The World Bank Report No: ISR11099 Implementation Status & Results Sri Lanka Sri Lanka - Local Level Nutrition Interventions for the Northern Province - RE (P121571) Public Disclosure Copy Operation Name: Sri Lanka - Local Level Nutrition Interventions for the Project Stage: Implementation Seq.No: 3 Status: ARCHIVED Archive Date: 26-Jun-2013 Northern Province - RE (P121571) Country: Sri Lanka Approval FY: 2010 Product Line: Recipient Executed Activities Region: SOUTH ASIA Lending Instrument: Specific Investment Loan Implementing Agency(ies): Key Dates Board Approval Date 23-Mar-2010 Original Closing Date Planned Mid Term Review Date Last Archived ISR Date 19-Nov-2012 Effectiveness Date Revised Closing Date Actual Mid Term Review Date Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The project will assist the Government of Sri Lanka's efforts to reduce the compounded effects of the global food and financial crisis on the displaced populations in the Northern Province of Sri Lanka, by reducing malnutrition rates among pregnant and lactating women and children below five years of age. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project? Yes No Component(s) Component Name Component Cost Supplementary Feeding 1.76 Capacity Building and Community Mobilization 0.41 Community Nutrition Initiatives 0.35 Project Supervision and Monitoring and Evaluation 0.19 Public Disclosure Copy Overall Ratings Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Satisfactory Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Satisfactory Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating Implementation Status Overview The project continues to make satisfactory progress in the implementation of all project components. The supplementary feeding of targeted pregnant and lactating mothers, infants and young children 0-23 months is being implemented with much success using a local food mix called “Jeevaposha� (life giving nutrition). All trainings and refresher trainings of government officials supporting project implementation and supervision as well as members of women’s groups have been completed successfully. Community nutrition activities to Page 1 of 3 The World Bank Report No: ISR11099 reinforce the health and nutrition behavioural change and communication, such as nutrition exhibitions and child-friendly play rooms at home (specific to Kilichnochi) home gardening, animal husbandry, home kitchen improvements and home preparation of Jeevaposha to feed children 2-5 years (specific to Mullativu and Kilichnochi) are being promoted and in some instances supported by the project. The Northern Province Nutrition Cell continues to be effective in managing and supervising the implementation of the project. Public Disclosure Copy Locations No Location data has been entered Results Project Development Objective Indicators Indicator Name Core Unit of Measure Baseline Current End Target Prevalence of anemia (Hb < 11.0g/dL) among Percentage Value 61.60 55.40 children 0-23 months Date 04-Jun-2012 31-Jan-2015 Comments The mid-term survey is 10% reduction from baseline currently being initiated, and levels results will be available by September 2013 Prevalence of anemia (Hb <11.0 g/dL) among Percentage Value 44.20 39.80 pregnant women Date 04-Jun-2012 31-Jan-2015 Comments The mid-term survey is 10% reduction from baseline currently being initiated, and levels results will be available by September 2013 Prevalence of underweight (weight-for-age <-2 Percentage Value 31.30 29.70 SD z-scores) among children 0-23 months Date 04-Jun-2012 31-Jan-2015 Comments The mid-term survey is 5% reduction from baseline currently being initiated, and levels results will be available by September 2013 Public Disclosure Copy Intermediate Results Indicators Indicator Name Core Unit of Measure Baseline Current End Target Proportion of children 0-6 months who are Percentage Value 71.20 81.00 exclusively breastfed Date 04-Jun-2012 31-Jan-2015 Comments The mid-term survey is 15% increase from baseline currently being initiated, and level results will be available by September 2013 Page 2 of 3 The World Bank Report No: ISR11099 Data on Financial Performance (as of 08-Apr-2013) Financial Agreement(s) Key Dates Project Ln/Cr/Tf Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Original Closing Date Revised Closing Date Public Disclosure Copy P121571 TF-97171 Effective 31-Jan-2011 31-Jan-2011 31-Jan-2011 31-Jan-2015 31-Jan-2015 Disbursements (in Millions) Project Ln/Cr/Tf Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P121571 TF-97171 Effective USD 2.73 2.73 0.00 2.55 0.18 94.00 Disbursement Graph Key Decisions Regarding Implementation Public Disclosure Copy No new decisions to disclose. Restructuring History There has been no restructuring to date. Related Projects There are no related projects. Page 3 of 3