The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Social Services Improvement Project (P162246) Social Services Improvement Project (P162246) EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA | North Macedonia | Social Protection & Jobs Global Practice | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing | FY 2019 | Seq No: 3 | ARCHIVED on 13-Dec-2019 | ISR39647 | Implementing Agencies: Ministry of Labor and Social Policy, Ministry of Finance Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date: 13-Sep-2018 Effectiveness Date: 17-Oct-2018 Planned Mid Term Review Date: -- Actual Mid-Term Review Date: Original Closing Date: 30-Jun-2024 Revised Closing Date: 30-Jun-2024 pdoTable Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) To expand access to and improve the quality of social services, including preschool services, for vulnerable groups. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No Components Table Name 1. Promoting social inclusion through improved access to social benefits and services:(Cost $12.70 M) 2. Expanding the access to and improving of the quality of preschool services:(Cost $18.60 M) 3. Project Management, Monitoring and Evaluation:(Cost $2.10 M) Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Satisfactory Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Satisfactory Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating Substantial Substantial Implementation Status and Key Decisions Significant implementation progress has been recorded since the launch of the project in November 2018, which has resulted in the successful preparation of Grant Operational Manuals for social services and pre-school infrastructure works, the launch of big procurement packages related to the infrastructure projects, and development of a regulatory framework for social services implementation. The first pubic call for preschool 12/13/2019 Page 1 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Social Services Improvement Project (P162246) infrastructure grants was published in June. The MLSP received proposals from 41 municipalities and the Grant Approval Committee selected 17 proposals. The selection of the applications was based on the quality of the proposals, including reports from the environmental and social screening of the proposed infrastructure sites. Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance Moderate Moderate Substantial Macroeconomic Moderate Moderate Moderate Sector Strategies and Policies Substantial Substantial Substantial Technical Design of Project or Program Substantial Substantial Substantial Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Sustainability Substantial Substantial Substantial Fiduciary Moderate Moderate Moderate Environment and Social Moderate Moderate Moderate Stakeholders Moderate Moderate Moderate Other -- -- -- Overall Substantial Substantial Substantial Results PDO Indicators by Objectives / Outcomes To strengthen overall social protection delivery system for improved service provision and access IN00776418 ►Share of cash benefit recipients and social services recipients recertified and recorded in the new information system (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 60.00 Date 03-Dec-2018 25-Jun-2019 02-Dec-2019 28-Jun-2024 IN00776420 Share of cash benefit recipients and social services recipients recertified and recorded in the new information system - Female (Percentage, Corporate Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 60.00 Date 03-Dec-2018 25-Jun-2019 02-Dec-2019 28-Jun-2024 IN00776482 12/13/2019 Page 2 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Social Services Improvement Project (P162246) ►Number of beneficiaries receiving noninstitutional social services (alternative/non-residential forms of care) from licensed providers (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 3,000.00 Date 03-Dec-2018 25-Jun-2019 02-Dec-2019 28-Jun-2024 IN00776483 Share of female beneficiaries out of all beneficiaries receiving noninstitutional social services (alternative/non-residential forms of care) from licensed providers (Percentage, Corporate Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 45.00 45.00 45.00 50.00 Date 03-Dec-2018 25-Jun-2019 02-Dec-2019 28-Jun-2024 To improve access to quality ECEC services, in particular for socially disadvantaged children IN00776417 ►National preschool enrollment rates for children 3 to 6 year old (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 35.70 37.00 41.20 46.50 Date 12-Apr-2018 26-Jun-2019 02-Dec-2019 28-Jun-2024 An updated value for preschool enrollment rates for children 3 to 6 year old who belong to the families Comments: recipients of the SFA/GMI will be available in June 2020. IN00776419 preschool enrollment rates for children 3 to 6 year old who belong to the families recipients of the SFA (Percentage, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.40 8.70 8.70 20.00 Date 12-Apr-2018 26-Jun-2019 26-Jun-2019 28-Jun-2024 IN00776481 ►Share of preschools with improved process quality as measured by the quality assessment tool (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 40 % of pre-schools to be determined by to be determined by to be determined by improved as measured baseline assessment of a baseline assessment of a baseline assessment by the follow up Value representative sample of representative sample of of a representative assessment of a preschools preschools sample of preschools representative sample of preschools Date 18-Apr-2018 25-Jun-2019 02-Dec-2019 28-Jun-2024 The Ministry will start with the data collection for the baseline in January 2020. The data collection Comments: instrument