The World Bank Report No: ISR3907 Implementation Status & Results Dominican Republic Public Disclosure Copy DO Social Sectors Investment Program (P090010) Operation Name: DO Social Sectors Investment Program (P090010) Project Stage: Implementation Seq.No: 10 Status: ARCHIVED Last Modified Date: 29-Jul-2011 Country: Dominican Republic Approval FY: 2008 Product Line: IBRD/IDA Region: LATIN AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN Lending Instrument: Specific Investment Loan Implementing Agency(ies): Social Cabinet, Junta Central Electoral Key Dates Board Approval Date 02-Aug-2007 Original Closing Date 30-Jun-2012 Planned Mid Term Review Date Last Archived ISR Date 06-Feb-2011 Effectiveness Date 19-Dec-2008 Revised Closing Date 31-Dec-2013 Actual Mid Term Review Date Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) Improve coverage, targeting and effectiveness of the Borrower's social protection programs, through the provision of legal identity documents to poor Dominicans, Institutional Strengthening of targeting mechanisms, and increased monitoring and evaluation of social programs. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project? Yes No Component(s) Component Name Component Cost Provision of National Identity Documents 14.27 Strengthening of Social Protection Services 13.78 Coordination of Loan Implementation 1.35 Overall Ratings Public Disclosure Copy Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Moderately Unsatisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating Moderate Moderate Implementation Status Overview After disbursement delays related to lengthy preparation processes and procurement issues, the fourth quarter of FY2011 saw important disbursement increases (a 51.7% increase from the total of the previous 11 quarters) and additional advances in result indicators. These developments have been the result of the concerted effort of World Bank, Government and Project Implementation Unit teams to resolve previously identified bottlenecks. The upturn in disbursement is expected to continue through the end of the 2011 calendar year with the launch of the SIUBEN Socioeconomic Household Study. To date, 81,762 poor, previously undocumented Dominicans have received national identification documents through Page 1 of 6 The World Bank Report No: ISR3907 output-based disbursement. Of those documented individuals, 85 percent have been incorporated into the SIUBEN database and registered in one or more social protection programs. Public Disclosure Copy Results Project Development Objective Indicators Indicator Name Core Unit of Measure Baseline Current End Target Coverage: The percentage of poor households Percentage Value 26.00 10.00 with members who lack identity documents decreases from 26 to 10 percent. Date 01-Jan-2009 27-Jun-2011 31-Dec-2013 Comments An estimate will be made when the verification of previously undocumented households is completed in all provinces. Targeting: Implementation of the 2010 national Number Value 0.00 0.00 1800000.00 SIUBEN survey, including 1.8 million households located in poor areas. Date 01-Jan-2009 27-Jun-2011 31-Dec-2013 Comments SIUBEN census is planned to launch in September 2011. Coverage: At least 75 percent of households Percentage Value 0.00 85.00 75.00 which have at least one member targeted by the Documentation Component have been Date 01-Jan-2009 27-Jun-2011 31-Dec-2013 integrated into a social protection program. Comments To date, 81,762 poor undocumented Dominicans have been issued national identity documents by the Central Electoral Council under the output-based disbursement method; 85% of those poor, newly documented individuals have Public Disclosure Copy been incorporated into a social protection program. Effectiveness Measurement: Adherence to and Number Value 0.00 0.00 8.00 completion of the Inter-Institutional Agreement between the Social Cabinet and Consultative Date 01-Jan-2009 27-Jun-2011 31-Dec-2013 Council of Civil Society Comments No Inter-Institutional Agreement in place and Agreement on Monitoring and currently being adhered to. Evaluation of public social Bidding process near finalized protection programs for first civil society studies after significantdelay and low bidding responses. Page 2 of 6 The World Bank Report No: ISR3907 Intermediate Results Indicators Indicator Name Core Unit of Measure Baseline Current End Target Public Disclosure Copy Targeting: By 2011, the transfer of the Text Value 0 RD$800 million equivalent of 20 percent of untargeted social protection expenditures in 2006 (baseline RD Date 01-Jan-2009 27-Jun-2011 31-Dec-2013 $5.5 billion) to targeted social protection Comments SP funding has risen programs which use SIUBEN significantly with importance placed on relative shares. In 2009, targeted programs received 51.3% of SP funds, in 2010, the figure reached 53.6% (RD$10.47 billion) of SP funds, while in 2011 the national budget approved 57.8% of SP funds fortargeted programs. (AF Additional Intermediate Indicator) Percentage Value 0.00 0.00 100.00 Targeting: SIUBEN updates the poverty status of 100 percent of registered households with Date 01-Jul-2010 27-Jun-2011 31-Dec-2013 poverty status (Poor