The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Strengthening Safety Nets Systems - MASAF IV (P133620) Strengthening Safety Nets Systems - MASAF IV (P133620) AFRICA EAST | Malawi | Social Protection & Jobs Global Practice | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing | FY 2014 | Seq No: 14 | ARCHIVED on 08-Apr-2021 | ISR43837 | Implementing Agencies: Government of Malawi, National Local Government Finance Committee Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date: 18-Dec-2013 Effectiveness Date: 16-Sep-2014 Planned Mid Term Review Date: 28-Feb-2017 Actual Mid-Term Review Date: 27-Feb-2017 Original Closing Date: 30-Jun-2018 Revised Closing Date: 31-Mar-2021 pdoTable Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The Project Development Objective of the proposed project is to strengthen Malawi’s social safety net delivery systems and coordination across programs. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? Yes Board Approved Revised Project Development Objective (If project is formally restructured) The Project Development Objective is to improve resilience among poor households and to strengthen Malawi s social safety net delivery systems and coordination across programs. Components Table Name Productive Safety Nets:(Cost $157.55 M) Systems and Capacity Building:(Cost $6.50 M) Project Management:(Cost $13.75 M) Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO €Moderately Satisfactory €Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) €Moderately Satisfactory €Moderately Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating €Moderate €Moderate Implementation Status and Key Decisions The project is progressing relatively well towards the achievement of the PDO. The PDO indicator for the number of direct beneficiaries has been reached. The indicator on direct beneficiaries of the SCT program has been surpassed, and the progress on the other PDO indicators is notable. It is expected that all project indicators will be largely met by the new closing date, with the exception of the indicator on the establishment of an integrated and functional national safety net delivery systems, which will be partially met. 4/8/2021 Page 1 of 11 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Strengthening Safety Nets Systems - MASAF IV (P133620) Project implementation is progressing towards completion. The major activities on the ground during the implementation period are largely on the implementation of social cash transfers, as well as related to the EPWP pilot and the MASAF IV project end-line survey. As the MASAF IV project is being phased out, the roll out of the Social Support for Resilient Livelihoods Project (SSRLP, P169198) has already begun. However, a short extension of the project by three months (until June 30, 2021) has just been approved to compensate for some delays caused by the COVID- 19 crisis and to allow for the proper wrap up of all activities, including evaluations and evidence gathering. Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance -- €Moderate €Moderate Macroeconomic -- €Substantial €Substantial Sector Strategies and Policies -- €Moderate €Moderate Technical Design of Project or Program -- €Moderate €Moderate Institutional Capacity for Implementation and -- €Moderate €Moderate Sustainability Fiduciary -- €Substantial €Substantial Environment and Social -- €Moderate €Moderate Stakeholders -- €Moderate €Moderate Other -- €Moderate €Moderate Overall -- €Moderate €Moderate Results PDO Indicators by Objectives / Outcomes To improve resilience among poor households IN00904063 ►Number of direct beneficiaries of PWP - regular beneficiaires (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 985,635 (of which 50% Value 0.00 985,635 (53% female) 985,635 (53% female) female) Date 01-Sep-2014 28-Aug-2020 19-Feb-2021 30-Jun-2021 450000 beneficiaries are being repeated across the cycles Comments: IN00904065 ►Number of direct beneficiaries of PWP - emergency response (Number, Custom) 4/8/2021 Page 2 of 11 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Strengthening Safety Nets Systems - MASAF IV (P133620) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 450,000.00 450,000.00 500,000.00 Date 01-Sep-2014 28-Aug-2020 19-Feb-2021 30-Jun-2021 Final figures as the programs is discontinued. Implemented in 2 cycles reaching 225,000 beneficiaries per Comments: cycle. The end target has been revised to 450,000 and not 500,000 (this is a mathematical error). IN00904106 ►Number of direct beneficiaries of Social Cash Transfers (SCT) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 126,581.00 126,882.00 123,711.00 Date 01-Sep-2014 28-Aug-2020 19-Feb-2021 30-Jun-2021 Approx. 