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           Multisectoral Early Childhood Development Project (P166800)



Multisectoral Early Childhood Development Project (P166800)

 EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC | Marshall Islands | Health, Nutrition & Population Global Practice |
 IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing | FY 2019 | Seq No: 1 | ARCHIVED on 07-Jun-2019 | ISR37103 |


 Implementing Agencies: The Republic of the Marshall Islands, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Culture and Internal Affairs, Ministry of Health and
 Human Services, Ministry of Education, Sports and Training, Office of Chief Secretary



 Key Dates

  Key Project Dates

   Bank Approval Date: 28-Feb-2019                                                 Effectiveness Date: 30-May-2019
   Planned Mid Term Review Date: 01-Dec-2022                                       Actual Mid-Term Review Date: --
   Original Closing Date: 31-Dec-2024                                              Revised Closing Date: 31-Dec-2024
 pdoTable

 Project Development Objectives
  Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document)
  To improve coverage of multisectoral early childhood development services

  Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective?
  No


 Components            Table




 Name
 Component 1. Improve coverage of essential RMNCH-N services:(Cost $3.66 M)
 Component 2. Improve coverage of stimulation and early learning activities:(Cost $3.16 M)
 Component 3. Social assistance for early years families:(Cost $2.91 M)
 Component 4. Strengthening the multisectoral ECD system and Project management:(Cost $3.27 M)

 Overall Ratings

 Name                                                                         Previous Rating                          Current Rating

 Progress towards achievement of PDO                                          --                                       Satisfactory
 Overall Implementation Progress (IP)                                         --                                       Satisfactory
 Overall Risk Rating                                                          --                                       Substantial


 Implementation Status and Key Decisions
  The Project was launched on April 23, 2019 and became effective on May 30, 2019.




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  Risks

 Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool

  Risk Category                                                Rating at Approval               Previous Rating              Current Rating

  Political and Governance                                     Moderate                        --                           Moderate
  Macroeconomic                                                Moderate                        --                           Moderate
  Sector Strategies and Policies                               Substantial                     --                           Substantial
  Technical Design of Project or Program                       Substantial                     --                           Substantial
  Institutional Capacity for Implementation and
  Sustainability                                               Substantial                     --                           Substantial
  Fiduciary                                                    Substantial                     --                           Substantial
  Environment and Social                                       Moderate                        --                           Moderate
  Stakeholders                                                 Moderate                        --                           Moderate
  Other                                                        --                               --                           --
  Overall                                                      Substantial                     --                           Substantial


  Results

 PDO Indicators by Objectives / Outcomes


   To improve coverage of multisectoral ECD services
    IN00703372




    ►Share of women who have had at least one ante-natal care visit by a skilled provider during the first trimester (%)
    (Percentage, Custom)
                                         Baseline                    Actual (Previous)               Actual (Current)        End Target
    Value                                34.00                       --                              34.00                   65.00

    Date                                 01-Nov-2018                 --                              24-Apr-2019             31-Dec-2024

                                         Share of women who have had at least one ante-natal care visit by a skilled provider during the first
    Comments:
                                         trimester (%)
    IN00703373




    ►Share of children aged 0-2 years who receive well-child visits as per established government guidelines* (Percentage,
    Custom)
                                         Baseline                    Actual (Previous)               Actual (Current)        End Target
    Value                                0.00                        --                              0.00                    50.00

    Date                                 01-Nov-2018                 --                              24-Apr-2019             31-Dec-2024
                                         Share of children aged 0-2 years who receive well-child visits as per established government guidelines
    Comments:                            (%). *Well-child visits will be defined as part of the benefits package development and guidelines for
                                         delivery of the visits established during the first year of implementation
    IN00703374




    ►Number          of families with children aged 0-4 years receiving home visits from parent educators (Number, Custom)



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                                         Baseline                    Actual (Previous)             Actual (Current)           End Target
    Value                                85.00                       --                            85.00                      500.00

    Date                                 01-Nov-2018                 --                            24-Apr-2019               31-Dec-2024

                                         Number of families with children aged 0-4 years receiving home visits from parent educators. Home visits
    Comments:
                                         by trained parent educators.
    IN00703375




    ►Share         of children aged 3 and 4 years attending pre-school (Percentage, Custom)

                                         Baseline                    Actual (Previous)             Actual (Current)           End Target
    Value                                5.00                        --                            5.00                       25.00

    Date                                 01-Nov-2018                 --                            24-Apr-2019               31-Dec-2024

                                         Share of children aged 3 and 4 years attending pre-school. Pre-schools will be established and scaled up
    Comments:
                                         during the project.


 Overall Comments           PDO




  The Project became effective on May 30, 2019.



