Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Local Government Support Project (P120517) Local Government Support Project (P120517) AFRICA | Burkina Faso | Governance Global Practice | IBRD/IDA | Specific Investment Loan | FY 2012 | Seq No: 8 | ARCHIVED on 28-Nov-2015 | ISR19867 | Implementing Agencies: Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date:01-Nov-2011 Effectiveness Date:06-Jun-2012 Planned Mid Term Review Date:10-Nov-2014 Actual Mid-Term Review Date:15-Oct-2014 Original Closing Date:31-Dec-2016 Revised Closing Date:31-Dec-2016 Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The proposed project seeks to harness emerging government commitment to local government reforms by supporting the implementation of critical aspects of fiscal and administrative decentralization in six of the 13 regions of Burkina Faso. The primary objective of the project is to strengthen the central government#s capacity for administrative and fiscal decentralization and the institutional capacities of communes in six regions, and to improve accountability linkages between local policy makers and citizens in the six regions. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No PHRPDODEL Components Name Component 1 - Establishing the foundations of robust administrative and fiscal intergovernmental institutions:(Cost $9.80 M) Component 2 - Strengthening capacity of municipalities to manage local development:(Cost $37.98 M) Component 3 - Improving accountability linkages between local level policy makers and citizens:(Cost $5.94 M) Component 4: Project management and evaluation:(Cost $10.00 M) Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO  Satisfactory  Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP)  Satisfactory  Satisfactory 11/28/2015 Page 1 of 9 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Local Government Support Project (P120517) Overall Risk Rating  Moderate  Moderate Implementation Status and Key Decisions The project was approved by the Board on November 1, 2011 and the financing agreement was signed on December 8, 2011.The effectiveness date was June 6, 2012. The project was restructured in April 2015 to reallocate the funds across the expenditure categories. The project development objectives (PDO) and PDO indicators remained unchanged. The project has the following components: Component 1 - Establishing the foundations of robust administrative and fiscal intergovernmental institutions ($9.8 million). This component will support the central government agencies to further develop a transparent and rule-based intergovernmental fiscal framework and robust intergovernmental administrative systems. It will support the government in making a gradual shift from existing ex ante controls to ex post monitoring, as the capacity of communes increases to exercise their discretion. It will provide support to a high level policy making process (Vision Prospective de la Decentralisation- VPD) and assist the Ministries of Economy and Finance and Territorial Administration, Decentralization and Security to develop their coordination and managerial capacity. Component 2 - Strengthening capacity of municipalities to manage local development ($37.98 million). To address capacity constraints at the local government level, the project will provide support to local communes to address their core institutional development requirements for socio-economic development through institutional development grants. Annual grant allocations to each commune will, in part, be based upon the commune’s performance in establishing their institutions. Component 3 - Improving accountability linkages between local level policy makers and citizens ($5.94 million). This component aims to empower local councils and populations by strengthening their capacity to participate in local decision making processes related to their socio-economic development and monitor local authority performance. At the same time, it aims to support local councilors in their oversight and representative function and to strengthen the capacity of local communes to communicate with local populations and account for their performance. The component will also reward communes in all 13 regions that demonstrate excellence in engaging communities in local development decision-making processes, through the provision of small grants on a competitive basis, and will ensure that the practices are disseminated as a motivation to other communes. Component 4 - Project management and evaluation ($9.65 million). This component will provide project management support to the Ministry of Territorial Administration, Decentralization and Security (MATDS) in project implementation and support regular project evaluations as well as procurement and safeguards reviews, and financial reporting and auditing. A mid-term review team visited Burkina Faso over the period of October 15-28, 2014 and December 2-10, 2014. The objectives of the mid-term missions were to assess the design of the project and identify the changes need, assess progress made towards its implementation and identify obstacles to its implementation. The main conclusion of the mid-term review was that the development objective of the project and the key performance indicators are highly relevant to strengthening the delivery of basic services in Burkina Faso. And the project has already achieved results on the ground. The implementation of the first component activities is on track. The component supports the central government agencies to establish a transparent and rule-based intergovernmental fiscal framework and robust intergovernmental administrative systems. It engages with the government to make intergovernmental transfers more transparent and formula based. The component has ensured that the grant amounts available to communes are communicated to the communes in a timely fashion in order to give them an opportunity to make proper budget planning. In 201, the Government has initiated the process for the implementation of the 21 decrees to devolve the service delivery responsibilities specified in the 2004 Law. The second component provides institutional development support to communes. It finances the implementation of the institutional development plan of communes. There seems to be a significant progress in improving the capacities of the communes. The third component promotes accountability. It strives to achieve better accountability of communes towards citizens. Working through local and regional NGOs, the component strengthens accountability linkages between citizens and communes. Under this component six NGOs (one per region) have been hired to work with local governance stakeholders in their respective regions. The component had facilitated the organization of a national competition for excellence in local governance (COPEGOL) which awarded communes for innovative practices in good governance and participation. However, after the dismissal of the elected communes in 2014, COPEGOL is on hold. As of May 2015, the disbursement rate of the project stands at 73%. 