The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Emergency Social Protection Enhancement and COVID-19 Response Project (P173582) Emergency Social Protection Enhancement and COVID-19 Response Project (P173582) MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA | Yemen, Republic of | Social Protection & Jobs Global Practice | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing | FY 2021 | Seq No: 1 | ARCHIVED on 06-Apr-2021 | ISR45631 | Implementing Agencies: United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), Social Fund for Development, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Public Works Project Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date: 17-Dec-2020 Effectiveness Date: 23-Dec-2020 Planned Mid Term Review Date: 06-Dec-2021 Actual Mid-Term Review Date: Original Closing Date: 30-Dec-2022 Revised Closing Date: 30-Dec-2022 pdoTable Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The project development objective is to provide cash transfers, temporary employment, and increased access to basic services and economic opportunities to food-insecure populations affected by COVID-19, the conflict and climate-related shocks, as well as to strengthen the capacity of national institutions. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No Components Table Name Cash Transfers:(Cost $152.00 M) Labor Intensive Works and Economic Opportunities:(Cost $38.40 M) Project Management, Monitoring, Evaluation and Capacity Building of National Institutions:(Cost $13.50 M) CERC Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO -- Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) -- Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating -- High Implementation Status and Key Decisions This is the initial ISR for the project - as such, all ratings are Satisfactory given that actual implementation of activities has not yet commenced. The World Bank is currently working with the Recipient Agencies - United Nations Development Program in partnership with the Social Fund for Development (SFD) and the Public Works Project (PWP); and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) in partnership with SFD to finalize all social and environment documents required prior to launching key project activities. Under the UNICEF implemented component, the first payment cycle is expected to be launched by May 2021 following the month of Ramadan. 4/6/2021 Page 1 of 12 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Emergency Social Protection Enhancement and COVID-19 Response Project (P173582) Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance High -- High Macroeconomic High -- High Sector Strategies and Policies Moderate -- Moderate Technical Design of Project or Program Moderate -- Moderate Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Substantial -- Moderate Sustainability Fiduciary High -- High Environment and Social High -- High Stakeholders Substantial -- Substantial Other -- -- -- Overall High -- High Results PDO Indicators by Objectives / Outcomes Provision of Cash Transfers IN00957623 ►Beneficiaries of social safety net programs (Number, Corporate) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 1,500,000.00 Date 17-Dec-2020 -- 01-Feb-2021 30-Dec-2022 IN00957827 Beneficiaries of Safety Nets programs - Unconditional cash transfers (number) (Number, Corporate Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 1,500,000.00 Date 17-Dec-2020 -- 01-Feb-2021 30-Dec-2022 IN00957831 Beneficiaries of social safety net programs - Female (Number, Corporate Supplement) 4/6/2021 Page 2 of 12 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Emergency Social Protection Enhancement and COVID-19 Response Project (P173582) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 720,000.00 IN00957833 Household members (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 9,350,000.00 Date 17-Dec-2020 -- 01-Feb-2021 30-Dec-2022 IN00957835 ►Number of beneficiary households benefitting from the cash for nutrition program (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 23,000.00 Date 17-Dec-2020 -- 01-Feb-2021 30-Dec-2022 Comments: Number of beneficiary households benefitting from the cash for nutrition program. IN00957837 Number of beneficiary households (Social Welfare Fund) (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 2,300.00 Date 17-Dec-2020 -- 01-Feb-2021 30-Dec-2022 IN00957838 Number of beneficiaries (female) (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 23,000.00 Date 16-Dec-2020 -- 01-Feb-2021 30-Dec-2022 IN00957839 Number of beneficiaries (children) (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 27,600.00 