The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Iraq Emergency Social Stabilization and Resilience Project (P165114) Iraq Emergency Social Stabilization and Resilience Project (P165114) MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA | Iraq | Social Protection & Jobs Global Practice | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing | FY 2018 | Seq No: 3 | ARCHIVED on 02-Aug-2019 | ISR37762 | Implementing Agencies: Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs (MOLSA) Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date: 05-Apr-2018 Effectiveness Date: 11-Jul-2018 Planned Mid Term Review Date: 17-Feb-2020 Actual Mid-Term Review Date: -- Original Closing Date: 30-Apr-2021 Revised Closing Date: 30-Apr-2021 pdoTable Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The project development objective is to: (i) increase livelihood opportunities in liberated areas; (ii) increase access to psychosocial services in liberated areas; and (iii) strengthen the systems to expand the provision of social safety nets. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No Components Table Name Cash for Work, Social Support, and Livelihood Opportunities:(Cost $169.95 M) Resilent Social Safety Nets:(Cost $18.10 M) Project Management:(Cost $4.60 M) Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating High High Implementation Status and Key Decisions Progress towards Achievement of PDOs and Overall Implementation Progress are rated Moderately Satisfactory (MS) due to persistent delays in launching project implementation as well as significant shortcomings in project financial management. The latest implementation support mission, carried out in early May 2019, did however, observe notable progress by MOLSA to advance required preparatory work to launch project activities. The project’s Designated Account (DA) has been opened and an advance of US$10 million was transferred on June 29, 2019. The inclusion process of the ESSRP under the investment account at MOP is advanced and has been approved by MOP's sectors department and endorsed by MOP's Deputy Minister. The process is expected to be finalized by the end of July 2019. In terms of progress on the five dated covenants required for project disbursements, the following is noted: (i) preparation of an Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF) and Resettlement Policy Framework (RPF) was completed, endorsed and publicly disclosed in-country and 8/2/2019 Page 1 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Iraq Emergency Social Stabilization and Resilience Project (P165114) on the Bank’s website in end January 2019; (ii) development of a Microfinance Handbook has been finalized and is under discussion at MOLSA for comments and validation; (iii) the POM is finalized and also under discussion at MOLSA for comments and validation; (iv) the Cash for Work Handbook is finalized and under discussion at MOLSA for comments and validation; and (v) the establishment and functionality of a Grievance and Redress Mechanism (GRM) system was reviewed and finalized during a mission in March 2019. It is expected that the GRM will be fully functional no later than early September 2019. Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance High High High Macroeconomic Substantial Substantial Substantial Sector Strategies and Policies Moderate Moderate Moderate Technical Design of Project or Program Substantial Substantial Substantial Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Sustainability Substantial Substantial Substantial Fiduciary High High High Environment and Social Substantial Substantial Substantial Stakeholders Low Low Low Other -- -- -- Overall High High High Results PDO Indicators by Objectives / Outcomes Increase livelihood opportunities in liberated areas IN00720154 ►Beneficiary households receiving Cash for Work support (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 150,000.00 Date 30-Apr-2018 31-Dec-2018 30-Apr-2019 30-Apr-2021 IN00720249 Beneficiary households receiving Cash for Work support, of which female headed households (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 75,000.00 8/2/2019 Page 2 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Iraq Emergency Social Stabilization and Resilience Project (P165114) Date 30-Apr-2018 31-Dec-2018 30-Apr-2019 30-Apr-2021 IN00720250 ►Average share of cash for work resources transferred as wages (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 70.00 Date 30-Apr-2018 31-Dec-2018 30-Apr-2019 30-Apr-2021 IN00720252 ►Beneficiaries receiving livelihood support (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 12,000.00 Date 30-Apr-2018 31-Dec-2018 30-Apr-2019 30-Apr-2021 IN00720254 Beneficiaries receiving livelihood support, of which women (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 