The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Local Governance and Community Resilience Project (P178699) Local Governance and Community Resilience Project (P178699) WESTERN AND CENTRAL AFRICA | Central African Republic | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing (IPF) | FY 2024 | Seq No: 2 | Archived on 07-Jun-2024 | ISR00310 Implementing Agencies: Ministry of Economy, Planning and International Cooperation 1. OBJECTIVE 1.1 Development Objective Original Development Objective (Approved as part of Approval package on 05-Sept-2023) The Project development objective is to: build state and citizen capacity for local service delivery, improve access to basic socio-economic climate adaptive infrastructure, and provide socio-economic support to the reintegration of ex- combatants. Has the Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No 2. COMPONENTS Name Strengthening central systems underpinning decentralization and enhancing local capacity for service delivery:(Cost 18,000,000.00) Community Resilience:(Cost 48,000,000.00) Socio-economic reintegration of ex-combatants:(Cost 10,000,000.00) Project management:(Cost 14,000,000.00) Contingent Emergency Response (CERC):(Cost 0.00) 3. OVERALL RATINGS Name Previous Current Progress towards achievement of PDO Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating High High Jun 07, 2024 Page 1 of 14 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Local Governance and Community Resilience Project (P178699) 4. KEY ISSUES & STATUS 4.1 Implementation Status and Key Decisions The Project was officially launched on January 23, 2024 by the Ministry of Economy, Planning and International Cooperation and the World Bank Representative. The project has three main components: 1) Strengthening Central Systems Underpinning Decentralization and Enhancing Local Capacity for Service Delivery 2) Resilient Communities 3) Socio-economic reintegration of ex-combatants. It will cover four provinces: Lobaye, Basse-Kotto, Mbomou and Vakaga. A number of workshops have been held and manuals and policy documents, including the grievance mechanism have been developed. The project will include participatory climate risk assessments, and a manual for that work was tested in Bangui and Mbaiki in the end of May/early June, 2024. 5. SYSTEMATIC OPERATIONS RISK-RATING TOOL Rating at Approval Last Approved Rating Risk Category Approval Package - ISR Seq. 01 - 05 Dec Proposed Rating 06 Sep 2023 2023 Political and Governance High High High Macroeconomic High High High Sector Strategies and Policies Substantial Substantial Substantial Technical Design of Project or Program Substantial Substantial Substantial Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Substantial Substantial Substantial Sustainability Fiduciary Substantial Substantial Substantial Environment and Social Substantial Substantial Substantial Stakeholders Moderate Moderate Moderate Jun 07, 2024 Page 2 of 14 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Local Governance and Community Resilience Project (P178699) Other High High High Overall High High High Jun 07, 2024 Page 3 of 14 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Local Governance and Community Resilience Project (P178699) 6. RESULTS 6.1 PDO Indicators by PDO Outcomes Build state and citizen capacity for local service delivery Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Closing Period Indicator Name Value Month/Year Value Date Value Date Value Month/Year Civic registration services 0.00 Apr/2024 0.00 22-Nov-2023 30.00 Aug/2028 provided by local authorities Comments on Percentage in the targeted communities achieving targets (Percentage) Increased percentage of 0.00 Apr/2024 0.00 15-Apr-2024 0.00 15-Apr-2024 20.00 Aug/2028 Community members Comments on Percentage disaggregated by gender. reporting improved achieving targets perceptions of inclusive and accountable local governance in a multi-dimensional survey instrument (Percentage) Increased percentage 0.00 0.00 20.00 of women reporting Comments on Percentage of women that report improved perceptions of inclusive and accountable local improved perceptions achieving targets governance of inclusive and accountable local governance (Percentage) Improve access to basic socio-economic