The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Tunisia COVID-19 Social Protection Emergency Response Support Project (P176352) Tunisia COVID-19 Social Protection Emergency Response Support Project (P176352) MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA | Tunisia | Social Protection & Jobs Global Practice | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing | FY 2021 | Seq No: 4 | ARCHIVED on 27-May-2023 | ISR55266 | Implementing Agencies: Ministry of Social Affairs, Republic of Tunisia Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date: 31-Mar-2021 Effectiveness Date: 29-Jun-2021 Planned Mid Term Review Date: 12-Jun-2023 Actual Mid-Term Review Date: Original Closing Date: 31-Mar-2024 Revised Closing Date: 31-Mar-2024 pdoTable Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The Project objective is to provide cash support to poor and vulnerable households affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and contribute to strengthening the social protection system in Tunisia. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No Components Table Name Cash transfers to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 crisis:(Cost $599.00 M) Cash transfers for human capital development:(Cost $66.00 M) Strengthening the social protection system:(Cost $51.25 M) Contingency Emergency Response Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Satisfactory Moderately Unsatisfactory Overall Risk Rating Substantial Substantial Implementation Status and Key Decisions The Project’s overall implementation is progressing at a slower pace than expected. Achievements to date include the official setup of the inter- ministerial steering committee and the technical committees and the launch by the Project Delivery Unit of recruitment of consultants to strengthen its implementation capacity. The project has disbursed 66 percent of the total loan amount of US$700 million. While the permanent cash transfer coverage has reached 10 percent of the total population, challenges remain to better identify and target these beneficiaries according to the national regulatory framework and complete the social surveys for all the registered households in the social registry. The project is, however, reaching its objective of covering more than 120,000 children through the Family Allowance for children from the poorest vulnerable households aged 0-5 years. The first phase of the implementation of the US$800,000 trust-funded technical assistance in support of this operation, through the Tunisia's Resilience and Economic Inclusion Program (TERI), has already been launched. 5/27/2023 Page 1 of 12 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Tunisia COVID-19 Social Protection Emergency Response Support Project (P176352) Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance High High High Macroeconomic High High High Sector Strategies and Policies Moderate Moderate Moderate Technical Design of Project or Program Moderate Moderate Moderate Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Moderate Moderate Moderate Sustainability Fiduciary Substantial Substantial Substantial Environment and Social Substantial Substantial Substantial Stakeholders Substantial Substantial Substantial Other Substantial Substantial Substantial Overall Substantial Substantial Substantial Results PDO Indicators by Objectives / Outcomes Provide cash support to poor and vulnerable households affected by the COVID-19 pandemic IN01261297 ►Households receiving Temporary Cash Transfers (TCT) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 897,492.00 879,006.00 900,000.00 Date 31-Mar-2021 06-Jun-2022 20-Feb-2023 31-Mar-2024 IN01261300 Share of women heads of households receiving TCTs (Percentage, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 34.00 31.40 30.00 Contribute to strengthening human capital for children of poor and vulnerable households IN01261299 5/27/2023 Page 2 of 12 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Tunisia COVID-19 Social Protection Emergency Response Support Project (P176352) ►Children 0-5 years old from poor and vulnerable households receiving Family Allowance (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 120,000.00 138,002.00 120,000.00 Date 31-Mar-2021 27-Jul-2022 27-Jan-2023 31-Mar-2024 IN01261317 Share of Girl 0-5 years old from poor and vulnerable households receiving Family Allowance (Percentage, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 48.36 50.00 Contribute to strengthening the social protection system IN01261298 ►Households receiving the AMEN Social Permanent Cash Transfers (PCTs) through the new selection process (Number, Custom, PBC) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 50,457.00 248,000.00 Date 27-Feb-2023 06-Jun-2022 20-Feb-2023 31-Mar-2024 This indicator will measure the total number of beneficiaries households of the AMEN Social PC. Comments: IN01261316 Share of women heads of households