The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Social Safety Net Project (P124015) Social Safety Net Project (P124015) WESTERN AND CENTRAL AFRICA | Burkina Faso | Social Protection & Jobs Global Practice | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing | FY 2014 | Seq No: 21 | ARCHIVED on 26-Jun-2023 | ISR56892 | Implementing Agencies: Burkina Faso, Conseil National pour la Protection Sociale, Ministere de l'Economie, des Finances et du Developpement, Ministry of National Solidarity and Humanitarian Action Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date: 23-Apr-2014 Effectiveness Date: 26-Sep-2014 Planned Mid Term Review Date: 30-Sep-2016 Actual Mid-Term Review Date: 12-Dec-2016 Original Closing Date: 31-Aug-2019 Revised Closing Date: 31-Mar-2024 pdoTable Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The project development objective (PDO) is to provide income support to poor households and to lay the foundations for a basic safety net system in Burkina Faso. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? Yes Board Approved Revised Project Development Objective (If project is formally restructured) The PDO is to increase access of poor and vulnerable households to safety nets and to lay the foundations for an adaptive safety net system in Burkina Faso. Components Table Name Cash transfers and awareness program for poor and vulnerable households:(Cost $164.50 M) Laying the foundations for an adaptive national safety net system:(Cost $17.40 M) Project management:(Cost $14.10 M) Contingent Emergency Response Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Satisfactory Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating Moderate Moderate Implementation Status and Key Decisions English Cash transfers have been implemented in all project intervention areas (Boucle du Mouhoun, Centre, Centre Nord, Nord, and Sahel) although they have had to be suspended in the Sahel and the Centre-Nord regions due to the respective governors’ decision to ban transfers. As of June 2023, 6/26/2023 Page 1 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Social Safety Net Project (P124015) around 99,500 recipients had received regular cash transfers (with the suspension in the Sahel and Centre-Nord currently affecting around 60,000 recipients). The project furthermore implements cash transfers on behalf of the Emergency Local Development and Resilience Project (PUDTR) for more than 29,000 additional beneficiaries in the Boucle du Mouhoun region. During the on-going lean season, the project supports the national response plan to food and nutrition insecurity with shock-response cash transfers to almost 60,000 recipients (including 25,000 financed by the PUDTR project), with the possibility to expand to another 60,000 depending on the further decisions by authorities in the Sahel and the Centre- Nord. Français Des transferts monétaires ont été mis en œuvre dans toutes les zones d'intervention du projet (Boucle du Mouhoun, Centre, Centre Nord, Nord et Sahel), bien qu'ils aient dû être suspendus dans les régions du Sahel et du Centre-Nord en raison de la décision des gouverneurs respectifs d'interdire les transferts. En juin 2023, environ 99 500 récipiendaires avaient reçu des transferts monétaires réguliers (la suspension au Sahel et dans le Centre-Nord affectant actuellement environ 60 000 bénéficiaires). Le projet met par ailleurs en œuvre des transferts monétaires pour le compte du Projet d'urgence de développement territorial et de résilience (PUDTR) pour plus de 29 000 bénéficiaires supplémentaires dans la région de la Boucle du Mouhoun. Pendant la période de soudure en cours, le projet soutient le plan national de réponse à l'insécurité alimentaire et nutritionnelle avec des transferts monétaires de réponse aux chocs pour près de 60 000 bénéficiaires (dont 25 000 financés par le projet PUDTR), avec la possibilité d'étendre à 60 000 autres en fonction des décisions prises par les autorités au Sahel et dans le Centre-Nord. Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance -- Substantial Substantial Macroeconomic -- Moderate Moderate Sector Strategies and Policies -- Moderate Substantial Technical Design of Project or Program -- Moderate Moderate Institutional Capacity for Implementation and -- Moderate Moderate Sustainability Fiduciary -- Substantial Moderate Environment and Social -- Moderate Moderate Stakeholders -- Moderate Moderate Other -- Moderate Moderate Overall -- Moderate Moderate Results PDO Indicators by Objectives / Outcomes Increase access of poor and vulnerable households to safety nets IN01312271 ►The share of households benefitting from the cash transfers who belong to the 2 poorest quintiles (Percentage, Custom) 6/26/2023 Page 2 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Social Safety Net Project (P124015) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 76.60 76.60 60.00 Date 30-Oct-2019 30-Sep-2022 31-Mar-2023 29-Mar-2024 Measures targeting effectiveness of the CT program. Comments: IN01312273 ►Direct project beneficiaries (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 1,143,845.00 1,143,845.00 1,170,000.00 Date 01-Sep-2014 30-Sep-2022 31-Mar-2023 29-Mar-2024 Direct beneficiaries are people or groups who directly derive benefits from an intervention. 78 659 Comments: beneficiaries have been added in the Sahel region since the previous ISR.. IN01312275 Female beneficiaries (Percentage, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 54.02 54.02 50.00 Lay the foundations for an adaptive safety net system in Burkina Faso IN01312272 ►The definition and publication of a targeting mechanism, used by the CT program and adoptable for other programs (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No Yes Yes Yes Date 01-Sep-2014 30-Sep-2022 31-Mar-2023 29-Mar-2024 An effective targeting mechanism is: capable of selecting poor beneficiaries, accepted by the community, Comments: cost-effective in targeting beneficiaries IN01312274 ►Households with information registered in the Social Registry with data sharing protocols available for social programs (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 149,535.00 150,103.00 400,000.00 Date 01-Sep-2014 30-Sep-2022 31-Mar-2023 29-Mar-2024 The increase is due to the inclusion of the complement of final results of future beneficiaries targeted in Comments: the regions of Sahel (568) and Boucle du Mouhoun (16906 for PUDTR) Intermediate Results Indicators by Components 6/26/2023 Page 3 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Social Safety Net Project (P124015) Cash transfers and awareness program for poor and vulnerable households IN01312276 ►The per capita consumption level of the households benefitting from the cash transfers (% increase) (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 15.60 15.60 15.00 Date 01-Sep-2014 15-Nov-2022 31-Mar-2023 29-Mar-2024 This indicator was measured by an impact evaluation carried out in the Centre Est and Est regions of the Comments: country. It should be considered with caution as the effect is not statistically significant. IN01312280 ►Timely transfer of cash benefits (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 85.00 33.00 80.00 Date 01-Sep-2014 30-Sep-2022 31-Mar-2023 29-Mar-2024 Out of 12 basic payments (BMh, CN, Centre, Nord and Sahel) planned, 4 have been made to date in Q1 2023. Only 04 catch-up payments in 2022 have been made to BMh, CN and Nord. The 6 Q1 2023 payments from BMh, Centre-Nord and Center were late. The 02 Sahel payments have not been made Comments: given the measures suspending monetary transfers by the Governor of the Sahel region within his territorial jurisdiction IN01312283 ►Beneficiary households participating in accompanying measures (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 75.00 Date 01-Sep-2014 30-Sep-2022 31-Mar-2023 29-Mar-2024 support measures have fully begun and women are taking part in educational sessions. they will also Comments: receive home visits and participate in public talks for their awakening. IN01312285 ►Direct project beneficiaries of the core cash transfer benefit (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 1,045,058.00 1,045,058.00 948,100.00 Date 01-Sep-2014 30-Sep-2022 31-Mar-2023 29-Mar-2024 78 659 beneficiaries in the Sahel region have been added during the reporting period. Comments: IN01312286 ►Direct beneficiaries of the adaptive cash transfer benefit (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 614,194.00 614,194.00 402,400.00 6/26/2023 Page 4 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Social Safety Net Project (P124015) Date 01-Sep-2014 30-Sep-2022 31-Mar-2023 29-Mar-2024 New adaptative cash transfer done for Sahel region (130931 beneficiairies) Comments: IN01312287 ►Percentage of participating mothers whose children followed good nutritional age-appropriate practice (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 59.30 80.00 Date 01-Sep-2014 30-Sep-2022 31-Mar-2023 29-Mar-2024 Accompanying measures activities started in February with group education sessions. Comments: IN01312288 ►Beneficiaries of the productive measure package (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 15,694.00 21,265.00 20,000.00 Date 12-Nov-2014 30-Sep-2022 31-Mar-2023 31-Mar-2023 