun-2018 IN00629296 The Government legally identifies the institutional anchorage of the national database (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 1.00 1.00 2.00 Date 25-Feb-2016 31-Jul-2018 31-Jul-2018 30-Jun-2017 IN00629273 ►Target households who are poor (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 83.00 83.00 70.00 Date 29-Jun-2011 31-Jul-2018 31-Jul-2018 30-Jun-2019 IN00629284 ►Cash for work and DRF cash transfer beneficiaries in departments identified as vulnerable by the DN (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 100.00 100.00 70.00 Date 25-Feb-2016 31-Jul-2018 31-Jul-2018 30-Jun-2019 IN00629250 ►Direct project beneficiaries (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 1,088,213.00 1,088,213.00 759,000.00 Date 29-Jun-2011 31-Jul-2018 31-Jul-2018 30-Jun-2019 Direct beneficiaries are people or groups who directly derive benefits from an intervention (i.e., children who benefit from an immunization program; families that have a new piped water connection). Please note Comments: that this indicator requires supplemental information. Supplemental Value: Female beneficiaries (percentage). Based on the assessment and definition of direct project beneficiaries, specify what IN00629290 proportion of the direct project beneficiaries are female. This indicator is calculated as a percentage. Female beneficiaries (Percentage, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 51.00 51.00 50.00 Access to cash transfers and accompanying measures IN00629248 9/8/2018 Page 5 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Niger Safety Net Project (P123399) ►Households with access to the cash transfer system established by the Project (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 149,003.00 149,003.00 126,500.00 Date 31-Dec-2011 31-Jul-2018 31-Jul-2018 30-Jun-2019 IN00629282 ►Households benefiting from accompanying measures (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 87,331.00 87,331.00 107,100.00 Date 29-Jan-2011 31-Jul-2018 31-Jul-2018 30-Jun-2019 The target represents 90% of cash for work households and all households benefiting from the regular Comments: cash transfers (excluding beneficiaries from emergency and disaster risk financing interventions) IN00629271 ►Percentage of villages receiving payments based on the frequency specified in the implementation manual (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 100.00 100.00 85.00 Date 31-Dec-2011 31-Jul-2018 31-Jul-2018 30-Jun-2019 IN00629280 ►Households receiving scaled up cash transfer assistance through the disaster risk financing mechanism (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 4,691.00 4,691.00 5,000.00 Date 25-Feb-2016 31-Jul-2018 31-Jul-2018 30-Jun-2019 Access to cash for work (CFW) IN00629281 ►Households with access to the cash for work programs (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 50,256.00 50,256.00 30,000.00 Date 14-Dec-2015 31-Jul-2018 31-Jul-2018 30-Jun-2019 Number of individuals targeted by the cash for work programs divided by 2, with the assumption being that Comments: the program may target up to 2 people per households Intermediate Results Indicators by Components System Building an adaptive and scalable safety nets system IN00629288 ►The monitoring and evaluation mechanism of the DNPGCCA is fully operational and processing the data of all the units of the DNPGCCA. (Yes/No, Custom) 9/8/2018 Page 6 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Niger Safety Net Project (P123399) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No No No Yes Date 25-Feb-2016 31-Jul-2018 31-Jul-2018 30-Jun-2019 IN00629249 ►A management information system is developed (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No Yes Yes Yes Date 31-Dec-2011 31-Jul-2018 31-Jul-2018 30-Jun-2019 Comments: Yes/No IN00629272 ►The impact evaluation is generating lessons (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No Yes Yes Yes Date 31-Dec-2011 31-Jul-2018 31-Jul-2018 30-Jun-2019 IN00629274 ►Beneficiary households that have been identified and registered to receive monthly transfers for a 24-month period (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 91,538.00 91,538.00 89,100.00 Date 31-Dec-2011 31-Jul-2018 31-Jul-2018 30-Jun-2019 IN00629289 ►A Grievance Redress Mechanisms is in place in all communities targeted (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No Yes Yes Yes Date 31-Dec-2011 31-Jul-2018 31-Jul-2018 30-Jun-2019 Cash transfers and accompanying measures IN00629276 ►Households participating in the accompanying measures (participation rate) (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 93.00 93.00 90.00 Date 31-Dec-2011 31-Jul-2018 31-Jul-2018 30-Jun-2019 IN00629275 ►Registered families who are receiving the transfers (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 9/8/2018 Page 7 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Niger Safety Net Project (P123399) Value 0.00 100.00 100.00 95.00 Date 31-Dec-2011 31-Jul-2018 31-Jul-2018 30-Jun-2019 Cash for work for resilience IN00629287 ►Micro-projects that are functional at the end of each calendar year (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 99.00 99.00 80.00 Date 25-Feb-2016 31-Jul-2017 31-Jul-2017 30-Jun-2019 IN00629277 ►Days of temporary employment (broken down by gender) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 3,240,335.00 3,240,335.00 3,600,000.00 Date 31-Dec-2011 31-Jul-2018 31-Jul-2018 30-Jun-2019 IN00629291 Number of days of work created for women (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 1,168,926.00 1,168,926.00 1,800,000.00 Date 31-Dec-2011 31-Jul-2018 31-Jul-2018 30-Jun-2019 IN00629292 Number of days of work created for men (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 2,071,409.00 2,071,409.00 1,800,000.00 Date 31-Dec-2011 31-Jul-2018 31-Jul-2018 30-Jun-2019 IN00629278 ►Communal infrastructures rehabilitated per year (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 259.00 259.00 600.00 Date 31-Dec-2011 31-Jul-2018 31-Jul-2018 30-Jun-2019 IN00629293 (a) land rehabilitated (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 213,696.00 213,696.00 250,000.00 Date 31-Dec-2011 31-Jul-2018 31-Jul-2018 30-Jun-2019 9/8/2018 Page 8 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Niger Safety Net Project (P123399) Project management IN00629279 ►Project management expenses ratio is inferior or equal to 10% (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No Yes (8%) Yes (8%) Yes Date 31-Dec-2011 31-Jul-2018 31-Jul-2018 30-Jun-2019 Yes/No- project management expenses ration is defined as ratio between operating expenses and total Comments: annual expenditures (initial expenses investments, operating and other recurrent costs). Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P123399 IDA-49200 Closed USD 70.00 68.32 1.68 62.91 0.00 100% P123399 IDA-D1130 Effective USD 22.50 22.50 0.00 17.51 5.41 76% P123399 TF-A2304 Effective USD 8.50 8.50 0.00 6.96 1.54 82% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P123399 IDA-49200 Closed 19-May-2011 14-Jul-2011 11-Oct-2011 30-Jun-2017 30-Jun-2017 P123399 IDA-D1130 Effective 07-Apr-2016 15-Apr-2016 26-Jun-2016 30-Jun-2019 30-Jun-2019 P123399 TF-A2304 Effective 07-Apr-2016 15-Apr-2016 28-Jun-2016 30-Jun-2018 30-Jun-2019 Cumulative Disbursements 9/8/2018 Page 9 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Niger Safety Net Project (P123399) Restructuring History Level Approved on 08-Feb-2012 ,Level Approved on 13-Jan-2016 ,Level 2 Approved on 13-Jun-2018 Related Project(s) P155846-Adaptive Social Safety Nets Project 9/8/2018 Page 10 of 10