The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report The Gambia Social Safety Net Project (P167260) The Gambia Social Safety Net Project (P167260) AFRICA | Gambia, The | Social Protection & Jobs Global Practice | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing | FY 2019 | Seq No: 1 | ARCHIVED on 04-Sep-2019 | ISR38256 | Implementing Agencies: The Republic of The Gambia, National Nutrition Agency Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date: 24-May-2019 Effectiveness Date: Planned Mid Term Review Date: 29-Nov-2021 Actual Mid-Term Review Date: Original Closing Date: 29-Mar-2024 Revised Closing Date: 29-Mar-2024 pdoTable Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) To improve the coordination of social assistance activities and increase inclusion of the extreme poor in the Nafa program. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No Components Table Name Development of coordination mechanisms for the social assistance sector:(Cost $6.00 M) Nafa Program of Cash Transfers to the Eligible Extreme Poor and and Social and Behavioral Change Communication:(Cost $22.00 M) Project Management and Capacity Building:(Cost $3.00 M) Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO -- Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) -- Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating -- Substantial Implementation Status and Key Decisions The project was signed on 11 June in Banjul. The effectiveness deadline is 9 September. There are no effectiveness conditions and no legal opinion is required. However, several intra-governmental contracts and manuals will be finalized prior to effectiveness. 9/4/2019 Page 1 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report The Gambia Social Safety Net Project (P167260) Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance Substantial -- Substantial Macroeconomic Substantial -- Substantial Sector Strategies and Policies Moderate -- Moderate Technical Design of Project or Program Substantial -- Substantial Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Sustainability Substantial -- Substantial Fiduciary Moderate -- Moderate Environment and Social Low -- Low Stakeholders Moderate -- Moderate Other -- -- -- Overall Substantial -- Substantial Results PDO Indicators by Objectives / Outcomes Improved coordination of social assistance activities IN00735028 ►More effective steering committee meetings (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 0 No Steering Four "effective" Value 0.00 -- Committee meetings quarterly meetings per have yet been held year Date 21-May-2019 -- 09-Aug-2019 29-Mar-2024 An index will be used to measure "effectiveness" and the indicator will be scored accordingly on a scale of 0-5: 1 - meeting occurs; 2 - a quorum representing 60 percent of the membership is in attendance; 3 - Comments: Agenda shared in advance; 4 - Minutes from the meeting are shared; 5 - decision points acted upon, as reflected in the next meetings’ minutes. A score of 4 and above will constitute an effective meeting. IN00735056 ►Number of programs using the Social Registry (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 3.00 Date 21-May-2019 -- 09-Aug-2019 29-Mar-2024 This indicator will measure how many programs will have used the Social Registry data to identify eligible Comments: beneficiaries, to avoid duplications, or create synergies between programs. 9/4/2019 Page 2 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report The Gambia Social Safety Net Project (P167260) Increased inclusion of the extreme poor in the Nafa Program IN00735029 ►Beneficiaries of social safety net programs (Number, Corporate) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 170,000.00 Date 21-May-2019 -- 09-Aug-2019 29-Mar-2024 IN00735030 ►Number of households identified as extremely poor included in the Nafa program (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 15,606.00 Date 21-May-2019 -- 09-Aug-2019 29-Mar-2024 The number of extremely poor households in the Nafa project represents the total number of extreme poor expected to be found in the selected districts that will be identified through the PMT and community Comments: validation. 'In' the program means that they are registered and have received at least the Introductory SBCC module about the program. Overall Comments PDO The project is not yet effective, so there are no results to show yet. Intermediate Results Indicators by Components Development of Co-ordination Mechanisms for the Social Assistance Sector IN00735057 ►Social Registry established (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No -- No Yes Date 01-May-2019 -- 09-Aug-2019 29-Mar-2024 Comments: The social registry is operational and queries can be run from it IN00735059 Data collection for Social Registry in selected districts completed (Yes/No, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No -- No Yes Date 21-Mar-2019 -- 09-Aug-2019 30-Mar-2020 IN00735060 Number of households entered in the Social Registry (Number, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 9/4/2019 Page 3 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report The Gambia Social Safety Net Project (P167260) Value 0.00 -- 0.00 15,000.00 IN00735062 ►National Monitoring and Evaluation framework established (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No -- No Yes Date 01-May-2019 -- 09-Aug-2019 29-Mar-2024 An M&E framework, including detailed indicators, frequency of collection, institutions responsible, will be Comments: developed and validated. IN00735064 ►Social Protection Secretariat established (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No -- No Yes Date 01-May-2019 -- 09-Aug-2019 29-Mar-2024 Comments: Secretariat established = budgeted, staffed, fulfilling its functions as a Secretariat IN00735066 Annual report produced by the Secretariat on key indicators using the Social Registry and National M&E Framework (Yes/No, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No -- No Yes Program of Cash Transfers and Social and Behavioral Change Communications for the Extreme Poor IN00735058 ►Cash transfer program for the extreme poor established (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No -- No Yes Date 01-May-2019 -- 09-Aug-2019 29-Mar-2024 Comments: The Nafa program exists and is making cash transfer payments to eligible beneficiaries IN00735061 Percentage of beneficiary households receiving the right amount of cash on time (Percentage, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 80.00 IN00735063 Percentage of beneficiary households selecting a female household member as cash transfer recipient (Percentage, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 75.00 IN00735065 Percentage of beneficiary households that have either adequate or good food consumptions scores (Percentage, Custom Supplement) 9/4/2019 Page 4 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report The Gambia Social Safety Net Project (P167260) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 80.00 IN00735067 Cumulative amount transferred directly to beneficiaries (Amount(USD), Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 16,854,111.00 IN00735068 Program Management Information System established (Yes/No, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No -- No Yes IN00735069 Program Grievance Redress Mechanism established (Yes/No, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No -- No Yes IN00735070 Percentage of grievances that are classified and channeled through agreed resolution channels (Percentage, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 75.00 IN00735071 Percentage of grievances classified as resolved in grievance redress mechanism (Percentage, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 50.00 IN00735072 ►Social and Behavioral Change program accompanying the cash transfer established (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No -- No Yes Date 01-May-2019 -- 09-Aug-2019 29-Mar-2024 Comments: All Modules designed and being delivered in beneficiary communities IN00735073 Number of people trainedon SBCC (training of trainers) (Number, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 2,000.00 IN00735074 Number of beneficiary households attending the behavioural change sessions (Number, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 11,705.00 IN00735075 Number of beneficiary households that start or increase savings activities (Percentage, Custom Supplement) 9/4/2019 Page 5 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report The Gambia Social Safety Net Project (P167260) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 30.00 IN00735076 Number of households that start or increase entrepreneurship activity (Percentage, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 30.00 IN00735077 Percentage of beneficiaries with increased knowledge of measures to improve human capital (Percentage, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 50.00 Overall Comments IR The project is not yet effective, so there are no results to show yet, but progress is being made across the components and activities. Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed Not P167260 IDA-D4740 USD 30.00 30.00 0.00 0.00 29.75 0% Effective Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date Not P167260 IDA-D4740 24-May-2019 11-Jun-2019 -- 29-Mar-2024 29-Mar-2024 Effective Cumulative Disbursements 9/4/2019 Page 6 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report The Gambia Social Safety Net Project (P167260) Restructuring History There has been no restructuring to date. Related Project(s) There are no related projects. 9/4/2019 Page 7 of 7