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   Safety Net and Skills Development (P143915)




                                                                                    REPORT NO.: RES35028

                                    DOCUMENT OF THE WORLD BANK




                                         RESTRUCTURING PAPER
                                                  ON A
                                  PROPOSED PROJECT RESTRUCTURING

                                                      OF

                                 SAFETY NET AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
                                      APPROVED ON JUNE 21, 2013
                                                      TO

                                      REPUBLIC OF SOUTH SUDAN


SOCIAL PROTECTION & LABOR

AFRICA




                          Regional Vice President:     Hafez M. H. Ghanem
                                 Country Director:     Carolyn Turk
                   Senior Global Practice Director:    Michal J. Rutkowski
                      Practice Manager/Manager:        Robert S. Chase
                               Task Team Leader:       Endashaw Tadesse Gossa, Nadia Selim
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           Safety Net and Skills Development (P143915)



I. BASIC DATA

Product Information

Project ID                                                     Financing Instrument
P143915                                                        Investment Project Financing

Original EA Category                                           Current EA Category
Partial Assessment (B)                                         Partial Assessment (B)

Approval Date                                                  Current Closing Date
21-Jun-2013                                                    31-Dec-2018




Organizations

Borrower                                                       Responsible Agency
Republic of South Sudan                                        United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS)



Project Development Objective (PDO)
Original PDO
Provide access to income opportunities and temporary employment to the poor and vulnerable and put in place
building blocks for a social protection system.
Summary Status of Financing


                                                                                       Net
Ln/Cr/Tf                 Approval         Signing Effectiveness         Closing Commitment Disbursed Undisbursed

IDA-52840              21-Jun-2013   18-Sep-2014 10-Nov-2014 31-Dec-2018                21.00       19.15           .67


Policy Waiver(s)

Does this restructuring trigger the need for any policy waiver(s)?
No


II. SUMMARY OF PROJECT STATUS AND PROPOSED CHANGES
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 The SNSDP has been implementing satisfactorily, 96 percent disbursed, and completed public works activities in the
 seven target counties (Torit, Kapoeta East, Bor, Pibor, Tonj South, Gogrial West, and Juba City). The project has
 benefitted a little over 313,000 individuals in about 52,000 poor and vulnerable beneficiary households, representing
 diverse ethnic and religious backgrounds. The original target of reaching 34,000 households has been exceeded by 53
 percent. It has transferred US$ 13 million for about 3.8 million total person days worked. Of the total beneficiaries, 72
 percent are females (against the end target of 50 percent) and 30 percent of Juba beneficiaries are internally displaced
 persons (IDPs). Public works activities have resulted in the rehabilitation and maintenance of priority community
 assets such as roads, drainage channels, clearing of public spaces etc., and included innovation in group farming,
 which has contributed to household food security. Basic safety net delivery tools, such as a community-based
 Grievance Redress Mechanism; Management Information System; GIS based biometric payment mechanism; and
 objective and transparent targeting mechanism, have been developed. Local level oversight and coordination
 structures have also been established, which, together with the safety net delivery tools, could serve as the
 foundation for a national social protection system once the country context is favorable.

 The project is scheduled to close on December 31, 2018 and it is unlikely that it would be fully disbursed by then. In
 this regard, Government has requested a two month extension of the closing date to allow for successful closure of
 key activities, including safeguards, fiduciary, and monitoring & evaluation, which will also enable a full disbursement
 of the funds. The current closing date would not exceed two years so no waivers are needed and clearance is sought
 from the Country Director.


III. DETAILED CHANGES


LOAN CLOSING DATE(S)


                                        Original                 Revised                Proposed       Proposed Deadline
Ln/Cr/Tf         Status                 Closing                Closing(s)                 Closing         for Withdrawal
                                                                                                             Applications
IDA-52840        Effective          31-Dec-2017             31-Dec-2018              28-Feb-2019              28-Jun-2019