INTEGRATED SAFEGUARDS DATASHEET APPRAISAL STAGE Report No.: 86100 Date prepared/updated: February 6, 2014 I. Basic Information A. Basic Project Data Country: Armenia Project ID: P149463 Additional Project ID (if any): Project Name: Promoting Youth Inclusion in Armenia Task Team Leader: Sarah Michael Estimated Appraisal Date: n/a (small grant Estimated Board Date: n/a processing) Managing Unit: ECSSO Lending Instrument: Recipient-Executed TF Sector: ECSSD Theme: Social Inclusion (50%), Conflict prevention and post-conflict reconstruction (30%), Participation and civic engagement (20%), IBRD Amount (US$m.): IDA Amount (US$m.): GEF Amount (US$m.): PCF Amount (US$m.): Other financing amounts by source: State and Peace-Building Fund: US$1,000,000 Environmental Category: C Simplified Processing Simple [X ] Repeater [ ] Is this project processed under OP 8.00 (Rapid Response to Crises Yes [ ] No [X ] and Emergencies) B. Project Objectives: The objective of this project is to promote the social and economic inclusion of vulnerable youth in border regions of Armenia through increased access to opportunities for leadership and livelihood development. C. Project Description: The project will have three components: Component 1: Strengthening Youth Leadership. This component will support the social inclusion of vulnerable young people in the target regions by building their leadership skills, networks and self-confidence, by creating opportunities for them to use their voice and time to better their communities, and by finding ways to motivate and empower them to move from a state of idleness to one of constructive engagement. This component will also support opportunities for young people to work collaboratively with their community councils and heads of community to develop new activities for young people in the locality. The specific activities of this component will evolve over the course of the project, but will include:  Leadership skills trainings and other leadership learning events and exchanges  Youth discussion groups (both in person and virtual)  Social inclusion through culture and sports activities  Promotion of youth volunteerism 1  Development of a youth information portal, including crowd-sourcing local opportunities  Government-Youth discussion forums  Small grants for innovative youth development projects planned in collaboration between youth leaders and local authorities Component 2: Promoting Youth Livelihoods. This component will focus on promoting youth livelihoods in border areas where youth unemployment is high and few current employment opportunities exist. The component will have a twofold approach; (i) Increasing access to information on livelihoods among vulnerable youth in border areas, and (ii) Improving employability of vulnerable youth in border areas. The specific activities of this component will evolve over the course of the project, but would be expected to include:  Trainings on youth unemployment related issues for local authorities (e.g. local administrations, Integrated Social Protection Center staff, social workers, teachers etc.)  Regional livelihood conferences with e.g. job fairs, CV workshops, eLearning courses and ICT skills development  Support programs for youth entrepreneurs  Business opportunities training for youth  Micro-grants for youth entrepreneurs Component 3: Project Management. This component will finance the operational costs of the Project Coordination Unit (PCU) within the Ministry of Labour and Social Issues for technical aspects of the project implementation and management, including consultant costs, field visits for supervision and oversight, project monitoring and evaluation activities, project communications activities and overheads (office costs, consumables, utilities etc.). This component will also finance FM and procurement functions for the project via the Foreign Financial Management Centre (FFPMC) under the Ministry of Finance and will fund the project audit. D. Project Location and salient physical characteristics relevant to the safeguard analysis: The project will work in five marzes within the country: Shirak, Tavush, Gegharkunik, Vayots Dzor and Syunik. The Grant will mainly finance training and workshops and consultant services. It will not finance civil works and is not expected to have adverse environmental or social impacts. The two grants programs under the project (Small grants for innovative youth development projects and Micro-grants for youth entrepreneurs) will exclude civil works and activities with potential negative environmental risks (e.g. chemical production, use of forest resources etc.) or social risks (e.g. alcohol/tobacco-related activities) or which involve land acquisition. The small grants for innovative youth development projects are expected to have a size of USD 500-4000 each. The micro-grants for youth entrepreneurs are expected to have a maximum size of USD 3000. Operations Manuals (OMs) will be developed for each set of grants following Project effectiveness, and will detail specific eligibility criteria and a screening checklist for grants. These Operations Manuals, acceptable to the Bank, will be developed before the grants’ implementation and would be a disbursement condition for the grants. E. Borrowers Institutional Capacity for Safeguard Policies: 2 The Government counterpart for the Project is the Ministry of Labor and Social Issues. A PCU will be responsible for project oversight, quality control and coordination. The PCU will be the same as for the pipeline SPAP II. With respect to safeguards, the PCU will include a specialist responsible for safeguards management, including supporting and overseeing implementation of the SPAP II, its adherence to the Environmental and Social management Framework, Resettlement Policy Framework and site-specific Environmental Action Plans. As part of the SPAP II, this person will access available safeguards trainings and resources and receive support from Bank safeguards specialists. As such, the PCU is expected to have sufficient capacity to ensure that all Safeguards policies are respected throughout implementation of this Category C project. F. Environmental and Social Safeguards Specialists on the Team: Darejan Kapanadze (Sr. Environmental Specialist) Sarah Michael (Sr. Social Development Specialist) II. SAFEGUARD POLICIES THAT MIGHT APPLY Safeguard Policies Triggered ? Explanation (Optional) Environmental Assessment OP/BP 4.01 No Natural Habitats OP/BP 4.04 No Forests OP/BP 4.36 No Pest Management OP 4.09 No Physical Cultural Resources OP/BP 4.11 No Indigenous Peoples OP/BP 4.10 No Involuntary Resettlement OP/BP 4.12 No Safety of Dams OP/BP 4.37 No Projects on International Waterways OP/BP 7.50 No Projects in Disputed Areas OP/BP 7.60 No III. SAFEGUARD PREPARATION PLAN A. Tentative target date for preparing the updated PAD stage ISDS: N/A B. Time frame for launching and completing the safeguard-related studies that may be needed. N/A IV. APPROVALS 3 Signed and submitted by: Name Date Task Team Leader and Social Sarah Michael, Sr. Social Development January 14, 2014 Development Specialist: Specialist, ECSSO Environmental Specialist: Darejan Kapanadze, Sr. Environmental February 6, 2014 Specialist, ECSEN Approved by: Regional Safeguards Coordinator: Nicolas Perrin, Acting Regional February 6, 2014 Safeguards Coordinator; on behalf of Agi Kiss, Lead Ecologist and Regional Safeguards Coordinator, ECSOQ, Europe and Central Asia Sector Manager: Elisabeth Huybens, ECSSO, Sector February 6, 2014 Manager 4