20% of the households are from the pilots Dedza and Nkhata Bay, 80% - from 9 new districts. Changes between Dec 2019 and Aug 2020 beneficiary numbers are due to case management which Comments: meant some households dissolved or migrated over the 11 districts and were thus taken out of the SCTP IN00904107 ►Percentage of households with asset value above critical threshold (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 33% livelihood and skills 75.2 LiSD, 63.4 PPWP, 75.2 LiSD, 39.9 Value development, 25% PWP, 45.7 SCT PPWP, 45.7 SCT no set target 4.9% SCT Date 01-Sep-2014 28-Aug-2020 19-Feb-2021 30-Jun-2021 Baseline, Mid-line, and End-line Survey findings. Comments: To strengthen Malawi's social safety net delivery systems and coordination across programs IN00904064 ►Establishment of an integrated and functional national safety net delivery systems (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 19.00 19.00 35.00 Date 01-Sep-2014 28-Aug-2020 19-Feb-2021 30-Jun-2021 The current actual value of this indicator (19) includes 11 districts where the SCT program is funded by Comments: MASAF IV, and additional eight districts where the program is funded by other donors. Intermediate Results Indicators by Components Productive Safety Nets IN00904110 ►Percentage of households having at least three meals per day (Text, Custom) 4/8/2021 Page 3 of 11 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Strengthening Safety Nets Systems - MASAF IV (P133620) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 35.3 PWP; 41.3 LSD; 32.4 SCT, 43.4 PWP, 45.3 SCT Value 0.00 47.6 LiSD 70.00 Date 01-Sep-2014 28-Aug-2020 19-Feb-2021 30-Jun-2021 Based on mid-line-July-2018 findings CRC findings depicts the same trend; 53.6% PWP; 51.4% SCT; and 68% LiSD. Further for LiSD 61.1%. (Mid-Term Evaluation of LiSD) Comments: To include Information from IHS4 IN00904112 ►Percentage of households reporting that asset depletion is prevented as a result of transfers (SCT, PWP) (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 6.7 PWP; 8.4 SCT 64.3 PWP, 72.5 SCT Value 0.00 40.00 Date 01-Sep-2014 28-Aug-2020 19-Feb-2021 30-Jun-2021 IN00904114 ►Percentage of participants paid within the agreed time frame (two weeks for PWP and within a month for SCT) (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 24.4 PWP; 45.0 SCT 57.00 SCT, 62.00 PPWP Value 50 for STC, 54 for PWP 100.00 Date 01-Sep-2014 28-Aug-2020 19-Feb-2021 30-Jun-2021 IN00904116 ►Percentage of beneficiaries receiving full entitlement (PWP, SCT) (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 97.5 PWP; 100.0 SCT 97.4 PWP, 87.6 SCT Value 0.00 100.00 Date 01-Sep-2014 28-Aug-2020 19-Feb-2021 30-Jun-2021 IN00904118 ►Percentage of beneficiaries household staying in the program for a minimum of three years (PWP, SCT) (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 80.00 50.15 80.00 Date 01-Sep-2014 28-Aug-2020 19-Feb-2021 30-Jun-2021 Average 50.15 (46.9 PWP; 53.4 SCT) Comments: IN00904119 ►Percentage of beneficiaries who feel project investments/PWP reflected their needs (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 4/8/2021 Page 4 of 11 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Strengthening Safety Nets Systems - MASAF IV (P133620) Value 74.10 86.90 83.20 80.00 Date 01-Sep-2014 28-Aug-2020 19-Feb-2021 30-Jun-2021 End-line survey Comments: IN00904120 ►Percentage of people reporting improvement in the natural resource and environment and its benefit to communities as a result of public works activities (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 78.10 43.90 60.00 Date 01-Sep-2014 28-Aug-2020 19-Feb-2021 30-Jun-2021 End-line survey Comments: IN00904121 ►Percentage of households that report improved access to social services (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 76.20 44.00 No set target Date 01-Sep-2014 28-Aug-2020 19-Feb-2021 30-Jun-2021 End-line survey Comments: IN00904122 ►Percentage of households that report improved access to and use of small scale irrigation (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 5.00 28.10 60.00 no set target Date 30-Sep-2014 28-Aug-2020 19-Feb-2021 30-Jun-2021 End-line survey Comments: IN00904123 ►Number and type of productive community assets completed (re-forestation, road construction and maintenance, irrigation) (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 4,510 projects (4,605 4,510 projects (4,605 hectares) re- hectares) re-afforested, afforested, 5,989 5,989 roads roads constructed/maintained, constructed/maintaine Value 0.00 773 small scale irrigation d, 773 small scale no set targets schemes completed. irrigation schemes Geo-referencing will be completed. Geo- completed to update the referencing will be numbers. completed to update the numbers. Date 01-Sep-2014 28-Aug-2020 19-Feb-2021 30-Jun-2021 4/8/2021 Page 5 of 11 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Strengthening Safety Nets Systems - MASAF IV (P133620) These are demand-driven interventions based on community priorities-challenges to set targets Comments: beforehand (prolonged safety net planning process) IN00904124 ►Percentage of subprojects screened for ESMF (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 94.00 94.00 100.00 Date 01-Sep-2014 28-Aug-2020 19-Feb-2021 30-Jun-2021 IN00904125 ►Percentage of subprojects for which safeguard mitigation plans are developed and are being implemented (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 80.00 80.00 100.00 Date 01-Sep-2014 28-Aug-2020 19-Feb-2021 30-Jun-2021 IN00904126 ►Percentage of subprojects selected and implemented following participatory community-based planning approaches (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 Date 01-Sep-2014 28-Aug-2020 19-Feb-2021 30-Jun-2021 Based on safety net planning process that starts with Village Level Action Planning Comments: IN00904127 ►Percentage of subprojects or investment for which arrangement for community engagement and or operation and maintenance are established (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 44.00 44.00 70.00 Date 01-Sep-2014 28-Aug-2020 19-Feb-2021 30-Jun-2021 Based on afforestation projects that have Village Natural Resource Management committees Comments: IN00904128 ►Percentage of people engaging in diversified income-generation activities (off-farm and on-farm) (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 17.80 85.90 50.00 Date 01-Sep-2014 28-Aug-2020 19-Feb-2021 30-Jun-2021 Comments: IN00904129 ►Percentage increase in household level savings (Text, Custom) 4/8/2021 Page 6 of 11 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Strengthening Safety Nets Systems - MASAF IV (P133620) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 84 (old groups) 0 (new 100.00 (old groups) 70 Value 88.00 43.80 groups) (new groups) Date 01-Sep-2014 28-Aug-2020 19-Feb-2021 30-Jun-2021 IN00904130 ►Percentage increase in household productive assets by type (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 57.20 11.00 25.00 Date 01-Sep-2014 28-Aug-2020 19-Feb-2021 30-Jun-2021 IN00904131 ►Number of people trained on livelihood development activities (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 195,991.00 195,991.00 0.00 Date 01-Sep-2014 28-Aug-2020 19-Feb-2021 30-Jun-2021 Comments: IN00904132 ►Number of people trained on skill development activities (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 28,720.00 28,720.00 0.00 Date 01-Sep-2014 28-Aug-2020 19-Feb-2021 30-Jun-2021 Based on Number of people trained under value addition interventions No set target, as this will depend on group demands for skills development activities, i.e. product value Comments: addition. IN00904133 ►Number of COMSIP and other livelihood groups formed and strengthened (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 4,457.00 18,453.00 18,453.00 6,697.00 Date 01-Sep-2014 28-Aug-2020 19-Feb-2021 30-Jun-2021 Number of groups formed/strengthened under COMSIP only so far Comments: IN00904134 ►Number of groups/cooperatives accessing grants