receiving the AMEN Social PCTs through the new selection process (Percentage, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 30.00 50.00 IN01261318 ►Percentage of beneficiary households receiving PCTs and Family Allowance through digital payment tools (Percentage, Custom, PBC) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 50.00 50.00 48.97 80.00 Date 31-Mar-2021 29-Jun-2021 20-Feb-2023 31-Mar-2024 This indicator will measure the Percentage of beneficiaries that are paid either through e-wallets or bank Comments: accounts or on- virtual account with an ATM Card. IN01261319 Percentage of beneficiary women receiving payments digitally (Percentage, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 50.00 50.00 76.39 80.00 Date 31-Mar-2021 29-Jun-2021 20-Feb-2023 31-Mar-2024 Intermediate Results Indicators by Components 5/27/2023 Page 3 of 12 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Tunisia COVID-19 Social Protection Emergency Response Support Project (P176352) Cash transfers to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 crisis IN01261320 ►Households eligible for TCTs (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 956,937.00 896,657.00 940,000.00 Date 31-Mar-2021 06-Jun-2022 11-Jul-2023 31-Mar-2024 This indicator will measure the total number of beneficiaries households of the emergency TCTs enrolled Comments: into the Amen Social Registry. IN01261325 Households eligible for TCTs already enrolled in the AMEN Social registry (Number, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 636,916.00 636,916.00 700,000.00 IN01261326 ►Grievances, complaints and inquiries related to PCT of AMEN Social program addressed within time-frame outlined in project operations manual (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 20.00 20.00 54.40 40.00 Date 31-Mar-2021 29-Jun-2021 20-Feb-2023 31-Mar-2024 Percentage of grievances on TCT, family allowances and PCTs, received through various channels and Comments: resolved in a timely manner, as described in the Project Operations Manual. IN01261329 ►Beneficiaries who expressed satisfaction with the project interventions, including on delivery and communication modalities (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 45.00 45.00 45.00 60.00 Date 31-Mar-2021 29-Jun-2021 31-Mar-2021 31-Mar-2024 This indicator will measure the percentage of beneficiaries who expressed satisfaction with the delivery Comments: process of the emergency cash transfers, family allowance and PCTs. IN01261333 Women beneficiaries who expressed satisfaction with the project interventions, including on delivery and communication modalities (Percentage, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 40.00 40.00 40.00 55.00 IN01261335 ►Households enrolled in the AMEN Social registry receiving PCTs (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 260,000.00 280,000.00 315,376.00 310,000.00 5/27/2023 Page 4 of 12 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Tunisia COVID-19 Social Protection Emergency Response Support Project (P176352) Date 31-Mar-2021 06-Jun-2022 20-Feb-2023 31-Mar-2024 This indicator will measure the total number of beneficiaries households of the PCTs enrolled into the Comments: Amen Social Registry. Cash transfers for human capital development IN01261321 ►Children 0-5 years old of households receiving Family Allowance among all children 0-5 years old enrolled in AMEN Social registry (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 35.00 0.00 64.00 100.00 Date 31-Mar-2021 06-Jun-2022 20-Feb-2023 31-Mar-2024 This indicator will measure the total number of children aged 0-5 receiving the Family Allowance among Comments: all children aged 0-5 enrolled into the AMEN Social Registry. IN01261323 ►Pilot evaluation report of the family allowances for poor and vulnerable households, recommendations, and action plan validated and published (Yes/No, Custom, PBC) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No No No Yes Date 31-Mar-2021 06-Jun-2022 20-Feb-2023 31-Mar-2024 IN01261327 ►Extension of the Family Allowances to Children 0-5 of Families benefiting from a subsidized health card under AMEN Social registry adopted by the government (Yes/No, Custom, PBC) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No Yes Yes Yes Date 31-Mar-2021 06-Jun-2022 20-Feb-2023 31-Mar-2024 This indicator will monitor the adoption by the government and publication of the legal text extending the Comments: family allowance benefits to children 0-5 years of Families benefiting from a subsidized health card under AMEN Social registry. IN01261330 ►Share of Boys 3-5 years beneficiaries of family allowance having early childhood education activities (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 25.00 Date 31-Mar-2022 06-Jun-2022 20-Feb-2023 31-Mar-2023 Comments: Share of boys 3-5 years beneficiaries of family allowance having early childhood education activities IN01261334 Share of Girls 