The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Enhancing Economic Opportunities for Rural Women (P171760) Enhancing Economic Opportunities for Rural Women (P171760) EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA | Uzbekistan | Social Sustainability and Inclusion Global Practice | Recipient Executed Activities | Investment Project Financing | FY 2022 | Seq No: 4 | ARCHIVED on 31-Jan-2024 | ISR59130 | Implementing Agencies: Committee for Family and Women under the Cabinet of Ministers, Committee on Women and Family Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date: 15-Jul-2021 Effectiveness Date: 23-Nov-2021 Original Closing Date: 31-Dec-2024 Revised Closing Date: 31-Dec-2024 pdoTable Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The project’s development objective is to increase economic opportunities for vulnerable rural women in the project areas through skills development and improved access to finance and markets. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Implementation Status and Key Decisions Social Mobilizers, supported by Community Mobilization Partners, have formed 120 Women’s Livelihood Groups (WLGs) in 56 rural villages in Ferghana and Jizzakh regions. WLGs membership consists of over 750 highly vulnerable women. Over 30% of them are from female-headed households (category 3 of the Women’s Notebook), while the rest are women with disabilities (category 4) or those with children with disabilities (category 6). 40 WLGs have reached a level of maturity such that they are eligible to apply for Microentrepreneurship Support Matching Grants (subgrants). The recently onboarded Business Promotion Organization will provide intensive support to these WLGs in developing business plans for enterprise activities and submitting subgrant applications by mid-January 2024.A total of 180 WLGs are expected to be formed by February 2024. Risks Overall Risk Rating Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Overall Moderate Moderate Moderate 1/31/2024 Page 1 of 5 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Enhancing Economic Opportunities for Rural Women (P171760) 5. Results Project Development Objective Indicators IN01377053 ►Share of women who joined the Women Livelihood Groups starting up individual or group based enterprises (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 10.00 Date 31-May-2021 10-Mar-2023 05-Dec-2023 31-Dec-2024 IN01377054 ►Enterprises (individual and collective) functioning after 12 months of project support (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 75.00 Date 31-May-2021 10-Mar-2023 05-Dec-2023 31-Dec-2024 IN01377058 ►Increase in average gross sales revenue of the enterprises supported under the project over the baseline value (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 10.00 Date 31-May-2021 10-Mar-2023 05-Dec-2023 31-Dec-2024 Intermediate Results Indicators IN01377051 ►Women's Livelihood Groups (WLGs) supported by the project (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 120.00 180.00 Date 31-May-2021 10-Mar-2023 05-Dec-2023 31-Dec-2024 IN01377052 ►Women beneficiaries trained in interpersonal communication skills (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 56.30 80.00 Date 31-May-2021 10-Mar-2023 05-Dec-2023 31-Dec-2024 1/31/2024 Page 2 of 5 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Enhancing Economic Opportunities for Rural Women (P171760) IN01377055 ►Direct beneficiaries of project intervention (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 735.00 3,500.00 Date 31-May-2021 10-Mar-2023 05-Dec-2023 31-Dec-2024 IN01377056 ►Women beneficiaries belonging to Female Headed Households (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 31.42 20.00 Date 31-May-2021 10-Mar-2023 05-Dec-2023 31-Dec-2024 IN01377057 ►Amount of microentrepreneurship grants provided to women enterprises (Amount(USD), Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 1,505,000.00 Date 31-May-2021 10-Mar-2023 05-Dec-2023 31-Dec-2024 IN01377059 ►Women led enterprises (individual and collective) set up under the project (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 350.00 Date 31-May-2021 10-Mar-2023 05-Dec-2023 31-Dec-2024 IN01377060 ►Women led enterprises trained in sales volumes, product and quality improvement (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 80.00 Date 31-May-2021 10-Mar-2023 05-Dec-2023 31-Dec-2024 IN01377061 ►Enterprises supported by the project linked to Government operated business incubation activities and training programs (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 60.00 Date 31-May-2021 10-Mar-2023 05-Dec-2023 31-Dec-2024 1/31/2024 Page 3 of 5 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Enhancing Economic Opportunities for Rural Women (P171760) IN01377062 ►Share of Women Livelihood Group (WLG) members who gain access to employment support or referral services (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 50.00 Date 31-May-2021 10-Mar-2023 05-Dec-2023 31-Dec-2024 IN01377063 ►Mahalla Citizens Assembly (MCA) staff trained and deployed (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 56.00 56.00 56.00 Date 31-May-2021 10-Mar-2023 05-Dec-2023 31-Dec-2024 IN01377064 ►Women's Livelihood Groups (WLGs) providing feedback through participatory community monitoring (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 175.00 Date 31-May-2021 10-Mar-2023 05-Dec-2023 31-Dec-2024 IN01377065 ►Women beneficiaries satisfied with the quality of services provided under the project (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 75.00 Date 31-May-2021 10-Mar-2023 05-Dec-2023 31-Dec-2024 IN01377066 ►Registered grievances addressed (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 100.00 80.00 Date 31-May-2021 10-Mar-2023 05-Dec-2023 31-Dec-2024 Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P171760 TF-B6248 Effective USD 2.73 2.73 0.00 0.67 2.06 25% 1/31/2024 Page 4 of 5 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Enhancing Economic Opportunities for Rural Women (P171760) Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P171760 TF-B6248 Effective 15-Jul-2021 27-Jul-2021 23-Nov-2021 31-Dec-2024 31-Dec-2024 Cumulative Disbursements Restructuring History There has been no restructuring to date. Related Project(s) There are no related projects. 1/31/2024 Page 5 of 5