Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Development of a National Welfare Monitoring System (P158751) Development of a National Welfare Monitoring System (P158751) EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA | Turkmenistan | Poverty and Equity Global Practice | Recipient Executed Activities | Investment Project Financing | FY 2017 | Seq No: 3 | ARCHIVED on 21-Jun-2019 | ISR37087 | Implementing Agencies: Government of Turkmenistan, State Statistics Committee Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date:30-Dec-2016 Effectiveness Date:20-Jul-2017 Original Closing Date:20-Jul-2019 Revised Closing Date:20-Jul-2019 Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The development objective of the project is to support the Government of Turkmenistan in strengthening its national welfare monitoring system. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No PHRPDODEL Components Name Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO  Moderately Unsatisfactory  Moderately Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP)  Moderately Satisfactory  Moderately Satisfactory Implementation Status and Key Decisions The project became effective on July 20, 2017. After initial significant delays in implementation the project is back on track: Tablets were purchased and delivered to the State Statistical Committee (later - SSC), although with significant delays. Trainings on SPSS, data cleaning and processing, output tables and etc. are delivered on time. A pilot for a labor force survey in CAPI (tablets) was successfully conducted. Use of tablets should reduce time for data collection and respondents' burden respectively. The draft manual on welfare measurement methodology, including syntax files) is developed and under consideration by SSC. New Questionnaire with the focus on SDGs is developed and under consideration by SSC. Activities on weights and sampling are delivered as well. A new sampling frame designed to reduce burden on 6/21/2019 Page 1 of 5 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Development of a National Welfare Monitoring System (P158751) respondents and number of interviewed households. Risks Overall Risk Rating Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Overall  --  Substantial  Substantial Results Project Development Objective Indicators PHINDPDOTBL Developed methodology for welfare measurement (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target An introductory mission of the consultant took place during A current welfare September 6-12, 2018. estimation methodology The consultant in is reviewed. A draft collaboration with SSC manual for welfare Methodology Value No methodology. has been working on measurement developed. data cleaning and methodology is prepared dataset preparation. A and under consideration review of the current by the State Statistical welfare estimation Committee methodology is under preparation. Date 16-Nov-2016 17-Sep-2018 15-Jun-2019 20-Jul-2019 Overall Comments Intermediate Results Indicators 6/21/2019 Page 2 of 5 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Development of a National Welfare Monitoring System (P158751) PHINDIRITBL Number of SSC staff trained in SPSS (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 7.00 11.00 10.00 Date 16-Nov-2016 17-Sep-2018 13-May-2019 20-Jul-2019 PHINDIRITBL Number of staff trained in measuring welfare (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 11.00 6.00 Date 16-Nov-2016 17-Sep-2018 13-May-2019 20-Jul-2019 PHINDIRITBL New HBS questionnaire completed (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target After cancelation of the tender due to rejection of the first and second winners of the tender, A new questionnaire is the SSC announced developed and under Questionnaire Value None retendering of the consideration by the completed position The deadline State Statistical for applications was Committee September 14, 2018. SSC has started evaluation process. Date 16-Nov-2016 17-Sep-2018 15-Jun-2019 19-Jul-2019 PHINDIRITBL New approach to address non-response; new weights estimated (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target The contract with the A new sampling frame consultant was signed and weights calculation in September 2018. is developed. The New weights Value No The consultant started sampling frame focused estimated. preparation and on reduction of assessment of the respondents burden and current weighting and reduces number of visits 6/21/2019 Page 3 of 5 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Development of a National Welfare Monitoring System (P158751) sampling methodology. of each household from 12 to 4. Methodology to calculate new weights is developed and addresses non-response issue. Date 16-Nov-2016 17-Sep-2018 15-Jun-2019 19-Jul-2019 PHINDIRITBL Pilot of CAPI completed for 30 households (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target New technologies (tablets) to collect the labor force survey data The contract with the were successfully tested consultant was signed Pilot completed using the Survey Value None in September 2018. for 30 Solution software. A pilot The consultant started households. for questionnaire in preparation. accordance to the ILO standards was successfully conducted Date 16-Nov-2016 17-Sep-2018 15-Jun-2019 19-Jul-2019 Overall Comments Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed Disbursed P158751 TF-A4135 Effective USD 0.33 0.33 0.00 0.14 0.19 43% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P158751 TF-A4135 Effective 30-Dec-2016 15-Mar-2017 20-Jul-2017 20-Jul-2019 20-Jul-2019 Cumulative Disbursements 6/21/2019 Page 4 of 5 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Development of a National Welfare Monitoring System (P158751) Restructuring History There has been no restructuring to date. Related Project(s) There are no related projects. 6/21/2019 Page 5 of 5 Public Disclosure Copy