The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Republic of Congo Lisungi Emergency COVID-19 Response project (P174178) Republic of Congo Lisungi Emergency COVID-19 Response project (P174178) AFRICA WEST | Congo, Republic of | Social Protection & Jobs Global Practice | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing | FY 2020 | Seq No: 3 | ARCHIVED on 24-Dec-2021 | ISR49406 | Implementing Agencies: Republic of Congo, Ministry of Social Affairs and Humanitarian Action Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date: 24-Jun-2020 Effectiveness Date: 09-Oct-2020 Planned Mid Term Review Date: 15-Sep-2022 Actual Mid-Term Review Date: Original Closing Date: 31-Dec-2022 Revised Closing Date: 31-Dec-2022 pdoTable Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) To provide emergency income support to households affected by the COVID-19 health and economic crisis and increase access to safety net for recovery for poor and vulnerable in participating areas of the Beneficiary. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No Components Table Name Emergency cash transfers for COVID-19 response:(Cost $20.00 M) Scaling up Lisungi program for recovery:(Cost $24.50 M) Strengthening the social protection system:(Cost $2.50 M) Project management, monitoring and evaluation:(Cost $3.00 M) Contingency Emergency Response Component - CERC Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Satisfactory Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating Moderate Moderate Implementation Status and Key Decisions The Implementing Agency (Ministry of Social Affairs and the Humanitarian Action - MASAH) and the Lisungi Project Implementation Unit (PIU) continue to make progress in project implementation. The project overall disbursement ratio stands at 50.28 % as of December 17, 2021. Under component 1, more than 206,000 out of 231,456 eligible households have received their emergency cash transfers exceeding the project's target of 200,000 households. The PIU continues to work with local authorities to identify remaining beneficiaries, resolve ID issues and proceed with payments. Under component 2, the project is finalizing the targeting of 23,000 households and plans to start payment of cash transfers and financing of Income Generating Activities by January 2022. Under component 3 (Strengthening of social protection delivery system), the PIU/MASAH contracted a firm to develop a national non-contributive social protection strategy and is pursuing a process to recruit a consulting firm to support the expansion of the Single Social Registry. 12/24/2021 Page 1 of 6 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Republic of Congo Lisungi Emergency COVID-19 Response project (P174178) Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance Substantial Substantial Moderate Macroeconomic Substantial Moderate Moderate Sector Strategies and Policies Moderate Moderate Moderate 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 Moderate Moderate Moderate Stakeholders Substantial Moderate Moderate Other Substantial Moderate Moderate Overall Substantial Moderate Moderate Results PDO Indicators by Objectives / Outcomes Provide income support to households affected by the COVID-19 crisis IN01074896 ►Number of households benefiting from emergency cash transfers (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 167,394.00 206,826.00 200,000.00 Date 22-May-2020 15-Apr-2021 03-Dec-2021 30-Dec-2022 Comments: Emergency cash transfers: number of beneficiary households Provide social safety net for recovery IN01074780 ►Number of households benefiting from recovery program (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 12/24/2021 Page 2 of 6 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Republic of Congo Lisungi Emergency COVID-19 Response project (P174178) Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 20,000.00 Date 22-May-2020 15-Apr-2021 03-Dec-2021 30-Dec-2022 Comments: Regular cash transfers: number of beneficiary households Overall Comments PDO The information on the second PDO indicator is expected to become available once payments to beneficiary households start in January 2022. Intermediate Results Indicators by Components Emergency cash transfers for COVID-19 response IN01074899 ►Beneficiaries of social safety net programs (Number, Corporate) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 1,315,687.00 976,648.00 800,000.00 Date 22-May-2020 15-Apr-2021 03-Dec-2021 30-Dec-2022 The value is lower than previously reported since the PIU had reported the number of beneficiaries that Comments: included other programs and financing by other donors. This has been corrected in this round. IN01074903 Beneficiaries of social safety net programs - Female (Number, Corporate Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 278,407.00 498,090.00 400,000.00 Cash transfer program for recovery IN01074900 ►Percentage of beneficiary households participating in income-generating activities (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 80.00 Date 07-May-2020 15-Apr-2021 03-Dec-2021 30-Dec-2022 Information on this indicator will become available in early 2022 once cash transfers and support to Comments: income-generating activities commence under Component 2 of the project. IN01074902 ►Percentage of women participating in income generating activites (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 12/24/2021 Page 3 of 6 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Republic of Congo Lisungi Emergency COVID-19 Response project (P174178) Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 70.00 Date 07-May-2020 15-Apr-2021 03-Dec-2021 20-Dec-2022 Information on this indicator will become available in early 2022 once cash transfers and support to Comments: income-generating activities commence under Component 2 of the project. Strengthening the social protection system IN01074897 ►Elaboration and adoption of a Social Protection Strategy responsive to shocks (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No No No Yes Date 02-Jun-2020 15-Apr-2021 03-Dec-2021 30-Dec-2022 The Ministry of Social Affairs and Humanitarian Action (MASAH) has started the process of drafting a Comments: Social Protection Strategy in December. IN01074898 ►Number of households registered in the social registry (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 120,417.00 821,970.00 831,376.00 300,000.00 Date 22-May-2020 15-Apr-2021 03-Dec-2021 30-Dec-2022 This indicator measures the use of the RSU to assess households’ socio-economic conditions and to Comments: determine their potential eligibility for social programs. IN01074901 ►Percentage of transfers delivered through digital payments (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 93.52 95.00 60.00 Date 07-May-2020 15-Apr-2021 03-Dec-2021 30-Dec-2022 No data available yet. Transfers delivered through digital payments / total transfers. Comments: IN01074904 ►Timely payment of cash transfers (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 80.00 Date 22-May-2020 15-Apr-2021 03-Dec-2021 30-Dec-2022 Timeliness of payments as defined by the Operations Manual. This indicator is close to zero according to the PIU since beneficiaries of ECT received their payment Comments: more than 90 days after their identification. IN01074905 12/24/2021 Page 4 of 6 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Republic of Congo Lisungi Emergency COVID-19 Response project (P174178) ►Percentage of grievances documented, processed and resolved within 20 days (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 30.47 89.00 80.00 Date 07-May-2020 15-Apr-2021 03-Dec-2021 30-Dec-2022 Data is in the process of submission. Average time taken to record, process and resolve grievances Comments: related to targeting Performance-Based Conditions Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P174178 IDA-67180 Effective USD 50.00 50.00 0.00 26.69 26.44 50% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P174178 IDA-67180 Effective 24-Jun-2020 13-Jul-2020 09-Oct-2020 31-Dec-2022 31-Dec-2022 Cumulative Disbursements 12/24/2021 Page 5 of 6 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Republic of Congo Lisungi Emergency COVID-19 Response project (P174178) PBC Disbursement Achievement Disbursed amount in Disbursement % PBC ID PBC Type Description Coc PBC Amount Status Coc for PBC Restructuring History There has been no restructuring to date. 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