The World Bank Report No: ISR9568 Implementation Status & Results Afghanistan AFGHANSTAT: Strengthening the National Statistical System (P121883) Public Disclosure Copy Operation Name: AFGHANSTAT: Strengthening the National Statistical Project Stage: Implementation Seq.No: 3 Status: ARCHIVED Archive Date: 08-Jun-2013 System (P121883) Country: Afghanistan Approval FY: 2011 Product Line: Recipient Executed Activities Region: SOUTH ASIA Lending Instrument: Specific Investment Loan Implementing Agency(ies): Key Dates Board Approval Date 07-Oct-2010 Original Closing Date 29-Feb-2016 Planned Mid Term Review Date Last Archived ISR Date 11-Apr-2012 Effectiveness Date 24-Mar-2011 Revised Closing Date 29-Feb-2016 Actual Mid Term Review Date Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The main objective of this project is to strengthen statistical capacity in Afghanistan by operationalizing the Afghanistan National Statistical Plan (ANSP). Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project? Yes No Component(s) Component Name Component Cost Improve Framework for Institutional and Capacity Development 5.40 Improve Data Collection and Analysis 3.80 Improve Administrative Data Systems and Other Data from Line Ministries 0.90 Improve the Information and Communication Technology Infrastructure 1.70 Project Management 2.20 Public Disclosure Copy Overall Ratings Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating Substantial Implementation Status Overview As an overall finding, the mission observed that there is a strong support for the Project by CSO management. However, while Project activities are advancing, progress is slower Page 1 of 4 The World Bank Report No: ISR9568 than expected. More over, coordination across departments of the CSO and donor-funded projects at the CSO could be strengthened. The mission also observed that despite the fact that there are issues beyond CSO’s control, there are ways that the efficiency of project implementation can be improved. Locations Public Disclosure Copy Country First Administrative Division Location Planned Actual Afghanistan Kabul Wilayat-e Kabul ✔ Results Project Development Objective Indicators Indicator Name Core Unit of Measure Baseline Current End Target Score of Capacity delivery of the Central Percentage Value 33.00 50.00 45.00 Statistics Organization departments and CSO Date 30-Nov-2010 30-Nov-2010 30-Oct-2015 staff Comments Number of the ANDS and MDG indicators Number Value 17.00 26.00 which are supported by the CSO Date 01-Jul-2010 30-Oct-2015 Comments Only MDGs here Only MDGs here Percentage of users who say they are satisfied Percentage Value 74.00 or very satisfied with statistical products and Date 01-Oct-2011 services Comments Average rate of satisfied users (among people ever used statistics). However, about 10-20 % of potential users (depending of types of statistics) reported that they ever use statistics. Intermediate Results Indicators Indicator Name Core Unit of Measure Baseline Current End Target Public Disclosure Copy Number of GoA employees at the CSO and in Number Value 0.00 78.00 Line Ministries statistical cells who have Date 29-Jun-2011 01-Jul-2012 completed a qualification supported by SRF Comments of which, 15 trainees are women Average number of months take for ANSP Number Value 15.00 13.00 8.00 surveys to be published Date 01-Jul-2010 31-Jan-2013 30-Oct-2015 Comments based on the MICS Page 2 of 4 The World Bank Report No: ISR9568 Indicator of data quality: Number of data with Number Value 0.00 1.00 8.00 proper metadata Date 29-Jun-2011 12-Mar-2012 30-Oct-2015 Comments NRVA 2007/08 has been Public Disclosure Copy documented. Data on Financial Performance (as of 03-May-2013) Financial Agreement(s) Key Dates Project Ln/Cr/Tf Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Original Closing Date Revised Closing Date P121883 TF-98001 Effective 20-Oct-2010 20-Oct-2010 24-Mar-2011 29-Feb-2016 29-Feb-2016 Disbursements (in Millions) Project Ln/Cr/Tf Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P121883 TF-98001 Effective USD 14.00 14.00 0.00 2.45 11.55 17.00 Disbursement Graph Public Disclosure Copy Key Decisions Regarding Implementation As human resource and institutional reforms are crucial to the success of the overall reforms and achieving the Development Objective, and given that the Twinning Partner is about to come on board, it is essential that the CSO start a discussion within the organization to prepare itself for the institutional reform. Restructuring History Page 3 of 4 The World Bank Report No: ISR9568 There has been no restructuring to date. Related Projects Public Disclosure Copy There are no related projects. Public Disclosure Copy Page 4 of 4