Public Disclosure Authorized SOUTH ASIA Nepal Agriculture Global Practice IBRD/IDA Investment Project Financing FY 2008 Seq No: 23 ARCHIVED on 26-Jul-2018 ISR33099 Implementing Agencies: Poverty Alleviation Fund, Ministry of Finance Public Disclosure Authorized Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date:06-Dec-2007 Planned Mid Term Review Date:-- Original Closing Date:30-Sep-2012 Project Development Objectives Effectiveness Date:19-Mar-2008 Actual Mid-Term Review Date:13-May-2010 Revised Closing Date:31-Dec-2018 Public Disclosure Authorized Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The project development objective is to improve living conditions, livelihoods and empowerment among the rural poor, with particular attention to groups that have traditionally been excluded by reasons of gender, ethnicity, caste and location. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No PHRPDODEL Components Name Small-Scale Village and Community Infrastructure:(Cost $73.64 M) Public Disclosure Authorized Income Generating Sub-Projects:(Cost $92.34 M) Product Development, Market Linkages and Pilots:(Cost $20.28 M) Capacity Building and Implementation Support:(Cost $39.11 M) Project Management, Planning and M&E:(Cost $18.63 M) Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Satisfactory Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Moderately Satisfactory Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating Moderate Moderate 7/26/2018 Page 1 of 10
Implementation Status and Key Decisions The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to improve living conditions, livelihoods and empowerment among the rural poor, with particular attention to groups that have traditionally been excluded by reasons of gender, ethnicity, caste and location. Progress on Project Development Objective (PDO) level indicators is on track. The Project has exceeded the original targets of most of PDO level indicators. It is estimated that PAF would be able to complete all the remaining activities by October 2018 and fully utilize the remaining IDA and IFAD resources before the current closing date (December 31, 2018). Hence, the likelihood of achievement of the PDO has been retained as Satisfactory. Moreover, the Project has achieved all the agreed actions of the last review and the Project closure process is right on track. Hence, the Implementation Progress has been upgraded to Satisfactory. The Project has begun the process of drafting the Project Completion Report (PCR). It has been agreed that final implementation support mission cum Implementation Completion Report (ICR) mission would be conducted in November 2018. It was agreed to submit the final report to the Bank by November 2018 prior to the start of the Bank s ICR mission. JSDF TF-11208 Making markets work for the conflict affected in Nepal was successfully completed and closed on January 15, 2018. Final disbursement stood at 99.97%. The project was able to achieve / exceed targets in many indicators. 14 clusters were formed and strengthened across 7 project districts. A total of 7527 artisans (94% of target) were reached and organized into 375 groups. 80% of the beneficiaries are women (106% of target). 419 new and innovative product prototypes were developed through artisan-designer workshops (1676% of target). 14 higher level artisan institutions (Producer Federations) were formed, and have been linked to bulk buyers and retail stores. Common Facility Centers (CFCs) were set up in all clusters with modern tools, equipment and machinery to provide a productive workplace for artisans. The project organized several marketing exhibitions / marketplaces for artisans at the national and district level, including the South Asian Festival for Handicrafts organized between January 12-14, 2018, that saw participation of artisans, policymakers, dignitaries and thinkers from Nepal, Pakistan and India. An independent sample survey noted income increases of 68% among artisans that were target beneficiaries of the project. Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance -- Moderate Moderate Macroeconomic -- Moderate Moderate Sector Strategies and Policies -- Moderate Moderate Technical Design of Project or Program -- Moderate Moderate Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Sustainability -- Substantial Substantial Fiduciary -- Substantial Substantial Environment and Social -- Moderate Moderate Stakeholders -- Moderate Moderate Other -- Moderate Moderate Overall -- Moderate Moderate 7/26/2018 Page 2 of 10
Results Project Development Objective Indicators Number of households benefitting from increased access to community infrastructure (Number, Custom) Value 0.00 318,000.00 317,450.00 164,000.00 Date 16-Jun-2008 17-Apr-2018 16-Jul-2018 26-Sep-2017 It was re-confirmed that 317,450 hhs have completed infrastructure and benefitted so far. It is likely that the beneficiary figures would increase up to 318,000 hhs by the end of the Project. Percentage of beneficiary households have increased their incomes by at least 15% against base year (2007) by the EOP (Percentage, Custom) Value 0.00 68.00 68.00 70.00 Date 16-Jun-2008 17-Apr-2018 01-Jun-2018 31-Dec-2018 Percentage of key positions in Project community organization that come from targeted groups (Percentage, Custom) Value 0.00 61.00 61.00 60.00 Date 16-Jun-2008 17-Apr-2018 01-Jun-2018 31-Dec-2018 Direct project beneficiaries (Number, Custom) Value 0.00 901,000.00 988,879.00 644,000.00 7/26/2018 Page 3 of 10