Date 17-Dec-2020 -- 01-Feb-2021 30-Dec-2022 Provision of temporary employment IN00957624 ►Number of direct beneficiaries of wage employment (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 47,680.00 4/6/2021 Page 3 of 12 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Emergency Social Protection Enhancement and COVID-19 Response Project (P173582) Date 17-Dec-2020 -- 01-Feb-2021 30-Dec-2022 Aggregate number of direct beneficiaries of wage employment under subcomponents 1.2 , 2.1, 2.2 and Comments: 2.3 IN00957829 Number of beneficiaries (female) (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 9,536.00 Date 17-Dec-2020 -- 01-Feb-2021 30-Dec-2022 IN00957832 Number of beneficiaries (IDPs) (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 7,152.00 Date 17-Dec-2020 -- 01-Feb-2021 30-Dec-2022 Increased access to basic services and economic opportunities to vulnerable populations IN00957625 ►Number of people with increased access to basic services. (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 393,500.00 Date 17-Dec-2020 -- 01-Feb-2021 30-Dec-2022 Comments: Number of people with increased access to basic services. IN00957828 Of which, female (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 163,707.00 Date 17-Dec-2020 -- 01-Feb-2021 30-Dec-2022 IN00957830 ►Number of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME's) supported by the Project (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 4,654.00 Date 17-Dec-2020 -- 01-Feb-2021 30-Dec-2022 Comments: Number of SMEs supported by the project under subcomponent 2.3. IN00957834 Number of female led SMEs supported by the project (Number, Custom Breakdown) 4/6/2021 Page 4 of 12 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Emergency Social Protection Enhancement and COVID-19 Response Project (P173582) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 1,491.00 Date 17-Dec-2020 -- 01-Feb-2021 30-Dec-2022 IN00957836 ►People provided with access to improved sanitation services to reduce water-borne diseases exacerbated by climate change (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 100,000.00 Date 17-Dec-2020 -- 01-Feb-2021 30-Dec-2022 Strengthening the capacity of national institutions IN00957826 ►UCT program implementation functions fully transferred to SFD (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No -- No Yes Date 17-Dec-2020 -- 01-Feb-2021 30-Dec-2022 Intermediate Results Indicators by Components Component 1: Cash Transfers IN00957840 ►Number of female beneficiaries of wage employment (cash for nutrition) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 920.00 Date 17-Dec-2020 -- 01-Feb-2021 30-Dec-2022 The number of women employed through the cash for nutrition subcomponent. Based on avg. monthly Comments: wage of US$110. IN00957844 ►Number of indirect beneficiaries of wage employment (cash for nutrition) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 5,520.00 Date 17-Dec-2020 -- 01-Feb-2021 30-Dec-2022 The number of family members benefitting from the wage employment through the cash for nutrition Comments: intervention. Based on the number of HHs x 6 as the national avg of HH members. 4/6/2021 Page 5 of 12 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Emergency Social Protection Enhancement and COVID-19 Response Project (P173582) Component 2: Labor Intensive Works and Economic Opportunities IN00957842 ►Number of direct beneficiaries of wage employment (cash for work) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 21,500.00 Date 17-Dec-2020 -- 01-Feb-2021 30-Dec-2022 Number of direct beneficiaries of wage employment under the community assets subcomponent. HH Comments: workers (No. of HH x 1.4) + technicians, consultants and community contractors. IN00957843 Number of beneficiaries (female) (Number, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 6,450.00 IN00957846 ►Number of indirect beneficiaries of wage employment (family members of direct beneficiaries) (cash for work) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 129,000.00 Date 17-Dec-2020 -- 01-Feb-2021 30-Dec-2022 Comments: Family members of direct beneficiaries. Number of HHs x 6 as the national average family size. IN00957849 ►Number of people with increased access to basic services (cash for work) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 138,500.00 Date 17-Dec-2020 -- 01-Feb-2021 30-Dec-2022 Beneficiaries of the cash for work supported activities. Based on the assumption that roads subprojects Comments: will reach 40,000 with 500 person per kilometer. In other interventions, 20 percent was added to the total. IN00957851 ►Cubic meters of water schemes constructed/rehabilitated (cash for work) (Cubic Meter(m3), Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 20,746.00 Date 17-Dec-2020 -- 01-Feb-2021 30-Dec-2022 Comments: Cubic meters of water schemes constructed/rehabilitated under the cash for work subcomponent. IN00957852 ►Area of agriculture land and terraces rehabilitated (cash for work) (Hectare(Ha), Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 4/6/2021 Page 6 of 12 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Emergency Social Protection Enhancement and COVID-19 Response Project (P173582) Value 0.00 -- 0.00 879.00 Date 17-Dec-2020 -- 01-Feb-2021 30-Dec-2022 Comments: Area of agriculture land and terraces rehabilitated under the cash for work subcomponent. IN00957854 ►Length of roads improved (cash for work) (Kilometers, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 45.00 Date 17-Dec-2020 -- 01-Feb-2021 30-Dec-2022 Comments: Length of roads to be improved under the cash for work subcomponent. IN00957857 ►Number of direct beneficiaries of wage employment (community assets) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 16,940.00 Date 17-Dec-2020 -- 01-Feb-2021 30-Dec-2022 Number of direct beneficiaries of wage employment under the community assets subproject. Labor Comments: intensity 35 percent xcivil work budget)/average wage per day (US$11)= total #workdays. Total workdays/average #days per worker (22)=total # beneficiaries. IN00957858 Number of female beneficiaries (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 508.00 Date 17-Dec-2020 -- 01-Feb-2021 30-Dec-2022 IN00957859 ►Number of indirect beneficiaries of wage employment (community assets) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 101,640.00 Date 17-Dec-2020 -- 01-Feb-2021 30-Dec-2022 Comments: Family members of direct beneficiaries. IN00957860 ►Number of people with increased access to basic services (community assets) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 255,000.00 Date 17-Dec-2020 -- 01-Feb-2021 30-Dec-2022 4/6/2021 Page 7 of 12 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Emergency Social Protection Enhancement and COVID-19 Response Project (P173582) Number of people with increased access to basic services as a result of the community assets subproject interventions. Based on the assumption that each water subproject benefits 1,500; agricultural land Comments: benefits 180; and roads 2,700. Average number of people benefiting from each sector X estimated # subprojects in the sector. IN00957861 ►Cubic meters of water schemes constructed/rehabilitated (community assets) (Cubic Meter(m3), Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 57,000.00 Date 17-Dec-2020 -- 01-Feb-2021 30-Dec-2022 Cubic meters of water schemes constructed/rehabilitated under community assets interventions. Avg. # m Comments: (2000) per subproject X 16 planned water subprojects IN00957862 ►Area of agriculture land rehabilitated (community assets) (Hectare(Ha), Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 1,600.00 Date 17-Dec-2020 -- 01-Feb-2021 30-Dec-2022 Area of agriculture land and terraces rehabilitated under the community assets subcomponent. Avg. # ha Comments: per subproject (33) X 48 planned agricultural subprojects. IN00957863 ►Length of roads improved (community assets) (Kilometers, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 38.00 Date 17-Dec-2020 -- 01-Feb-2021 30-Dec-2022 Length of roads improved under the community assets subcomponent. Avg. # km per subproject (0.8) X Comments: 48 planned roads subprojects. IN00957864 ►Number of MFIs to access the new YLG portfolio guarantee scheme (economic opportunities and food market resilience) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 3.00 Date 17-Dec-2020 -- 01-Feb-2021 30-Dec-2022 Number of MFIs to access the new YLG portfolio guarantee scheme under the economic opportunities Comments: and food market resilience subcomponent. IN00957865 ►Number of SME loans guaranteed by the new capitalization to the YLG (economic opportunities and food market resilience) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 3,024.00 Date 17-Dec-2020 -- 01-Feb-2021 30-Dec-2022 4/6/2021 Page 8 of 12 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Emergency Social Protection Enhancement and COVID-19 Response Project (P173582) IN00957866 ►Number of Village Saving and Loans Associations (economic opportunities and food market resilience) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 30.00 Date 17-Dec-2020 -- 01-Feb-2021 30-Dec-2022 Number of Village Saving and Loans Associations under economic opportunities and food market Comments: resilience subcomponent. IN00957867 ►SMEs