climate adaptive infrastructure Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Closing Period Indicator Name Value Month/Year Value Date Value Date Value Month/Year Jun 07, 2024 Page 4 of 14 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Local Governance and Community Resilience Project (P178699) Direct beneficiaries in project 0.00 Apr/2024 0.00 22-Nov-2023 68,000.00 Aug/2028 areas with improved access Comments on The total population impacted upon by project component to climate resilient achieving targets infrastructure (Number) 0.00 0.00 0.00 50.00 Of which women Comments on Percentage of total number that report improved access that are women (Percentage) achieving targets 0.00 0.00 35.00 Of which youth Comments on Youth is, as per UN definition, persons between the ages of 15 and 24 years (Percentage) achieving targets Community members 0.00 Apr/2024 0.00 22-Nov-2023 80.00 Aug/2028 reporting that the socio- Comments on Number disaggregated by gender and youth economic investments reflect achieving targets their needs (Percentage) Women reporting that 0.00 0.00 80.00 the socio-economic Comments on Percentage of women reporting that the infrastructure reflects their need investments reflect achieving targets their needs (Percentage) Youth reporting that 0.00 0.00 80.00 the socio-economic Comments on Youth is, as per UN definition, persons between the ages of 15 and 24 years infrastructure reflect achieving targets their needs (Percentage) Female participants in village 0.00 Apr/2024 0.00 15-Apr-2024 0.00 15-Apr-2024 40.00 Aug/2028 committees in the targeted Comments on Raw number, ratio to male members. prefectures (Percentage) achieving targets Provide socio-economic support to the reintegration of ex-combatants Indicator Name Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Closing Period Jun 07, 2024 Page 5 of 14 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Local Governance and Community Resilience Project (P178699) Value Month/Year Value Date Value Date Value Month/Year Former combatants that 0.00 Apr/2024 0.00 15-Apr-2024 0.00 15-Apr-2024 2,000.00 Aug/2028 have received socio- Comments on Number of ex-combatants that have received civic and vocational training. economic support to achieving targets reintegrate into their communities (Number) 0.00 0.00 8.00 Of which women Comments on Of which women (Percentage) achieving targets 6.2 Intermediate Results Indicators by Components Strengthening central systems underpinning decentralization and enhancing local capacity for service delivery Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Closing Period Indicator Name Value Month/Year Value Date Value Date Value Month/Year Implementation decrees, 4.00 Apr/2024 0.00 22-Nov-2023 15.00 Aug/2028 compendiums and Comments on No of documents developed with TA from the Project. vulgarization documents achieving targets produced (Number) Regional treasury agencies 1.00 Apr/2024 0.00 22-Nov-2023 4.00 Aug/2028 (including Bangui) with a Comments on Quantitative indicator connection to Simba and achieving targets reporting municipal financial data (Number) Training modules on core 0.00 Apr/2024 0.00 22-Nov-2023 10.00 Aug/2028 decentralized or Comments on Quantitative Indicator deconcentrated functions achieving targets Jun 07, 2024 Page 6 of 14 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Local Governance and Community Resilience Project (P178699) produced by the enhanced training program (Number) Deconcentrated or 0.00 Apr/2024 0.00 22-Nov-2023 150.00 Aug/2028 decentralized staff trained on Comments on Disaggregated by gender and commune core functions using the new achieving targets modules (Number) 0.00 0.00 40.00 Of which women Comments on Number of women that have received training (Number) achieving targets Increase in revenues (local 0.00 Apr/2024 0.00 22-Nov-2023 20.00 Aug/2028 taxes and retroceded taxes Comments on Quantitative Indicator from central government) achieving targets mobilized by communes (Percentage) Communes with a 0.00 Apr/2024 0.00 22-Nov-2023 15.00 Aug/2028 rehabilitated an operational Comments on Quantitative Indicator office (town hall, or public achieving targets administration offices) (Number) Communes with core 0.00 Apr/2024 0.00 22-Nov-2023 75.00 Aug/2028 