The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Early Years Nutrition and Child Development Project (P166211) Early Years Nutrition and Child Development Project (P166211) AFRICA | Benin | Health, Nutrition & Population Global Practice | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing | FY 2019 | Seq No: 2 | ARCHIVED on 04-Jan-2020 | ISR39265 | Implementing Agencies: Permanent Secretariat of the national Food and Nutrition Council (SP CAN), Republic of Benin Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date: 21-Feb-2019 Effectiveness Date: 16-Jul-2019 Planned Mid Term Review Date: 30-Jun-2021 Actual Mid-Term Review Date: Original Closing Date: 31-May-2024 Revised Closing Date: 31-May-2024 pdoTable Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) S-PDO is to reduce stunting and improve ECD outcomes in children under five years of age in targeted communes The PDO (SOP-1) is to improve the delivery of early nutrition and childhood development interventions and services in targeted areas of benefiting Communes in the Recipient's territory. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No Components Table Name Management and Coordination of Interventions for the Early Years:(Cost $10.80 M) Community-based Interventions for the Early Years:(Cost $29.80 M) Integrated Primary School Feeding and Nutrition:(Cost $9.40 M) Contingency Emergency Response Component Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Satisfactory Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Satisfactory Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating Substantial Substantial Implementation Status and Key Decisions The Project was approved on February 21, 2019, the financing agreement was signed on March 25, 2019, and the project was declared effective on July 16, 2019. Preparations are underway for each of the Components. Component 1 already has seen several activities such as a review of the tools, the M&E system, and the community structures. Component 1 also advanced with the finalization of a National Nutrition Policy, the development of a new strategic nutrition plan. The next steps include the reactivation of the community-based activities, the development of parental education tools, the start of the gender approach, the renewal of NGO contracts for Component 2 and the call for proposals for Component 3. 1/4/2020 Page 1 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Early Years Nutrition and Child Development Project (P166211) Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance Moderate Moderate Moderate Macroeconomic Moderate Moderate Moderate Sector Strategies and Policies Substantial Substantial Substantial Technical Design of Project or Program Substantial Substantial Substantial Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Sustainability Substantial Substantial Substantial Fiduciary Moderate Moderate Moderate Environment and Social Low Low Low Stakeholders Low Low Low Other -- -- -- Overall Substantial Substantial Substantial Results PDO Indicators by Objectives / Outcomes PDO (SOP-1): Improve the delivery of early nutrition and childhood development interventions IN00765338 ►Children 0-24 months who benefit from a package of nutrition and child stimulation services (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 30.00 Date 28-Jun-2019 28-May-2019 22-Nov-2019 31-Dec-2025 The interventions on child stimulation are still under development. Once the development of interventions is completed (some time in 2020), the integrated package of services will move the needle on this Comments: indicator. Source: Project Monitoring System IN00765339 ►Household visits by GrACE members in the past one month (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 1/4/2020 Page 2 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Early Years Nutrition and Child Development Project (P166211) Value 0.00 0.00 200.00 200,000.00 Date 29-Jun-2018 28-May-2019 22-Nov-2019 31-Dec-2025 Source: Project Monitoring System Comments: IN00765340 ►Caregivers with children 0-59 months who have received education on parenting practices that promote ECD within the previous three months (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 70.00 Date 28-Jun-2019 28-May-2019 22-Nov-2019 31-Dec-2025 The modules on parenting education are still under preparation. Once completed the activities will move the indicator upward. Comments: Source: Project Monitoring System IN00765341 Of which % male (Percentage, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 40.00 Date 28-Jun-2019 28-May-2019 22-Nov-2019 31-Jan-2025 IN00765342 ►Women with children 0-59 months trained and practicing household gardens, small animal raising, or transformation of diverse foods rich in nutrition within the last 6 months (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 9,000.00 9,000.00 16,435.00 20,000.00 Date 28-Jun-2019 28-May-2019 22-Nov-2019 31-Dec-2025 Source: Project Monitoring System Comments: IN00765343 ►School-going children who received at least one meal per day within the previous three months (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 15,000.00 Date 29-Jun-2019 28-May-2019 22-Nov-2019 31-Dec-2025 The hiring of the sub-implementing agency has not yet started, hence no reports yet on activities. Comments: Source: Project Monitoring System Overall Comments PDO One out of five indicators are showing good progress in a way that the target will almost certainly be surpassed within a year or so. Another indicator is showing good progress. The other three indicators have not moved because activities have not yet started as they are waiting for the completion of preparatory steps that need to be followed. Intermediate Results Indicators by Components 1/4/2020 Page 3 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Early Years Nutrition and Child Development Project (P166211) Management and Coordination of Early Years Interventions IN00765345 ►Validation of manuel of harmonized