for investments (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 530.00 530.00 400.00 4/8/2021 Page 7 of 11 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Strengthening Safety Nets Systems - MASAF IV (P133620) Date 01-Sep-2014 28-Aug-2020 19-Feb-2021 30-Jun-2021 Surpassed target by 74 cooperatives/clusters Comments: IN00904135 ►Number of Local Authorities with community safety net plans developed in a participatory approach (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 35.00 35.00 35.00 Date 01-Sep-2014 28-Aug-2020 19-Feb-2021 30-Jun-2021 IN00904136 ►Percentage of grievances registered related to delivery of project benefits that are actually addressed (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 25.1 PWP; 12.1 LSD; 42.6 PWP, 64.8 LiSD, 48.4 SCT Value 0.00 48.9 SCT 100.00 Date 01-Sep-2014 28-Aug-2020 19-Feb-2021 30-Jun-2021 Systems and Capacity Building IN00904109 ►Number of Local Authorities with operational harmonized targeting mechanism (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 16.00 19.00 35.00 Date 01-Sep-2014 28-Aug-2020 19-Feb-2021 30-Jun-2021 IN00904111 ►Number of Local Authorities with operational MIS (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 16.00 35.00 35.00 Date 01-Sep-2014 28-Aug-2020 19-Feb-2021 30-Jun-2021 Based on UBR - All 35 councils able to analyze data using excel Comments: IN00904113 ►Number of Local Authorities with operational M&E system (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 35.00 35.00 35.00 Date 01-Sep-2014 28-Aug-2020 19-Feb-2021 30-Jun-2021 IN00904115 4/8/2021 Page 8 of 11 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Strengthening Safety Nets Systems - MASAF IV (P133620) ►Number of Local Authorities implementing harmonized targeting instruments to select beneficiaries (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 16.00 19.00 35.00 Date 01-Sep-2014 28-Aug-2020 19-Feb-2021 30-Jun-2021 IN00904117 ►Number of extension workers trained and supported with equipment (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 1,192.00 1,192.00 1,350.00 Date 01-Sep-2014 28-Aug-2020 19-Feb-2021 30-Jun-2021 1160 Extension workers trained under harmonized targeting; catchment management approach and Comments: Environmental and Social Safeguards; and 32 under the Most Significant Change Technique. Project Management IN00904108 ►Percentage of beneficiaries who are aware of project information and project supported investments (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 98.1 PWP; 71.8 LSD; 99.3 PPWP, 99.1 LiSD, 87.3 SCT. Value 0.00 100.00 SCT 100.00 Date 01-Sep-2014 28-Aug-2020 19-Feb-2021 30-Jun-2021 Performance-Based Conditions Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P133620 IDA-53430 Closed USD 32.80 32.80 0.00 30.41 0.00 100% P133620 IDA-56100 Closed USD 6.77 6.77 0.00 6.74 0.00 100% P133620 IDA-59220 -- USD 22.32 22.32 0.00 22.35 0.05 100% P133620 IDA-D0450 Closed USD 68.22 68.22 0.00 67.00 0.00 100% 4/8/2021 Page 9 of 11 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Strengthening Safety Nets Systems - MASAF IV (P133620) P133620 IDA-D1480 -- USD 47.68 47.68 0.00 47.41 0.01 100% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P133620 IDA-53430 Closed 18-Dec-2013 13-Aug-2014 16-Sep-2014 30-Jun-2018 30-Jun-2018 P133620 IDA-56100 Closed 26-Mar-2015 18-Aug-2015 16-Sep-2015 30-Jun-2018 31-Dec-2018 P133620 IDA-59220 -- 08-Nov-2016 23-Jan-2017 07-Mar-2017 31-Dec-2019 31-Mar-2021 P133620 IDA-D0450 Closed 26-Mar-2015 18-Aug-2015 16-Sep-2015 30-Jun-2018 31-Dec-2018 P133620 IDA-D1480 -- 08-Nov-2016 23-Jan-2017 07-Mar-2017 31-Dec-2019 31-Mar-2021 Cumulative Disbursements PBC Disbursement Achievement Disbursed amount in Disbursement % PBC ID PBC Type Description Coc PBC Amount Status Coc for PBC 4/8/2021 Page 10 of 11 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Strengthening Safety Nets Systems - MASAF IV (P133620) Restructuring History Level 2 Approved on 21-Jun-2018 ,Level 2 Approved on 10-Apr-2019 ,Level 2 Approved on 14-Jul-2020 ,Level Approved on 15-Jul-2020 Related Project(s) P148617-Additional Financing Strengthening Safety Nets Systems Proj. (MASAFIV) ,P160519-Second AF for Strengthening Safety Nets Systems Project MASAF IV 4/8/2021 Page 11 of 11