Public Disclosure Authorized AFRICA Benin Social Protection Global Practice IBRD/IDA Adaptable Program Loan FY 2012 Seq No: 6 ARCHIVED on 12-Jun-2015 ISR19748 Implementing Agencies: Public Disclosure Authorized Key Dates Key Project Dates Board Approval date:03-may-2012 Planned Mid Term Review Date:01-Dec-2015 Original Closing Date:30-Jun-2016 Project Development Objectives Effectiveness Date:24-Jan-2013 Actual Mid-Term Review Date:-- Revised Closing Date:31-Dec-2017 Public Disclosure Authorized Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) To improve access to decentralized basic social services and to mainstream the CDD approach for such services. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No PHRPDODEL Components Name Service Delivery Grants to Communes:(Cost $55.00 M) Public Disclosure Authorized Pilot Social Safety Net Program:(Cost $5.00 M) Technical Assistance and Capacity Building:(Cost $10.00 M) Project Management:(Cost $6.00 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 Substantial Substantial 6/12/2015 Page 1 of 12
Implementation Status and Key Decisions Implementation of the project has proceeded satisfactorily since the last ISR was filed in December 2014. The original credit (5111) of $46 million is 100% disbursed and the additional credit of $30 million is 10% disbursed. Component 1: Service Delivery Grants to Communes Sub-component 1.1: Grants for communal-scale infrastructure. This subcomponent finances infrastructure of interest to multiple communities and is implemented by local governments (communes). As of April 2015, 160 commune sub-projects have been approved, of which 35 were completed (compared to 4 in the last ISR), 51 were under implementation, and 74 were in the process of procurement. The majority (75%) of these sub-projects were for market infrastructure, reflecting the priority of local governments. The remainder of sub-projects was split relatively evenly among water, education, health, and transport infrastructure. Sub-component 1.2: Grants for community-scale infrastructure. These sub-projects are simple, single-community activities for which the responsibility for execution is delegated to a community association by the commune. Since the last ISR, the first wave of 230 sub-projects has gotten well underway, with 174 communities (75% of the total) having completed procurement as of April 30, 2015. Community priorities for their sub-projects break down as follows: about 50% of communities prioritized schools, 25% water, 10% health and the rest selecting roads, markets, and agriculture. Training in communities has begun in the second wave of 383 communities, with sub-project agreements between communes and communities expected in September. Component 2: Pilot social safety net program Cash transfers under this component launched on February 25, 2015 in Cotonou and in March for the other 11 communes participating in the program. In total, the program benefits 13,000 poor households in 125 communities in the 12 pilot communes, which were selected for each having the highest contribution to poverty in their respective departments. Each household receives a monthly transfer of 3,500 FCFA (about US$ 6). At the same time as receiving their first payment, beneficiaries also received their identification card which carries the contact information of the Grievance Redress Mechanism. The launch of the program follows the deisgn and rollout of a two-step targeting approach consisting of community identification of the poorest followed by verification of eligibility through the administration of a proxy means test (PMT). In addition to the unconditional transfer, beneficiary households also have the option to participate in labor intensive public works sub-projects. Labor intensive sub projects are identified by communities from a menu of eligible activities, including road maintenance, community agriculture, and environment (trash collection and treatment) and are also implemented by community associations. Labor intensive public works sub-projects last 3-4 months with each beneficiary having the right to 800 FCFA (US$ 1.38) per 7-hour day for a minimum of 48 days. Component 3: Technical Assistance and Capacity Building Capacity building activities are well advanced at the national, commune, and community levels. Nationally, technical assistance has been provided to establish the national unified poverty targeting methodology based around the community identification and PMT verification described under Component 2. Technical assistance and capacity building is also being provided to the CONAFIL and Ministry of Decentralization for enhancing fiduciary controls, strengthening M&E, and further integrating CDD into the use of funds transferred to local levels. At the commune level, the project assessed the procurement capacity of all 77 communes and proposed action plans for them to bring their procurement arrangements to minimum standards as defined in the national procurement code. Implementation of these action plans was a prerequisite to utilize project funds. All 77 communes have completed the actions necessary to receive project funds. Communes have also received training on supervising the sub-projects they have delegated to communities under the project. Following upcoming local elections, the project will support training of new mayors and their teams on project management, procurement, and CDD. At the community level, as of March 2015, attendance in community Grassroots Management Training feedback sessions reached 223,000 people (50.3% women). The 230 communities of the first wave have completed 7 of 8 modules (the final module on maintenance comes after completion of the infrastructure) and the second wave of 383 communities has completed the first three modules. A concept note for a community scorecard mechanism has been developed and procurement of an NGO to assist in implementation of the rollout of scorecards will begin in the coming months. Component 4: Project management Project management is satisfactory. The project mid-term review is expected in November or December 2015. 6/12/2015 Page 2 of 12
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 -- Substantial Substantial 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 -- -- -- Overall -- Substantial Substantial Results Project Development Objective Indicators Direct project beneficiaries (Number, Core) Value 0.00 91616.00 108080.00 429200.00 Date 31-Dec-2011 31-Oct-2014 28-Feb-2015 30-Jun-2016 Female beneficiaries (Percentage, Core Supplement) Value 0.00 51.40 50.30 40.00 6/12/2015 Page 3 of 12