planning documents Comments on Quantitative indicator approved and published achieving targets (LDP, annual budget, annual investment plan) (Percentage) Community leaders (e.g. CSO 0.00 Apr/2024 0.00 22-Nov-2023 110.00 Aug/2028 leaders, local associations Comments on Quantitative leaders, traditional chiefs achieving targets etc.) trained on their rights Jun 07, 2024 Page 7 of 14 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Local Governance and Community Resilience Project (P178699) and voice within local governance (Number) 0.00 0.00 40.00 Women trained Comments on Number of women trained (Number) achieving targets Respondents to the 0.00 Apr/2024 0.00 22-Nov-2023 20.00 Aug/2028 governance surveys who Comments on Percentage (increased proportion) report an improved achieving targets awareness of their role in the local governance and increased voice and agency. (Percentage) Women who report an 0.00 0.00 20.00 improved awareness Comments on Percentage (Percentage) achieving targets Community Resilience Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Closing Period Indicator Name Value Month/Year Value Date Value Date Value Month/Year Community Groups 0.00 Apr/2024 0.00 22-Nov-2023 22.00 Aug/2028 established and trained in Comments on Number: Quantitative Indicator, disaggregated. participatory methods. achieving targets (Number) Women in leadership 0.00 Jan/2024 0.00 22-Nov-2023 40.00 Aug/2028 positions in the community Comments on Proportion of women in leadership position (as chair or co-chair) in the community groups established and achieving targets committees established and trained by the project. trained by the Project (Percentage) 0.00 Apr/2024 0.00 22-Nov-2023 100.00 Aug/2028 Jun 07, 2024 Page 8 of 14 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Local Governance and Community Resilience Project (P178699) Local Development plans Comments on Percentage of LDPs including community climate achieving targets led diagnostics (Percentage) Climate resilient 0.00 Apr/2024 0.00 15-Apr-2024 0.00 15-Apr-2024 66.00 Aug/2028 infrastructure built or Comments on Number rehabilitated (Number) achieving targets Communes where a platform 0.00 Apr/2024 0.00 22-Nov-2023 22.00 Aug/2028 for receiving feed-back from Comments on Measured by platforms established, that are working with collecting feedback from community members on achieving targets community members (through scorecards or other social accountability tools). community infrastructure and local development plans have been established (Number) Grievances registered and 0.00 Apr/2024 0.00 15-Apr-2024 0.00 15-Apr-2024 100.00 Aug/2028 addressed within the Projects Comments on Number of complaints received and number of the complaints resolved (as a %). grievance mechanism achieving targets (Percentage) Grievances reported by 0.00 0.00 100.00 women (and Comments on Number of complaints received by woment and number of the complaints resolved (as a %). percentages of achieving targets grievances addressed) (Percentage) Respondents to the social 0.00 Apr/2024 0.00 22-Nov-2023 20.00 Aug/2028 cohesion survey that reports Comments on Measured via PIU MIS and surveys improvement in horizontal achieving targets and vertical social cohesion in communes where the project is implemented. (Percentage) Jun 07, 2024 Page 9 of 14 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Local Governance and Community Resilience Project (P178699) Women that reports 0.00 0.00 20.00 improvement in vertical Comments on Measured via PIU MIS and surveys and social cohesion in achieving targets communes where the Project is implemented (Percentage) 0.00 Apr/2024 0.00 22-Nov-2023 22,000.00 Aug/2028 Beneficiaries involved in Comments on Quantitative LIPW (Number) achieving targets 0.00 0.00 40.00 Women involved in Comments on Percentage of beneficiaries that are woman LIPW (Percentage) achieving targets Small-scale infrastructures 0.00 Apr/2024 0.00 22-Nov-2023 60.00 Aug/2028 created (demarcation and Comments on Quantitative indicator water points) (Number) achieving targets 0.00 Apr/2024 0.00 22-Nov-2023 22.00 Jul/2028 Mediation platforms trained Comments on Number of mediation groups (existing and new) trained by the project in conflict resolution by the project (Number) achieving