was selected and preparatory activities for data collection are underway. Intermediate Results Indicators by Components 12/13/2019 Page 3 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Social Services Improvement Project (P162246) Promoting social inclusion through improved access to social benefits and services IN00776485 ►Full integration of CBMIS and social services IS within the upgraded social welfare information system as a platform for social and child protection service delivery (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value no integration no integration no integration full integration Date 03-Dec-2018 25-Jun-2019 02-Dec-2019 28-Jun-2024 The government has started with design of the upgraded social welfare information system Comments: IN00776488 ►Development of social service standards, accreditation, licensing (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target new service standards, Value not developed not developed not developed accreditation, and licensing developed Date 03-Dec-2018 25-Jun-2019 02-Dec-2019 28-Jun-2024 The MLSP has drafted norms and standards for establishing of social services and it has prepared draft cost methodology for establishing of social services (including pricing list); these are to be approved in Comments: the short term. IN00776491 ►Share of social service providers using new service standards (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 50.00 Date 03-Dec-2018 25-Jun-2019 02-Dec-2019 28-Jun-2024 IN00776494 ►Beneficiaries of social safety net programs (Number, Corporate) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 130,000.00 134,772.00 140,533.00 140,000.00 Date 12-Apr-2018 26-Jun-2019 02-Jan-2020 28-Jun-2024 IN00776496 Beneficiaries of social safety net programs - Female (Number, Corporate Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 65,000.00 78,000.00 70,000.00 70,000.00 Expanding the access to and improving of the quality of preschool services IN00776484 ►Additional enegy- efficient classrooms built at the preschool level resulting from project interventions (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 12/13/2019 Page 4 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Social Services Improvement Project (P162246) Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 60.00 Date 12-Apr-2018 25-Jun-2019 02-Dec-2019 28-Jun-2024 The MLSP has signed grant agreements for preschool infrastructure with 18 municipalities. The biding documents for 8 kindergartens were published and it is expected that the BDs for the additional one will Comments: be published by December 15. The infrastructure activities in the remaining 8 selected municipalities are in process of projects designing. IN00776487 ►Additional classrooms rehabilitated or re-purposed at the preschool level resulting from project interventions (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 240.00 Date 12-Apr-2018 25-Jun-2019 02-Dec-2019 28-Jun-2024 All proposals from the first round were for new kindergartens. The second round will be focused on Comments: proposals for the repurposing of underutilized classrooms in primary education. IN00776490 ►Additional qualified preschool teachers resulting from project interventions (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 2,200.00 Date 12-Apr-2018 25-Jun-2019 02-Dec-2019 28-Jun-2024 The first teacher training module " play-based learning" will be developed by February 2020. The teacher Comments: training activities will start as of March 2020. IN00776493 ►Number of pre-service training institutions that reformed their study programs based on the core competencies required for ECEC teachers (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 5.00 Date 12-Apr-2018 25-Jun-2019 02-Dec-2019 28-Jun-2024 The procurement process for this activity is under way. Comments: IN00776495 ►Assessment of the students cognitive and socio-emotional development conducted (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value no no no yes Date 12-Apr-2018 25-Jun-2019 02-Dec-2019 28-Jun-2024 The government decided to use MELE instrument to evaluate the students cognitive and socio-emotional Comments: development. Project management, monitoring and evaluation IN00776486 12/13/2019 Page 5 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Social Services Improvement Project (P162246) ►Communication campaign developed and implemented (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value no no no yes Date 12-Apr-2018 25-Jun-2019 02-Dec-2019 28-Jun-2024 Selection of the company should be done by December 15, 2019. Comments: IN00776489 ►Share of supported sub-projects in which direct beneficiaries report their engagement in decision making. (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 30.00 Date 01-Jan-2019 25-Jun-2019 02-Dec-2019 28-Jun-2024 Implementation of sub-project haven't stated yet. Comments: IN00776492 ►Share of beneficiaries satisfied with responsiveness of the grievance redress mechanism (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 50.00 Date 01-Jan-2019 25-Jun-2019 02-Dec-2019 28-Jun-2024 No grievances so far. Comments: Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P162246 IBRD-89020 Effective USD 33.40 33.40 0.00 1.76 31.57 5.3% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P162246 IBRD-89020 Effective 13-Sep-2018 02-Oct-2018 17-Oct-2018 30-Jun-2024 30-Jun-2024 Cumulative Disbursements 12/13/2019 Page 6 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Social Services Improvement Project (P162246) Restructuring History There has been no restructuring to date. Related Project(s) There are no related projects. 12/13/2019 Page 7 of 7