Resources transferred through FADeC that are executed by communities for basic social infrastructure through delegation of responsibility from communes (Percentage, Custom) Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 15.00 Timeliness of FADeC transfers to communes (average number of days variation from the published transfer schedule) (Days, Custom) Value 16.00 0.00 0.00 15.00 Students enrolled in schools constructed/rehabilitated under the project (Number, Custom) Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 60000.00 Number of people in rural areas provided with access to Improved Water Sources under the project (Number, Core) Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 12500.00 Date 31-Dec-2011 22-Mar-2013 22-Mar-2013 31-Dec-2016 Temporary employment created in labor intensive public works sub-projects (number of person-days) (Days, Custom) Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 1296000.00 6/12/2015 Page 4 of 12
Date 31-Dec-2011 22-Mar-2013 22-Mar-2013 31-Dec-2016 Overall Comments Intermediate Results Indicators Community subprojects for basic infrastructure completed (Number, Custom) Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 700.00 Date 31-Dec-2011 22-Mar-2013 22-Mar-2013 31-Dec-2016 Communes having executed at least one multi-village subproject (Percentage, Custom) Value 0.00 5.20 35.00 100.00 Date 31-Dec-2011 12-Sep-2014 30-Apr-2015 31-Dec-2016 Number of additional classrooms built or rehabilitated at the primary level resulting from project interventions. (Number, Core) Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 1200.00 Date 31-Dec-2011 22-Mar-2013 22-Mar-2013 31-Dec-2016 6/12/2015 Page 5 of 12
Health facilities constructed, renovated, and/or equipped (number) (Number, Core) Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 70.00 Date 31-Dec-2011 22-Mar-2013 22-Mar-2013 31-Dec-2016 Improved community water points constructed or rehabilitated under the project (Number, Core) Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 50.00 Date 31-Dec-2011 22-Mar-2013 22-Mar-2013 31-Dec-2016 Beneficiaries of Safety Nets programs (number) (Number, Core) Value 0.00 0.00 13000.00 12000.00 Date 31-Dec-2011 22-Mar-2013 11-Jun-2015 31-Dec-2016 Beneficiaries of Safety Nets programs - Female (number) (Number, Core Breakdown) Value 0.00 0.00 6760.00 6000.00 Date -- -- 11-Jun-2015 -- 6/12/2015 Page 6 of 12
Beneficiaries of Safety Nets programs - Unconditional cash transfers (number) (Number, Core Breakdown) Value 0.00 0.00 13000.00 12000.00 Date -- -- 11-Jun-2015 -- Beneficiaries of Safety Nets programs - Cash-for-work, food-for-work and public works (number) (Number, Core Breakdown) Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 10800.00 Date -- -- -- -- Communities implementing safety nets program (Number, Custom) Value 0.00 122.00 125.00 120.00 Date 31-Dec-2011 12-Dec-2014 11-Jun-2015 30-Jun-2016 Public works schemes completed with satisfactory technical quality (Percentage, Custom) Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 90.00 Date 31-Dec-2016 22-Mar-2013 22-Mar-2013 30-Jun-2016 6/12/2015 Page 7 of 12
Proportion of total cost of public works subprojects allocated to wages (Percentage, Custom) Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 70.00 Transfer payments made within 5 days of when they are due, according to the annual payment calendar (Percentage, Custom) Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 80.00 Proportion of total safety nets transfers received by households in the bottom two quintiles on the national consumption distribution (Percentage, Custom) Value 0.00 0.00 99.60 70.00 Date 31-Dec-2011 22-Mar-2013 11-Jun-2015 30-Jun-2016 Communes with up to date financial audits with published action plans to correct any revealed deficiencies (Percentage, Custom) Value 0.00 0.00 100.00 90.00 Date 31-Dec-2011 22-Mar-2013 11-Jun-2015 30-Jun-2016 6/12/2015 Page 8 of 12
Communes with second generation Community Development Plans (PDCs) which were prepared in a participatory process (Percentage, Custom) Value 79.00 98.70 98.70 90.00 Date 31-Dec-2011 12-Dec-2014 11-Jun-2015 30-Jun-2016 Communities that have received Grassroots Management Training (refresher or full GMT) (Number, Custom) Value 0.00 315.00 613.00 1000.00 Date 31-Dec-2011 12-Dec-2014 28-Feb-2015 30-Jun-2016 Beneficiiaries of Grassroots - Management Training (Number, Custom) Value 0.00 91616.00 95080.00 100000.00 Date 31-Dec-2011 31-Oct-2014 28-Feb-2015 30-Jun-2016 Communities having produced service delivery scorecards (Number, Custom) Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 360.00 6/12/2015 Page 9 of 12
Percent of total cost of transferred competencies transferred by Government to communes through the FADeC (Percentage, Custom) Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Percent of domestic revenues transferred by Government to communes through the FADeC (Percentage, Custom) Value 3.30 0.00 4.90 3.40 Date 31-Dec-2011 22-Mar-2013 11-Jun-2015 30-Jun-2016 Resources transferred through FADeC that are executed by communities for basic social infrastructure through delegation of responsibility from communies (Percentage, Custom) Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 15.00 Students enrolled in schools constructed/rehabiltated under the APL series (Number, Custom) Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 60000.00 6/12/2015 Page 10 of 12
Communes with scalable decentralized safety net program in operation (Percentage, Custom) Value 0.00 0.00 125.00 12.00 Date 31-Dec-2011 22-Mar-2013 11-Jun-2015 30-Jun-2016 Overall Comments Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed Disbursed P117764 IDA-51110 Effective XDR 29.60 29.60 0.00 29.60 0.00 100% P117764 IDA-53800 Effective XDR 19.50 19.50 0.00 1.88 17.62 10% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P117764 IDA-51110 Effective 03-May-2012 27-Jun-2012 24-Jan-2013 30-Jun-2016 30-Jun-2016 P117764 IDA-53800 Effective 27-Feb-2014 10-Apr-2014 24-Jul-2014 31-Dec-2017 31-Dec-2017 Cumulative Disbursements 6/12/2015 Page 11 of 12
Restructuring History There has been no restructuring to date. Related Project(s) P146597-Benin Decentralized Community Driven Services Project - Addl Financing 6/12/2015 Page 12 of 12