package of services (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No No No Yes Date 28-Jun-2019 28-May-2019 22-Nov-2019 31-Dec-2025 Consultative work is underway. Comments: Source: Project Monitoring System IN00765348 ►Communes that have conducted joint missions to support implementation at community level in the last 6 months (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 20.00 20.00 20.00 80.00 Date 28-Jun-2019 28-May-2019 22-Nov-2019 31-Dec-2025 Outcome will likely start showing improvements by the next ISR. Comments: Source: Project Monitoring System IN00765351 ►Communes that have put in place a feedback mechanism for citizen beneficiaries (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 50.00 Date 28-Jun-2019 28-May-2019 22-Nov-2019 31-Dec-2025 The activities for this indicator are still under preparation. It will likely see some interesting innovations when the Global Partnership for Social Accountability supported activities start later in 2020. Comments: Source: Project Monitoring System IN00765353 ►People who have received essential health, nutrition, and population (HNP) services (Number, Corporate) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 1,000.00 1,200,500.00 Date 28-Jun-2019 28-May-2019 22-Nov-2019 31-Dec-2025 Source: Project Monitoring System Comments: IN00765355 Number of women and children who have received basic nutrition services (Number, Corporate Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 1,000.00 1,200,500.00 Date 28-Jun-2019 28-May-2019 22-Nov-2019 31-Dec-2025 IN00765357 1/4/2020 Page 4 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Early Years Nutrition and Child Development Project (P166211) ►Regional and national reviews held to evaluate progress (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 23.00 Date 28-Jun-2019 28-May-2019 22-Nov-2019 31-Dec-2025 Activities will start later. Comments: Source: Project Monitoring System Community-based Interventions for the Early Years IN00765344 ►Children aged 0-24 months receiving monthly growth monitoring and promotion (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 75.00 75.00 75.00 80.00 Date 28-Jun-2019 28-May-2019 22-Nov-2019 31-Dec-2025 No change reported. Comments: Source: Project Monitoring System IN00765347 ►Children followed by GrACE in targeted communes with a verified certification of birth (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 85.00 Date 28-Jun-2019 28-May-2019 22-Nov-2019 31-Dec-2025 Activities are still being prepared. Comments: Source: Project Monitoring System IN00765350 ►Communes that have an advanced strategy to provide community-based prenatal and post-natal services, according to a checklist (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 40.00 Date 22-Nov-2019 28-May-2019 22-Nov-2019 31-Dec-2025 Activities are under preparation. Comments: Source: Project Monitoring System IN00765352 ►Functional community spaces for child learning and play (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 200.00 Date 28-Jun-2019 28-May-2019 22-Nov-2019 31-Dec-2025 The activities will only start once the minimum package is adopted and being rolled out. Comments: Source: Project Monitoring System 1/4/2020 Page 5 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Early Years Nutrition and Child Development Project (P166211) IN00765354 ►GrACE members trained to deliver services (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 20,000.00 20,000.00 22,786.00 30,000.00 Date 28-Jun-2019 28-May-2019 22-Nov-2019 31-Dec-2025 Source: Project Monitoring System Comments: IN00765356 ►Households with children 0-5 years of age with a hand washing station with soap and water (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 15,000.00 15,000.00 15,000.00 30,000.00 Date 28-Jun-2019 28-May-2019 22-Nov-2019 31-Dec-2025 Outcomes will probably see some increase by the next ISR. Comments: Source: Project Monitoring System IN00765358 ►Children 36-59 months with adult member engaged in at least 4 learning activities in last 3 days (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 28.00 28.00 28.00 70.00 Date 28-Jun-2019 28-May-2019 22-Nov-2019 31-Dec-2025 No updates reported. Indicator is survey dependent. Comments: Source: Project Monitoring System IN00765359 ►Community leaders who participated in community radio programs on new themes and approaches to ECD (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 1,000.00 Date 28-Jun-2019 28-May-2019 22-Nov-2019 31-Dec-2025 No outcomes reported. Comments: Source: Project Monitoring System Integrated Primary School Feeding and Nutrition IN00765346 ►Local producers engaged in assocations for the provision of food to school (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 100.00 Date 29-Jun-2019 28-May-2019 22-Nov-2019 31-Dec-2025 1/4/2020 Page 6 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Early Years Nutrition and Child Development Project (P166211) The draft call for proposals has been prepared. Recruitment will start in 2020 and activities will likely start in 2021. Comments: Source: Project Monitoring System IN00765349 ►Primary school-age children dewormed (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 50,000.00 Date 29-Jun-2019 28-May-2019 22-Nov-2019 31-Dec-2025 As mentioned above, the call for proposals has been drafted, recruitment will start in 2020 and activities will likely start in 2021. Comments: Source: Project Monitoring System Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P166211 IDA-D4250 Effective USD 50.00 50.00 0.00 12.47 36.95 25% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P166211 IDA-D4250 Effective 21-Feb-2019 25-Mar-2019 16-Jul-2019 31-May-2024 31-May-2024 Cumulative Disbursements 1/4/2020 Page 7 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Early Years Nutrition and Child Development Project (P166211) Restructuring History There has been no restructuring to date. Related Project(s) There are no related projects. 1/4/2020 Page 8 of 8