receiving TA and grants that produce and facilitate food distribution (economic opportunities and food market resilience) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 1,630.00 Date 17-Dec-2020 -- 01-Feb-2021 30-Dec-2022 Comments: 1,630 [550 horticulture farms, 250 livestock breeders, 250 fishermen, 590 food supply chain enablers] IN00957868 ►Business associations supported in the target sectors directly through grants and TA (economic opportunities and food market resilience) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 20.00 Date 17-Dec-2020 -- 01-Feb-2021 30-Dec-2022 Number of business associations supported in the target sectors directly through grants and TA under the Comments: economic opportunities and food market resilience subcomponent. IN00957869 ►Number of new seasonal and permanent wage employment supported (economic opportunities and food market resilience) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 8,320.00 Date 17-Dec-2020 -- 01-Feb-2021 30-Dec-2022 Number of new seasonal and permanent wage employment supported under the economic opportunities Comments: and food market resilience subcomponent. Component 3: Project Management, Monitoring, Evaluation and Capacity Building of National Inst't IN00957841 ►Surveyed beneficiaries who report receiving the right benefit amount (UNICEF) (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 98.00 Date 17-Dec-2020 -- 01-Feb-2021 30-Dec-2022 4/6/2021 Page 9 of 12 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Emergency Social Protection Enhancement and COVID-19 Response Project (P173582) Comments: Surveyed beneficiaries who report receiving the right CT benefit amount (UNICEF) IN00957845 ►Grievances received, addressed and responded to within a timeline that has been specified and publicly communicated by the project (UNICEF) (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 100.00 Date 17-Dec-2020 -- 01-Feb-2021 30-Dec-2022 Comments: Registered grievances addressed within the POM timeframe (UNICEF) IN00957847 ►Surveyed beneficiaries who express satisfaction (UNICEF) (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 100.00 Date 17-Dec-2020 -- 01-Feb-2021 30-Dec-2022 Comments: Surveyed beneficiaries who express satisfaction with the CT program (UNICEF) IN00957848 ►Surveyed beneficiaries who report receiving the right payment amount (UNDP) (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 98.00 Date 17-Dec-2020 -- 01-Feb-2021 30-Dec-2022 Comments: Surveyed beneficiaries who report receiving the right payment amount (UNICEF) IN00957850 ►Grievances received, addressed and responded to within a timeline that has been specified and publicly communicated by the project (UNDP) (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 90.00 Date 17-Dec-2020 -- 01-Feb-2021 30-Dec-2022 Percentage of registered grievances that are addressed within the timeframe specified in the POM Comments: (UNDP) IN00957853 ►Surveyed beneficiaries who express satisfaction with project interventions (UNDP) (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 80.00 Date 17-Dec-2020 -- 01-Feb-2021 30-Dec-2022 4/6/2021 Page 10 of 12 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Emergency Social Protection Enhancement and COVID-19 Response Project (P173582) Surveyed beneficiaries who express satisfaction with interventions implemented by UNDP, SFD and Comments: PWP. IN00957855 ►Capacity building action plan for SFD adopted and implemented (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No -- No Yes Date 17-Dec-2020 -- 01-Feb-2021 30-Dec-2022 Comments: Implementation capacity action is fully adopted and implemented by SFD IN00957856 ►Capacity building action plan for PWP adopted and implemented (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No -- No Yes Date 17-Dec-2020 -- 01-Feb-2021 30-Dec-2022 Comments: Capacity building action plan fully adopted and implemented by PWP. Performance-Based Conditions Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P173582 IDA-D7620 Effective USD 61.40 61.40 0.00 30.97 31.10 50% P173582 IDA-D7630 Effective USD 142.50 142.50 0.00 0.00 145.56 0% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P173582 IDA-D7620 Effective 17-Dec-2020 23-Dec-2020 23-Dec-2020 30-Dec-2022 30-Dec-2022 P173582 IDA-D7630 Effective 17-Dec-2020 24-Dec-2020 24-Dec-2020 30-Dec-2022 30-Dec-2022 Cumulative Disbursements 4/6/2021 Page 11 of 12 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Emergency Social Protection Enhancement and COVID-19 Response Project (P173582) 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. Related Project(s) There are no related projects. 4/6/2021 Page 12 of 12