3-5 years beneficiaries of family allowance having early childhood education activities (Percentage, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 25.00 5/27/2023 Page 5 of 12 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Tunisia COVID-19 Social Protection Emergency Response Support Project (P176352) Strengthening the social protection system IN01261322 ►AMEN Social program Annual monitoring report published (Yes/No, Custom, PBC) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No No No Yes Date 20-Feb-2023 06-Jun-2022 20-Feb-2023 31-Mar-2024 Comments: This indicator will monitor the publication of the annual report on the monitoring of Amen Social. IN01261324 ►PMT formula updated and implemented for new Household beneficiaries (Yes/No, Custom, PBC) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No No No Yes Date 31-Mar-2021 06-Jun-2022 20-Feb-2023 31-Mar-2024 This indicator will monitor the PMT formula updates and to be used for new household beneficiaries of the Comments: Amen social PCT program. IN01261328 ►Establishment of an integrated and functional delivery system to provide social protection services efficiently in climate vulnerable areas (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No No No Yes Date 31-Mar-2021 06-Jun-2022 20-Feb-2023 31-Mar-2024 This indicator will monitor the implementation of data base including the geolocation of beneficiaries in the Comments: areas at risk and that the payment systems take into account possible disruption due to the shock IN01261331 ►Electronic dashboard to monitor payments disbursment and cash-out (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No No No Yes Date 31-Mar-2021 06-Jun-2022 20-Feb-2023 31-Mar-2024 This indicator will monitor the setup of an electronic Dashboard to monitor disbursement of PCTs Comments: programs under the Amen social. IN01261332 ►Governance and institutional arrangement of AMEN Social program improved (Yes/No, Custom, PBC) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No No No Yes Date 24-Jan-2022 06-Jun-2022 20-Feb-2023 31-Mar-2024 IN01261336 5/27/2023 Page 6 of 12 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Tunisia COVID-19 Social Protection Emergency Response Support Project (P176352) ►Manual data cross-checks of households enrolled in the AMEN Social Registry reduced (Yes/No, Custom, PBC) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No No No Yes Date 24-Jan-2022 06-Jun-2022 20-Feb-2023 31-Mar-2024 IN01261337 ►Procedures and recertification protocols to assess the welfare all households enrolled in the AMEN Social Registry improved (Yes/No, Custom, PBC) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No No No Yes Date 24-Jan-2022 06-Jun-2022 20-Feb-2023 31-Mar-2024 IN01261338 ►Creation and establishment of the Higher Council for Social Development (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No No No Yes Date 24-Jan-2022 06-Jun-2022 20-Feb-2023 31-Mar-2024 Performance-Based Conditions IN01261339 ►PBC 1 Households receiving the AMEN Social Permanent Cash Transfers (PCTs) through the new selection process (Number, Output, 125,000,000.00, 0.00%) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) 2023 Value 0.00 0.00 50,457.00 -- Date -- 06-Jun-2022 20-Feb-2023 -- Comments: The number of beneficiaries of 50,457 was provided by the CRES. PBC 1.1 Households receiving the AMEN Social Permanent Cash Transfers (PCTs) through the new selection process (Number, Output, 35,000,000.00, 0.00%) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) 2023 Value 0.00 0.00 50,457.00 -- Date -- 06-Jun-2022 20-Feb-2023 -- PBC 1.2 Households receiving the AMEN Social Permanent Cash Transfers (PCTs) through the new selection process (Number, Output, 55,000,000.00, 0.14%) 5/27/2023 Page 7 of 12 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Tunisia COVID-19 Social Protection Emergency Response Support Project (P176352) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) 2023 Value 0.00 0.00 50,457.00 -- Date -- 06-Jun-2022 20-Feb-2023 -- PBC 1.3 Households receiving the AMEN Social Permanent Cash Transfers (PCTs) through the new selection process (Number, Output, 35,000,000.00, 0.09%) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) 2023 Value 0.00 0.00 50,457.00 -- Date -- 06-Jun-2022 20-Feb-2023 -- IN01261343 ►PBC 2 Pilot evaluation report of the family allowances for poor and vulnerable households, recommendations, and action plan validated and published (Yes/No, Output, 6,000,000.00, 0.00%) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) 2023 Value No No No -- Date -- 06-Jun-2022 20-Feb-2023 -- Update on achievement as of March 2023 The pilot evaluation report of the Family Allowance (FA) was published and is available by following this link: https://www.unicef.org/tunisia/rapports/tunisie-investir-dans-le- Comments: capital-humain-des-enfants. The action plan is yet to be validated by FA technical committee or CPIM and