The World Bank Report No: ISR16450 Implementation Status & Results Burkina Faso Social Safety Net Project (P124015) Public Disclosure Copy Operation Name: Social Safety Net Project (P124015) Project Stage: Implementation Seq.No: 1 Status: ARCHIVED Archive Date: 23-Nov-2014 Country: Burkina Faso Approval FY: 2014 Product Line: IBRD/IDA Region: AFRICA Lending Instrument: Investment Project Financing Implementing Agency(ies): Ministry of Social Action and National Solidarity Key Dates Board Approval Date 23-Apr-2014 Original Closing Date 31-Aug-2019 Planned Mid Term Review Date 31-Dec-2015 Last Archived ISR Date Effectiveness Date 26-Sep-2014 Revised Closing Date 31-Aug-2019 Actual Mid Term Review Date 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? Yes No Component(s) Component Name Component Cost Cash transfers and awareness programs for poor and vulnerable households 38.80 Laying the foundations for a basic national safety net system 6.60 Project management 4.60 Overall Ratings Previous Rating Current Rating Moderately Satisfactory Public Disclosure Copy Progress towards achievement of PDO Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Moderately Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating High Implementation Status Overview The project became effective on September 26, 2014 during the first implementation support mission. The MASSN has just recruited the first 5 core members of the Unite de Gestion du Projet (UGP) and have started to work full time on the implementation planning. The project was launched officially on September 16, 2014 in Gourcy the Nord region and the government plans to start the first transfers to the targeted households of the cash transfer program in July or August 2015. The UGP is now working to meet the legal covenants including hiring the required FM staff and software. The UGP is also working on opening the project designated accounts and arranging for the first IDA disbursement but this is taking a long time. In the meantime, the project still does not have access to counterpart funding and is therefore constrained to undertake the preliminary preparatory activities in the field. Page 1 of 5 The World Bank Report No: ISR16450 Locations Country First Administrative Division Location Planned Actual Burkina-Faso Centre-Est Centre-Est ✔ Public Disclosure Copy Burkina-Faso Est Est ✔ Burkina-Faso Nord Nord ✔ Results Project Development Objective Indicators Indicator Name Core Unit of Measure Baseline Current End Target The share of households benefitting from the Percentage Value 0.00 60.00 cash transfers who belong to the 2 poorest Date 01-Sep-2014 31-Aug-2019 quintiles Comments Direct project beneficiaries Number Value 0.00 316000.00 Date 01-Sep-2014 31-Aug-2019 Comments Aim is 40,000 households times the number of household members. The target of 316000 is estimated using 7.9 household members whichwas the average for rural Burkina in the EICVM 2009/10. Female beneficiaries Percentage Value 0.00 50.00 Sub Type Supplemental The definition and publication of a targeting Yes/No Value No Yes Public Disclosure Copy mechanism, used by the CT program and Date 01-Sep-2014 31-Aug-2019 adoptable for other programs Comments Baseline: targeting process Targeting system operating in describes in PIM all CT areas and at least one memorandum of understanding with another program available Page 2 of 5 The World Bank Report No: ISR16450 The number of cash transfer beneficiary Number Value 0.00 40000.00 households with information stored in a registry Date 01-Sep-2014 31-Aug-2019 with data sharing protocols available for other Comments 40,000 CT beneficiary pr Public Disclosure Copy households registered and at least one data sharing protocol available Intermediate Results Indicators Indicator Name Core Unit of Measure Baseline Current End Target The per capita consumption level of the Percentage Value 0.00 15.00 households benefitting from the cash transfers Date 01-Sep-2014 31-Aug-2019 (% increase) Comments tbd at IE baseline survey 15% increase from baseline Timely transfer of cash benefits Percentage Value 0.00 80.00 Date 01-Sep-2014 31-Aug-2019 Comments % of beneficiary households Beneficiary households participating in Percentage Value 0.00 80.00 accompanying measures Date 01-Sep-2014 31-Aug-2019 Comments Payment system operational Yes/No Value No Yes Date 01-Sep-2014 31-Aug-2019 Comments Payment module functional Institutional coordinating mechanism Yes/No Value No Yes functioning Date 01-Sep-2014 31-Aug-2019 Comments 3 regional offices fully staffed according to PIM Frequency of publication of monitoring reports Months Value 0.00 6.00 Date 01-Sep-2014 31-Aug-2019 Public Disclosure Copy Comments Every 6 months Cash transfer program management expenses Percentage Value 0.00 25.00 as share of total cash transfer program Date 01-Sep-2014 31-Aug-2019 expenses Comments 25% Government contribution to safety net Percentage Value 0.00 10.00 programs Date 01-Sep-2014 31-Aug-2019 Comments Costs related to project Operational costs related to preparation the implementation of the project Page 3 of 5 The World Bank Report No: ISR16450 Data on Financial Performance (as of 02-Oct-2014) Financial Agreement(s) Key Dates Project Ln/Cr/Tf Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Original Closing Date Revised Closing Date Public Disclosure Copy P124015 IDA-54290 Effective 23-Apr-2014 17-Jun-2014 26-Sep-2014 31-Aug-2019 31-Aug-2019 Disbursements (in Millions) Project Ln/Cr/Tf Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P124015 IDA-54290 Effective XDR 32.40 32.40 0.00 0.00 32.40 0.00 Disbursement Graph Key Decisions Regarding Implementation Public Disclosure Copy • Critical phases of the program schedule: During the mission the World Bank helped the UGP to develop a detailed work plan for the first 2 years of the project. The start of the first cash transfers is planned for July/August of 2015 as announced in the government launch of the project in September 2014. In order to adhere to the planned schedule, some steps in the work plan are critical, including contracting for the first 20 motorbikes and recruiting the targeting survey firm, in order to carry out the information and preparation work in the North region required before the targeting survey and community validation of the beneficiary list can take place. The mission called the attention of the government to take expedited action to avoid compromising the schedule. The Bank recommends that the government considers the possibility of a waiver for some of the most urgent procurement processes. • National coordination of safety net systems. The mission noted that, in parallel to the IDA project, the government has started work on the development of national methods of targeting poor and vulnerable households. Given the progress of the work the mission recommends that these aspects be an important part of the objectives of the next supervision mission of the World Bank and that the government and the Bank discuss how the Bank, through the project and other resources, can best support the government in this effort. Main next steps: A full set of next steps with dates and responsibilities was agreed on with the government and listed in the Aide-Memoire. The next World Bank implementation Page 4 of 5 The World Bank Report No: ISR16450 support mission is planned for end January, 2015 but the team will arrange a series of interim audios/VCs and visits by specific consultants to support the implementing unit more frequently. Restructuring History Public Disclosure Copy There has been no restructuring to date. Related Projects There are no related projects. Public Disclosure Copy Page 5 of 5