11/28/2015 Page 2 of 9 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Local Government Support Project (P120517) Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance  --  Moderate  Moderate Macroeconomic  --  Low  Low Sector Strategies and Policies  --  Low  Low Technical Design of Project or Program  --  Low  Low Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Sustainability  --  Moderate  Moderate Fiduciary  --  Moderate  Moderate Environment and Social  --  Low  Low Stakeholders  --  Low  Low Other  --  --  -- Overall  --  Moderate  Moderate Results Project Development Objective Indicators PHINDPDOTBL  Direct project beneficiaries (Number, Core) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 7571.00 8754.00 4000.00 11/28/2015 Page 3 of 9 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Local Government Support Project (P120517) Date 02-Jan-2012 29-Oct-2014 23-Nov-2015 31-Dec-2016 PHINDPDOTBL  Female beneficiaries (Percentage, Core Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 1968.00 2538.00 2000.00 PHINDPDOTBL  Increase in the execution rate of annual commune procurement plan (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 83.13 85.39 80.00 5.00 Date 01-Nov-2011 31-Dec-2013 23-Nov-2015 31-Dec-2016 PHINDPDOTBL  Increase in local taxes collected for the commune governments (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 41.62 36.88 5.00 15.00 Date 01-Nov-2011 29-Oct-2014 23-Nov-2015 31-Dec-2016 PHINDPDOTBL  Deviation of commune level budget implementation from initially approved annual communal budget (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 40.00 29.00 25.00 4.00 Date 01-Nov-2011 29-Oct-2014 23-Nov-2015 31-Dec-2016 11/28/2015 Page 4 of 9 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Local Government Support Project (P120517) PHINDPDOTBL  Actual availability of funds to communes committed by the central government earlier in the budget cycle (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target No later than Value April 30, 2011 February 27, 2014 February 27, 2014 February 28, 2016 Date 01-Nov-2011 29-Oct-2014 23-Nov-2015 31-Dec-2016 PHINDPDOTBL  Notification of indicative allocation of transfer amounts by central government to each commune government by November of preceding fiscal year (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No Yes Yes Yes Date 01-Nov-2011 23-Sep-2013 23-Nov-2015 31-Dec-2016 PHINDPDOTBL  Increase in percentage of citizens rating commune government’s performance satisfactory (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 47.30 522.00 52.20 70.00 Date 01-Nov-2011 29-Oct-2014 23-Nov-2015 31-Dec-2016 Overall Comments Intermediate Results Indicators PHINDIRITBL  Intergovernmental fiscal framework policy statement issued by the government (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No No No Yes Date 01-Nov-2011 29-Oct-2014 31-Dec-2014 31-Dec-2016 11/28/2015 Page 5 of 9 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Local Government Support Project (P120517) PHINDIRITBL  Sectoral decentralization reviews/service delivery guidelines completed (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0 11 11 8 Date 01-Nov-2011 29-Oct-2014 23-Nov-2015 31-Dec-2016 PHINDIRITBL  Number of government officials who participated in decentralization training courses and study tours (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 10.00 11.00 70.00 Date 01-Nov-2011 31-Dec-2013 23-Nov-2015 31-Dec-2016 PHINDIRITBL  Communes that established local budget committees (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 39.30 46.60 75.00 100.00 Date 01-Nov-2011 31-Dec-2013 23-Nov-2015 31-Dec-2016 PHINDIRITBL  Commune officials find MEF ordinateur function for revenue collection carried out effectively at a regional level (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 20.00 35.70 35.70 70.00 Date 01-Nov-2011 29-Oct-2014 23-Nov-2015 31-Dec-2016 11/28/2015 Page 6 of 9 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Local Government Support Project (P120517) PHINDIRITBL  Communes that comply to 70 percent with organigramme for territorial collectivities in terms of responsibilities and functions implemented on regional and commune level (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 5.00 28.57 28.57 30.00 Date 01-Nov-2011 29-Oct-2014 23-Nov-2015 31-Dec-2016 PHINDIRITBL  Number of communes with council-validated Institutional Development Plans (IDP) (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 Date 01-Nov-2011 29-Oct-2014 23-Nov-2015 31-Dec-2016 PHINDIRITBL  Communes that were awarded the consecutive budget allocations (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 100.00 100.00 70.00 Date 01-Nov-2011 29-Oct-2014 23-Nov-2015 31-Dec-2016 PHINDIRITBL  Increase in the number of people who state that they have received announcements of the “cadre de concertation” meetings and who can recall through which channel (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 38.00 24.23 39.35 80.00 Date 01-Nov-2011 31-Dec-2013 23-Nov-2015 31-Dec-2016 11/28/2015 Page 7 of 9 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Local Government Support Project (P120517) PHINDIRITBL  Communes submitting their candidacy documents to the annual regional competition (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 10.00 22.79 12.82 60.00 Date 01-Nov-2011 31-Dec-2013 23-Nov-2015 31-Dec-2016 Overall Comments Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed Disbursed P120517 IDA-H7360 Effective XDR 37.30 37.30 0.00 27.30 10.00 73% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P120517 IDA-H7360 Effective 01-Nov-2011 08-Dec-2011 06-Jun-2012 31-Dec-2016 31-Dec-2016 Cumulative Disbursements 11/28/2015 Page 8 of 9 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Local Government Support Project (P120517) Restructuring History There has been no restructuring to date. Related Project(s) P120844-Mainstreaming Governance and Institutional Development in Burkina Faso 11/28/2015 Page 9 of 9 Public Disclosure Copy