targets Disputes related to 0.00 Apr/2024 0.00 22-Nov-2023 22.00 Jul/2028 transhumant pastoralists Comments on Number of disputes solved. mediated by structures achieving targets created or supported by the project in areas where the project is implemented. (Number) Socio-economic reintegration of ex-combatants Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Closing Period Indicator Name Value Month/Year Value Date Value Date Value Month/Year Jun 07, 2024 Page 10 of 14 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Local Governance and Community Resilience Project (P178699) Ex-combatants who 0.00 Apr/2024 0.00 22-Nov-2023 2,000.00 Dec/2026 complete civic education Comments on Quantitative indicator (disaggregated) (Number) achieving targets 0.00 0.00 160.00 Of which women Comments on Percentage of women amongst the ex-combatants that have received civic education (Number) achieving targets Ex-combatants who 0.00 Apr/2024 0.00 15-Apr-2024 0.00 15-Apr-2024 2,000.00 Dec/2026 complete vocational training Comments on Quantitative indicator disaggregated (Number) achieving targets 0.00 0.00 160.00 Of which women Comments on Quantitative (Number) achieving targets 0.00 Apr/2024 0.00 22-Nov-2023 2,000.00 Dec/2026 Reintegration kits distributed Comments on Quantitative indicator (disaggregated) to ex-combatants (Number) achieving targets 0.00 0.00 160.00 Of which women Comments on No of women (Number) achieving targets 0.00 Apr/2024 0.00 22-Nov-2023 20.00 Dec/2026 AGRs established (Number) Comments on Quantitative indicator (disaggregated) achieving targets 0.00 0.00 160.00 Women that are part of Comments on Quantitative indicator AGRs (Number) achieving targets 0.00 Apr/2024 0.00 22-Nov-2023 80.00 Dec/2026 Jun 07, 2024 Page 11 of 14 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Local Governance and Community Resilience Project (P178699) Ex-combatants expressing Comments on Quantitative. Measured through surveys at the community level that they are accepted by achieving targets their communities (Percentage) Community members that 0.00 Apr/2024 0.00 22-Nov-2023 80.00 Dec/2026 express acceptance of ex- Comments on Measured through surveys of community members combatants (Percentage) achieving targets Ex-combatants report an 0.00 Apr/2024 0.00 22-Nov-2023 90.00 Dec/2026 increase in household Comments on Percentage of ex-combatants (six months after having finished the vocational trainining) income (Percentage) achieving targets 0.00 0.00 0.00 144.00 Women reporting an Comments on Measured through surveys increase (Number) achieving targets Climate resilient socio- 0.00 Apr/2024 0.00 22-Nov-2023 20.00 Dec/2026 economic infrastructure Comments on No of infrastructures rehabilitated or created in areas where Component 3 are implemented rehabilitated and achieving targets independently from Subcomponent 2.1. constructed. (Number) Project management Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Closing Period Indicator Name Value Month/Year Value Date Value Date Value Month/Year Number of knowledge 0.00 Apr/2024 0.00 15-Apr-2024 0.00 15-Apr-2024 5.00 Aug/2028 products developed Comments on Quantitative indicator (Number) achieving targets Jun 07, 2024 Page 12 of 14 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Local Governance and Community Resilience Project (P178699) 7. DATA ON FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE 7.1 Cumulative Disbursements 7.2 Disbursements (by loan) Loan/Credit/TF Status Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed IDA-E2240 Effective 90.00 90.00 0.00 4.43 85.20 4.92% IDA-V4720 Closed 1.36 0.00 1.36 0.00 0.00 0% 7.3 Key Dates (by loan) Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Signing Effectiveness Orig. Closing Rev. Closing IDA-E2240 Effective 06-Sept-2023 25-Sept-2023 19-Dec-2023 31-Aug-2028 31-Aug-2028 Jun 07, 2024 Page 13 of 14 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Local Governance and Community Resilience Project (P178699) 8. KEY DATES Key Events Planned Actual Approval 06-Sept-2023 06-Sept-2023 Effectiveness 16-Mar-2023 16-Mar-2023 Mid-Term Review No. 01 18-May-2026 Operation Closing/Cancellation 31-Aug-2028 9. RESTRUCTURING HISTORY 10. ASSOCIATED OPERATION(S) There are no associated operations Jun 07, 2024 Page 14 of 14