published on the MoSA’s website. IN01261344 ►PBC 3 Extension of the Family Allowances to Children 0-5 of Families benefiting from a subsidized health card under AMEN Social registry adopted by the government (Yes/No, Output, 6,000,000.00, 0.00%) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) 2023 Value No Yes Yes -- Date -- 06-Jun-2022 20-Feb-2023 -- IN01261345 ►PBC 4 PMT formula updated and implemented for new Household beneficiaries (Yes/No, Output, 5,000,000.00, 0.01%) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) 2023 Value No No No -- Date -- 06-Jun-2022 20-Feb-2023 -- 5/27/2023 Page 8 of 12 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Tunisia COVID-19 Social Protection Emergency Response Support Project (P176352) IN01261346 ►PBC 5 AMEN Social program Annual monitoring report published (Yes/No, Output, 10,000,000.00, 0.03%) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) 2023 Value No No No -- Date -- 06-Jun-2022 20-Feb-2023 -- IN01261347 ►PBC 6 Percentage of beneficiary households receiving PCTs and Family Allowance through digital payment tools (Percentage, Outcome, 5,000,000.00, 0.00%) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) 2023 Value 50.00 50.00 48.97 -- Date -- 29-Jun-2021 20-Feb-2023 -- IN01261348 ►PBC 7 Governance and institutional arrangement of AMEN Social program improved (Yes/No, Output, 6,000,000.00, 0.01%) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) 2023 Value No No No -- Date -- 06-Jun-2022 20-Feb-2023 -- PBC 7.1 The establishment and operationalization of the Higher Council for Social Development, including publication of the decree and minutes of its first meeting (Yes/No, Output, 3,000,000.00, 0.01%) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) 2023 Value No No No Yes Date -- 24-Jan-2022 24-Jan-2022 -- PBC 7.2 Preparation & submission to Council of Ministers of the report on financial & human resources for establishment and operationalization of NAISD, an operational manual, and the draft ministerial decree (Yes/No, Output, 3,000,000.00, 0.01%) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) 2023 Value No No No Yes Date -- 24-Jan-2022 24-Jan-2022 -- 5/27/2023 Page 9 of 12 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Tunisia COVID-19 Social Protection Emergency Response Support Project (P176352) IN01261351 ►PBC 8 Manual data cross-checks of households enrolled in the AMEN Social Registry reduced (Yes/No, Output, 6,000,000.00, 0.01%) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) 2023 Value No No No -- Date -- 06-Jun-2022 20-Feb-2023 -- PBC 8.1 Automatic exchange of information between the AMEN Social program MIS and the CNSS, the CNRPS and the ATTT (Yes/No, Output, 3,000,000.00, 0.01%) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) 2023 Value No No No Yes Date -- 24-Jan-2022 24-Jan-2022 -- PBC 8.2 Automatic exchange of information between the AMEN Social Program MIS and two additional public administration databases (listed in the Verification Protocol) (Yes/No, Output, 3,000,000.00, 0.01%) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) 2023 Value No No No Yes Date -- 24-Jan-2022 24-Jan-2022 -- IN01261354 ►PBC 9 Procedures and recertification protocols to assess the welfare all households enrolled in the AMEN Social Registry improved (Yes/No, Output, 9,000,000.00, 0.02%) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) 2023 Value No No No -- Date -- 06-Jun-2022 20-Feb-2023 -- PBC 9.1 Simplification of the procedures for the completion of the social survey and finalization of the recertification protocol (Yes/No, Output, 4,000,000.00, 0.01%) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) 2023 Value No No No Yes Date -- 24-Jan-2022 24-Jan-2022 -- PBC 9.2 Completion of the social surveys for all registered households in the AMEN Social Program registry (Yes/No, Output, 5,000,000.00, 0.01%) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) 2023 5/27/2023 Page 10 of 12 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Tunisia COVID-19 Social Protection Emergency Response Support Project (P176352) Value No No No Yes Date -- 24-Jan-2022 24-Jan-2022 -- Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P176352 IBRD-92300 Effective USD 300.00 300.00 0.00 230.37 62.21 79% P176352 IBRD-93710 Effective USD 400.00 400.00 0.00 218.64 171.16 56% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P176352 IBRD-92300 Effective 31-Mar-2021 02-Apr-2021 29-Jun-2021 31-Mar-2024 31-Mar-2024 P176352 IBRD-93710 Effective 29-Mar-2022 06-Apr-2022 12-May-2022 31-Mar-2024 31-Mar-2024 Cumulative Disbursements 5/27/2023 Page 11 of 12 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Tunisia COVID-19 Social Protection Emergency Response Support Project (P176352) Restructuring History There has been no restructuring to date. Related Project(s) P177821-Tunisia COVID-19 Social Protection Emergency Response Support Project Additional Financing 5/27/2023 Page 12 of 12