76813 Urban Local Government Strengthening Program Tab 1: Overview and Performance Basic Information Operation Name Urban Local Government Strengthening Program (ULGSP) Project Stage Implementation Seq.No 1 Status Approved Team Lead Andre Bald Requesting Unit AFTCE1 Created by Onur Ozlu Product Line PforR Responsible Unit AFTU1 Modified by Andre Bald Country Tanzania Approval FY 2013 Region Africa Lending Instrument Program-for-Results Program Development Objectives Program Development Objective (from Program-for-Results Appraisal Document): To improve institutional performance for urban service delivery in Program urban local government authorities. Summary Ratings Rating Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO N/A Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) N/A Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating Substantial Substantial Program Status for Public Disclosure Implementation Status Overview The Urban Local Government Strengthening Program just became effective, so it is still too early a stage to report on progress towards the development objectives. However, the program is on-track to start the first assessment cycle. The Performance Assessment Consultants are expected to be mobilized on-time (early March 2013), all participating Urban Local Government Authorities (ULGAs) have participated in two preparation trainings (in November/December), and the Prime Minister’s Office of Regional Administration and Local Government (PMO -RALG) has a team ready to manage start-up. 1 There is risk that several ULGAs may not achieve the Minimum Access Condition for the first cycle. The first cycle only assess and disburses against the Minimum Access Conditions. Subsequent cycles (starting in September 2013) disburse against the Minimum Access Conditions and other performance targets – with a larger ‘pool’ of disbursements linked to performance. So a ULGA missing the Minimum Access Conditions for the first c ycle will not have as significant an impact on program disbursement as it will for the following assessment cycles. PMO-RALG is working with all ULGAs to reduce the risk of not achieving the Minimum Access Conditions for the first cycle. Key Decisions for Disclosure An estimated four ULGAs (with six others at risk) will likely not have the Core Staff in place by the first assessment. This will not immediately affect the ULGA’s achieving the Minimum Access Conditions (which are assessed on actions already taken), but could impact their ability to achieve future performance targets. Missing this target would affect PMO-RALGs own performance targets and corresponding disbursements. PMO-RALG’s management committed to address this before the project was effective (though it is not an effectiveness condition). PMO-RALG will need to staff-up to ensure it has robust project management, fiduciary, and technical staff dedicated to manage this technically and logistically demanding project. The mission recommended, and PMO-RALG agreed to increase the level of staffing to manage the project, particularly to support ULGA- targeted capacity building initiatives. Financing (as of April 16, 2013) Key Dates Effectiveness Program Loan No. Status Approval Date Signing Date Closing Date Date P118152 IDA-51710 Effective 23-Oct-2012 11-Dec-2012 06-Feb-2013 31-Dec-2018 Disbursements (in Millions) % Program Loan No. Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed Disbursed 2 Tab 2: DLIs Disbursement Scalable Unit of DLI Value DLI Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Measure 1. ULGAs have NO Pass/fail Value 0 N/A N/A strengthened Date September 2012 February 2013 institutional performance and The independent assessment for the measurement of DLI is underway and is expected to be achieve Program completed by end-February, 2013. The assessment is expected to start beginning of March, minimum Comments 2013. The results of the initial assessment will be ready by end- April, 2013 as planned. conditions in the annual assessment 2. ULGAs have YES Score strengthened (out of institutional 100 performance as points) This DLI will be triggered starting in FY13/14, after the independent assessment of fall 2013 is completed. scored in the annual performance assessment 3. Local YES Score infrastructure (out of targets as set out in 100 the annual action points) This DLI will be triggered starting in FY14/15, after the independent assessment of fall 2014 is completed. plans are met by ULGAs utilizing the Program funds 4. Number of YES Number Value N/A ULGAs with all (out of Date September 2012 February 2013 core staff in place 18) PMO-RALG is conducting an analysis of the gaps in core staff in Program ULGAs and will Comments submit a proposal to fill these gaps to the PS, PMO-RALG by mid- February. The gaps will be filled by end- February. 5. Completion of YES Percent Value 0 N/A N/A 3 annual PMO-RALG Date September 2012 February 2013 capacity building During the Program launch, PMO-RALG has received the first round of feedback on capacity activities for Comments building needs from LGAs. It is preparing the capacity building plan for FY13/14 and will Program ULGAs submit it, as planned, by its due date of April 30, 2013. 6. PMO-RALG has NO Yes or Value N/A N/A N/A adopted an No Date September 2012 February 2013 enhanced LGDG assessment system This DLI is expected to be fulfilled at some point during the implementation of the Program. Lessons from the PforR operation need to emerge in order for the overall Government Comments program to incorporate these improvements. This will most likely take place most-MTR at the earliest. Tab 3: Results RESULTS NOT YET DUE, WILL BE UPDATED IN THE NEXT ISR Program Development Objective: [text] Unit of PDO Level Results Indicators Core DLI Baseline Results Value Previous Current End Target Measure PDO Indicator 1 Value Date PDO Indicator 2 Value Date Intermediate Results Area 1: [text] Intermediate Results Value Indicator 1 Date Intermediate Results Value Indicator 2 Date 4 Intermediate Results Area 2: [text] Intermediate Results Value Indicator # Date Intermediate Results Value Indicator # Date Comments Organizations Organization Name Type Contact Title Office Email Phone 5