 Intermediate Results Indicators by Components


   Component 1. Improve coverage of essential RMNCH-N services
    IN00703381




    ►Number of health workers trained in maternal, infant, and young child nutrition promotion (or, trained to deliver a package of
    essential RMNCH-N services) (Number, Custom)
                                         Baseline                    Actual (Previous)             Actual (Current)           End Target
    Value                                0.00                        --                            0.00                       60.00

    Date                                 01-Nov-2018                 --                            24-Apr-2019               15-Dec-2024

                                         Number of health workers trained in maternal, infant, and young child nutrition promotion (or, trained to
    Comments:
                                         deliver a package of essential RMNCH-N services disaggregated by gender
    IN00703384




    ►Number          of RMNCH-N providers undergoing regular performance monitoring (Number, Custom)

                                         Baseline                    Actual (Previous)             Actual (Current)           End Target
    Value                                0.00                        --                            0.00                       40.00

    Date                                 01-Nov-2018                 --                            24-Apr-2019               31-Dec-2024

    Comments:                            Number of RMNCH-N providers undergoing regular performance monitoring (Number)
    IN00703385




    ►People         who have received essential health, nutrition, and population (HNP) services (Number, Corporate)

                                         Baseline                    Actual (Previous)             Actual (Current)           End Target



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    Value                                             0.00                       --                         0.00                    19,850.00

    Date                                              01-Nov-2018                --                         24-Apr-2019            31-Dec-2024
                 IN00703386




                 Number           of children immunized (Number, Corporate Breakdown)

                                                    Baseline                   Actual (Previous)           Actual (Current)        End Target
                 Value                              0.00                       --                          0.00                    4,600.00

                 Date                               01-Nov-2018                --                          24-Apr-2019             31-Dec-2024
                 IN00703387




                 Number           of women and children who have received basic nutrition services (Number, Corporate Breakdown)

                                                    Baseline                   Actual (Previous)           Actual (Current)        End Target
                 Value                              0.00                       --                          0.00                    9,750.00

                 Date                               01-Nov-2018                --                          24-Apr-2019             31-Dec-2024
                 IN00703388




                 Number           of deliveries attended by skilled health personnel (Number, Corporate Breakdown)

                                                    Baseline                   Actual (Previous)           Actual (Current)        End Target
                 Value                              0.00                       --                          0.00                    5,500.00

                 Date                               01-Nov-2018                --                          24-Apr-2019             31-Dec-2024



   Component 2. Improve coverage of stimulation and early learning activities
    IN00703376




    ►Number                       of children aged 3-4 attending kindergarten (Number, Custom)

                                                      Baseline                      Actual (Previous)       Actual (Current)        End Target
    Value                                             238.00                     --                         238.00                  1,000.00

    Date                                              01-Nov-2018                --                         24-Apr-2019            31-Dec-2024

    Comments:                                         Number of children ages 3-4 attending kindergarten
                 IN00703379




                 Number           of girls aged 3-4 attending kindergarten (Number, Custom Breakdown)

                                                    Baseline                   Actual (Previous)           Actual (Current)        End Target
                 Value                              117.00                     --                          117.00                  500.00

                 Date                               01-Nov-2018                --                          24-Apr-2019             31-Dec-2024
    IN00703382




    ►Number of teaching aides, parent educators, coaches and MOEST/PSS staff receiving training under the project (Number,
    Custom)
                                                      Baseline                      Actual (Previous)       Actual (Current)        End Target
    Value                                             0.00                       --                         0.00                    70.00

    Date                                              01-Nov-2018                --                         24-Apr-2019            31-Dec-2024




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                                                       Number of teaching aides, parent educators, coaches and MOEST/PSS staff receiving training under the
    Comments:
                                                       project (by gender)


   Component 3. Social assistance for early years' families
    IN00703377




    ►Beneficiaries                     of social safety net programs (Number, Corporate)

                                                       Baseline                        Actual (Previous)             Actual (Current)         End Target
    Value                                              0.00                        --                                0.00                     1,000.00

    Date                                               01-Nov-2018                 --                                24-Apr-2019              31-Dec-2024
                 IN00703380




                 Beneficiaries         of social safety net programs - Female (Number, Corporate Supplement)

                                                     Baseline                     Actual (Previous)              Actual (Current)             End Target
                 Value                               0.00                         --                             0.00                         800.00
    IN00703383




    ►Female                       beneficiaries complying with conditionalities (Number, Custom)

                                                       Baseline                        Actual (Previous)             Actual (Current)         End Target
    Value                                              0.00                        --                                0.00                     700.00

    Date                                               01-Nov-2018                 --                                24-Apr-2019              31-Dec-2024

    Comments:                                          Female beneficiaries complying with conditionalities



   Component 4. Strengthening the multisectoral ECD system and Project management
    IN00703378




    ►Implementation                      of the GRM and resolution of grievances within agreed timeframes (Percentage) (Percentage, Custom)

                                                       Baseline                        Actual (Previous)             Actual (Current)         End Target
    Value                                              0.00                        --                                0.00                     80.00

    Date                                               01-Nov-2018                 --                                24-Apr-2019              31-Dec-2024

    Comments:                                          Grievances registered related to delivery of project benefits that are actually addressed (%)




 Data on Financial Performance

 Disbursements (by loan)

 Project                         Loan/Credit/TF   Status      Currency       Original      Revised     Cancelled        Disbursed       Undisbursed             % Disbursed

 P166800                         IDA-D4240        Effective   USD              13.00          13.00           0.00            0.00            12.94                     0%


 Key Dates (by loan)

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 Project       Loan/Credit/TF      Status      Approval Date   Signing Date   Effectiveness Date   Orig. Closing Date      Rev. Closing Date

 P166800       IDA-D4240           Effective   28-Feb-2019     15-Mar-2019    30-May-2019          31-Dec-2024             31-Dec-2024


Cumulative Disbursements




  Restructuring History

  There has been no restructuring to date.


  Related Project(s)

  There are no related projects.




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