5,000.00 Date 30-Apr-2018 31-Dec-2018 30-Apr-2019 30-Apr-2021 IN00720255 ►Beneficiaries of social safety net programs (Number, Corporate) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 1,200,000.00 Date 30-Apr-2018 31-Dec-2018 30-Apr-2019 30-Apr-2021 IN00720256 Beneficiaries of social safety net programs - Female (Number, Corporate Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 600,000.00 Increase access to pyschosocial services in liberated areas IN00720155 ►Beneficiaries receiving direct counseling (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 150,000.00 Date 30-Apr-2018 31-Dec-2018 30-Apr-2019 30-Apr-2021 IN00720248 Beneficiaries receiving direct counseling, of which women (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 50,000.00 8/2/2019 Page 3 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Iraq Emergency Social Stabilization and Resilience Project (P165114) Date 30-Apr-2018 31-Dec-2018 30-Apr-2019 30-Apr-2021 IN00720251 Beneficiaries receiving direct counseling, of which returnees (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 20,000.00 Date 30-Apr-2018 31-Dec-2018 30-Apr-2019 30-Apr-2021 IN00720253 Beneficiaries receiving direct counseling, of which children (5-15 years) (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 50,000.00 Date 30-Apr-2018 31-Dec-2018 30-Apr-2019 30-Apr-2021 Strengthen the systems to expand the provision of social safety nets IN00720246 ►Share of beneficiaries included in the social registry from the poorest and second poorest quintiles (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 80.00 Date 30-Apr-2018 31-Dec-2018 30-Apr-2019 30-Apr-2021 IN00720247 ►Beneficiaries of conditional cash transfers receiving payments in a timely manner (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 70.00 Date 30-Apr-2018 31-Dec-2018 30-Apr-2019 30-Apr-2021 Intermediate Results Indicators by Components Cash for Work, Social Support, and Livelihood Opportunities IN00720257 ►Person work days generated by the project (Days, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 10,000,000.00 Date 30-Apr-2018 31-Dec-2018 30-Apr-2019 30-Apr-2021 IN00720260 Person work days generated by the project, of which women (Days, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 3,000,000.00 8/2/2019 Page 4 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Iraq Emergency Social Stabilization and Resilience Project (P165114) Date 30-Apr-2018 31-Dec-2018 30-Apr-2019 30-Apr-2021 IN00720261 ►Sub-projects supported by the project (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 600.00 Date 30-Apr-2018 31-Dec-2018 30-Apr-2019 30-Apr-2021 IN00720262 ►Social Service Counselors trained (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 3,000.00 Date 30-Apr-2018 31-Dec-2018 30-Apr-2019 30-Apr-2021 IN00720263 ►Integrated Mental Health, Psychosocial Services and GBV Centers established (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 5.00 Date 30-Apr-2018 31-Dec-2018 30-Apr-2019 30-Apr-2021 IN00720264 ►Average of social worker home visits required to register conditional cash transfer beneficiaries (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 2.00 Date 30-Apr-2018 31-Dec-2018 30-Apr-2019 30-Apr-2021 IN00720265 ►Time to process conditional cash transfer payments, from registration to enrollment (Months, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.00 Date 30-Apr-2018 31-Dec-2018 30-Apr-2019 30-Apr-2021 IN00720266 ►Share of beneficiaires of microfinance from the lowest and second lowest income quintiles (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 20.00 Date 30-Apr-2018 31-Dec-2018 30-Apr-2019 30-Apr-2021 Resilent Social Safety Nets IN00720258 ►Share of grievances resolved in accordance with service standards (Percentage, Custom) 8/2/2019 Page 5 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Iraq Emergency Social Stabilization and Resilience Project (P165114) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 75.00 Date 30-Apr-2018 31-Dec-2018 30-Apr-2019 30-Apr-2021 IN00720259 ►Share of sampled beneficiaries expressing satisfaction with the cash for work program (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 80.00 Date 30-Apr-2018 31-Dec-2018 30-Apr-2019 30-Apr-2021 Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P165114 IBRD-88480 Effective USD 200.00 200.00 0.00 10.50 189.50 5.3% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P165114 IBRD-88480 Effective 05-Apr-2018 29-Apr-2018 11-Jul-2018 30-Apr-2021 30-Apr-2021 Cumulative Disbursements 8/2/2019 Page 6 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Iraq Emergency Social Stabilization and Resilience Project (P165114) Restructuring History There has been no restructuring to date. Related Project(s) There are no related projects. 8/2/2019 Page 7 of 7