Date 16-Jun-2008 17-Apr-2018 01-Jun-2018 31-Dec-2018 Female beneficiaries (Percentage, Custom Supplement) Value 0.00 78.00 78.00 75.00 Indirect project beneficiaries (Number, Custom Supplement) Value 0.00 66,100.00 56,832.00 55,000.00 Overall No of indirect beneficiaries who benefit from community infrastructure. No of indirect beneficiaries has been adjusted based on the number of projects which are completed as of today. The previously reported number is based on the number of infrastructure which are completed and ongoing. By the end of the project, the project is likely to achieve 66,100 indirect beneficiaries. Intermediate Results Indicators Number of infrastructure sub-projects that are completed with target community participation, according to agreed design and quality standards (Number, Custom) Value 0.00 4,300.00 4,360.00 4,950.00 7/26/2018 Page 4 of 10
Percentage of infrastructure sub-projects with a functional O&M system (Percentage, Custom) Value 0.00 69.00 69.00 70.00 PAF supported Infrastructures rehabilitated (Number, Custom) Value 0.00 200.00 103.00 256.00 Date 03-Aug-2015 17-Apr-2018 01-Jun-2018 31-Dec-2018 256 projects have been identified as infrastructure damaged by earthquake. The previous reported number is based on the infrastructure being rehabilitated. Therefore, actual number has been adjusted based on "completed" infrastructure. Percentage of IGA community organization members who belong to targeted HHs. (Percentage, Custom) Value 0.00 61.00 61.00 54.00 Percentage of CO members accessing funds from the RF more than one time for IGAs during the lifetime of the project (Percentage, Custom) Value 0.00 60.00 60.00 50.00 7/26/2018 Page 5 of 10
Percentage of CO members with improved levels of food security (Percentage, Custom) Value 0.00 68.00 68.00 68.00 CO members benefited from asset/cash transfer for RF revitalization (Number, Custom) Value 0.00 0.00 10,767.00 40,000.00 Date 03-Aug-2015 30-Aug-2016 29-May-2018 31-Dec-2018 Number of higher level institutions formed (Number, Custom) Value 0.00 425.00 425.00 300.00 Date 31-Mar-2013 26-Sep-2017 29-May-2018 31-Dec-2018 Number of pocket areas developed and supported by the project for collective commercial production and marketing of commodities (Percentage, Custom) Value 0.00 30.00 30.00 30.00 Date 31-Mar-2013 17-Apr-2018 29-May-2018 31-Dec-2018 Original target was set at 50. In order to make sure a full utilization of the funds to cover the cost of infrastructure related activities, a Level 2 restructuring was proposed and approved on November 30, 2017. As a result, the target has been reduced from 50 to 30. 7/26/2018 Page 6 of 10
Number of COs functioning in urban/peri-urban settings (Number, Custom) Value 0.00 40.00 40.00 40.00 Date 31-Mar-2013 17-Apr-2018 29-May-2018 31-Dec-2018 Number of COs mobilized and made agreements with PAF (Number, Custom) Value 0.00 32,360.00 35,654.00 32,000.00 No of COs mobilized and registered: 33844 No of COs made agreements. 35654 No of COs who have received funds from PAF: 32202 Skilled persons trained in earthquake resistant construction techniques (Number, Custom) Value 0.00 4,300.00 4,300.00 4,950.00 Date 03-Aug-2015 17-Apr-2018 17-Apr-2018 31-Dec-2018 Original target was 14300. Due to the guideline from the Government of Nepal, which has mandate of 7 days training, the training event was adjusted to 180 events (for 25 Participants/event), targeting 4950 participants (through the Level 2 restructuring approved in November 2017). 7/26/2018 Page 7 of 10
Grievances registered related to delivery of project benefits addressed (%) (Percentage, Custom) Value 0.00 95.00 85.00 95.00 Date 31-Dec-2013 17-Apr-2018 29-May-2018 31-Dec-2018 The proportion of the grievances registered and addressed has been reduced to 85 % for this reporting period. Number of innovation awards to COs (Number, Custom) Value 0.00 135.00 135.00 116.00 Date 17-Aug-2015 17-Apr-2018 17-Apr-2018 31-Dec-2018 Number of Knowledge Management Products developed (Number, Custom) Value 0.00 272.00 272.00 225.00 Date 17-Aug-2015 17-Apr-2018 17-Apr-2018 31-Dec-2018 Overall Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed Disbursed 7/26/2018 Page 8 of 10
P105860 IDA-49220 Closed USD 27.50 0.00 27.50 0.00 0.00 0% P105860 IDA-H3370 Closed USD 100.00 99.97 0.03 99.46 0.00 100% P105860 IDA-H6720 Closed USD 65.00 65.00 0.00 63.43 0.00 100% P105860 IDA-H8570 Effective USD 80.00 80.00 0.00 73.37 1.01 99% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P105860 IDA-49220 Closed 21-Apr-2011 -- -- 30-Jun-2014 30-Jun-2014 P105860 IDA-H3370 Closed 06-Dec-2007 31-Jan-2008 19-Mar-2008 30-Sep-2012 30-Jun-2014 P105860 IDA-H6720 Closed 02-Jun-2011 13-Jul-2011 11-Oct-2011 30-Jun-2014 31-Dec-2014 P105860 IDA-H8570 Effective 05-Jun-2013 08-Jul-2013 04-Oct-2013 31-Dec-2017 31-Dec-2018 Cumulative Disbursements Restructuring History Level Approved on 08-May-2012,Level 2 Approved on 25-Jun-2014,Level 2 Approved on 12-Feb-2016,Level 2 Approved on 30-Nov-2017 7/26/2018 Page 9 of 10
Related Project(s) P124088-Additional Financing to the Poverty Alleviation Fund II,P128303-Second Additional Financing for the Poverty Alleviation FundII Project 7/26/2018 Page 10 of 10