The second phase of economic inclusion activities started in the North region of the country. In the Sahel region, the beneficiaries (5571) are identified but the community tontine groups are not yet effective and Comments: the productive subsidy has not yet been made given the suspensive measures of monetary transfers in the region by the governor. IN01312289 Beneficiaries of the productive measure package - refugees (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 1,000.00 Date 30-Apr-2021 30-Sep-2022 31-Mar-2023 31-Mar-2024 Laying the foundations for an adaptive national safety net system IN01312277 ►Payment system operational (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No Yes Yes Yes Date 01-Sep-2014 30-Sep-2022 31-Mar-2023 29-Mar-2024 Three framework contracts have been signed with the main mobile payment operators and enable to Comments: timely deliver anywhere in the country. IN01312281 ►Institutional coordinating mechanism functioning (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 6/26/2023 Page 5 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Social Safety Net Project (P124015) Value No No Yes Yes Date 01-Sep-2014 30-Sep-2022 31-Mar-2023 29-Mar-2024 Even if there is no clear institutional coordination mechanism in place, progress is being made in the adoption of social registry which should also enhance the coordination when deployed and effectively Comments: used by programs. IN01312284 ►Establishment of a temporary shock-response benefit, with well-defined operational parameters based on shock data (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No Yes Yes Yes Date 01-Sep-2014 30-Sep-2022 31-Mar-2023 29-Mar-2024 Project management IN01312278 ►Frequency of publication of monitoring reports (Months, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 6.00 6.00 6.00 Date 01-Sep-2014 30-Sep-2022 31-Mar-2023 29-Mar-2024 Qualitative reports are timely produced and transmitted. Comments: IN01312282 ►Cash transfer program management expenses as share of total cash transfer program expenses (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 14.86 10.50 35.00 Date 01-Sep-2014 30-Sep-2022 31-Mar-2023 29-Mar-2024 The fluctuating trend of the indicator continues as both the numerator and the denominator change with the continuous implementation of cash transfers. As spending on cash transfers has increased Comments: significantly while cumulative management expenses have grown modestly, the share has decreased over the reporting period. General/ not related to a specific component IN01312279 ►Grievances addressed within set timeframe as per project GRM (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 98.70 98.00 80.00 Date 31-Jan-2019 30-Sep-2022 31-Mar-2023 29-Mar-2024 6/26/2023 Page 6 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Social Safety Net Project (P124015) From January 1, 2021 to March 31, 2023, 11,725 complaints were recorded in the field and through the Comments: toll-free number. Of 11,725 complaints, 11,449 have been resolved and 276 are being processed. Performance-Based Conditions Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P124015 IDA-54290 Closed USD 50.00 50.00 0.00 45.15 0.00 100% P124015 IDA-64340 Effective USD 7.00 7.00 0.00 1.46 5.42 21% P124015 IDA-D4760 Effective USD 93.00 93.00 0.00 72.38 19.73 79% P124015 TF-A3975 Closed USD 6.00 6.00 0.00 6.00 0.00 100% P124015 TF-B5311 Effective USD 10.00 10.00 0.00 10.00 0.00 100% P124015 TF-B6352 Effective USD 30.00 30.00 0.00 13.60 16.40 45% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P124015 IDA-54290 Closed 23-Apr-2014 17-Jun-2014 26-Sep-2014 31-Aug-2019 31-Aug-2020 P124015 IDA-64340 Effective 29-May-2019 19-Jun-2019 31-Oct-2019 31-Mar-2024 31-Mar-2024 P124015 IDA-D4760 Effective 29-May-2019 19-Jun-2019 31-Oct-2019 31-Mar-2024 31-Mar-2024 P124015 TF-A3975 Closed 07-Dec-2016 27-Jan-2017 04-Apr-2017 30-Jun-2018 31-Dec-2019 P124015 TF-B5311 Effective 23-Mar-2021 06-May-2021 04-Aug-2021 31-Mar-2024 31-Mar-2024 P124015 TF-B6352 Effective 20-Oct-2021 02-Dec-2021 31-May-2022 31-Mar-2024 31-Mar-2024 Cumulative Disbursements 6/26/2023 Page 7 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Social Safety Net Project (P124015) Restructuring History Level 2 Approved on 01-Jun-2018 ,Level 2 Approved on 27-Sep-2019 ,Level 2 Approved on 25-Aug-2022 Related Project(s) P160371-Additional Financing for Social Safety Net Project ,P169252-Scale-Up and Responding to the needs of Refugees and Host Communities ,P173284-Adaptive Shock-Responsive Cash Transfers to Affected Regions ,P173335-THIRD ADDITIONAL FINANCING FOR THE SOCIAL SAFETY NET PROJECT 6/26/2023 Page 8 of 8