I and II). Comments Pending the launch of the SIUBEN Socioeconomic Household Study planned for September 2011. (AF Additional Intermediate Indicator) Percentage Value 0.00 0.00 85.00 Targeting: 85 percent of surveyed households certified by end of 2011. Date 01-Jul-2010 27-Jun-2011 31-Dec-2011 Comments Pending the launch of the SIUBEN Socioeconomic Household Study planned for September 2011. Effectiveness: Relative to a baseline survey, Text Value Baseline Survey under Quasi-experimental social Public Disclosure Copy conduct quasi-experimental social and execution and economic impact economic impact assessment of provision of assessment legal identity documents Date 01-Jan-2009 27-Jun-2011 31-Dec-2013 Comments The contract for the baseline study and impact evaluation has been signed with the baseline survey currently being executed. Page 3 of 6 The World Bank Report No: ISR3907 Indicator Name Core Unit of Measure Baseline Current End Target (AF Additional Intermediate Indicator) Staff Percentage Value 0.00 100.00 90.00 Public Disclosure Copy Capacity: By the end of the second year, at least 90 percent of the staff of the redesigned Date 01-Jul-2010 27-Jun-2011 31-May-2012 CCT Program is trained on the new operational Comments 100 percent of CCT rules of the CCT Solidaridad staff have been instructed on the new CCT vision and operational rules using PIPS funds. The CCT Annual Training Plan to provide full-fledged training has been approved for implementation starting the second half of 2011. (AF Additional Intermediate Indicator) Text Value M&E System design near Monitoring and Evaluation Comprehensive Monitoring and Evaluation finalization. System designed and System of CCT Solidaridad designed and implemented implemented by second year of Date 01-Jul-2010 27-Jun-2011 31-May-2012 implementation. Comments All indicators for the system have been defined and its design has nearly finalized with finalization planned by September 2011 to allow for its implementation (AF Additional Intermediate Indicator) Percentage Value 0.00 0.00 100.00 Community Participation: 100 percent of beneficiary committees have been set up and Date 01-Jul-2010 27-Jun-2011 31-May-2013 trained in rights and obligations by the end of Comments 11,452 family nuclei have the third year. been established with training designed for implementation in the second half of 2011. Public Disclosure Copy (AF Additional Intermediate Indicator) Social Percentage Value 0.00 0.00 70.00 Oversight: Number of distributed community scorecards vs. Number of community Date 01-Jul-2010 27-Jun-2011 31-Dec-2013 scorecards that have been filled in. Comments The first community scorecards pilot has nearly completed execution; relevant data will be available by August 2011. Page 4 of 6 The World Bank Report No: ISR3907 # Coverage: The percent of extremely Percentage Value 28.00 10.00 poor household heads who lack identity Public Disclosure Copy documents (otherwise eligible for Solidarity Date 01-Jan-2009 27-Jun-2011 31-Dec-2013 CCT program) decreases from 28 to 10 Comments An estimate will be made percent; when the verification of previously undocumented households is completed in all provinces. Coverage: The percentage of extremely poor Percentage Value 51.00 70.00 85.00 Dominicans participating in the Solidarity CCT program increases from 51 to 85 percent; Date 01-Jan-2009 27-Jun-2011 31-Dec-2013 Comments Notable increase in extremely poor households participating in Solidaridad, from 91,603 households in 2006 (51%) to more than 150,000 households in early 2010, or 70% of households in poverty. Targeting and Coverage: The percentage of Percentage Value 31.00 85.00 50.00 poor households enrolled in SIUBEN database and subsequently validated for participation in Date 01-Jan-2009 27-Jun-2011 31-Dec-2013 social programs increases from 31 to 50 Comments percent; Targeting: Recertification of Solidaridad CCT Percentage Value 70.00 95.00 program beneficiaries and updating of national database of poor Dominicans using proxy- Date 01-Jan-2009 27-Jun-2011 31-Dec-2013 means methodologies (% of the 1.8 million Comments Solidaridad beneficiaries are households surveyed) continuously recertified with full database update expected after the launch of SIUBEN Socioeconomic Household Public Disclosure Copy Study in September 2011. Data on Financial Performance (as of 22-Jun-2011) Financial Agreement(s) Key Dates Project Loan No. Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Closing Date P090010 IBRD-74810 Effective 02-Aug-2007 18-Sep-2007 19-Dec-2008 30-Jun-2012 P090010 IBRD-77980 Effective 17-Sep-2009 30-Oct-2009 19-Jul-2010 31-Dec-2013 Disbursements (in Millions) Project Loan No. Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed Page 5 of 6 The World Bank Report No: ISR3907 P090010 IBRD-74810 Effective USD 19.40 19.40 0.00 7.02 12.38 36.00 P090010 IBRD-77980 Effective USD 10.00 10.00 0.00 0.53 9.47 5.00 Public Disclosure Copy Disbursement Graph Key Decisions Regarding Implementation No key decisions of note. Restructuring History There has been no restructuring to date. Public Disclosure Copy Related Projects P116369-DO Additional Financing Social Sectors Investment Progr Page 6 of 6