The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Yemen Emergency Crisis Response Project (P159053) Yemen Emergency Crisis Response Project (P159053) MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA | Yemen, Republic of | Social Protection & Jobs Global Practice | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing | FY 2017 | Seq No: 9 | ARCHIVED on 10-Sep-2020 | ISR42865 | Implementing Agencies: UNDP, UNICEF, United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date: 19-Jul-2016 Effectiveness Date: 02-Aug-2016 Planned Mid Term Review Date: 27-May-2018 Actual Mid-Term Review Date: 27-May-2018 Original Closing Date: 31-Aug-2018 Revised Closing Date: 30-Sep-2021 pdoTable Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The Project Development Objective is to provide short-term employment and access to selected basic services to the most vulnerable; and preserve existing implementation capacity of two service delivery 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 provide short-term employment and access to selected basic services to the most vulnerable; preserve existing implementation capacity of service delivery programs; and provide emergency cash transfers to the poor and vulnerable in response to the food crisis. Components Table Name Labor Intensive Works and Community Services:(Cost $375.50 M) Project Management and Monitoring:(Cost $24.50 M) Emergency Cash Transfer:(Cost $448.63 M) Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Satisfactory Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Satisfactory Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating High High Implementation Status and Key Decisions The project continues to make solid progress towards achieving its development objective and meeting end of project indicators, despite a highly challenging and volatile political and security environment protracted by the challenges posed by the COVID-19 outbreak and recent flooding in western and southern parts of the country. Progress towards Achievement of project development objective (PDO) and Implementation Progress (IP) are rated Satisfactory this reporting period. PDO level indicators are largely on track, with three out of the four indicators as well as intermediate 9/10/2020 Page 1 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Yemen Emergency Crisis Response Project (P159053) level indicators, under the Labor Intensive Works and Community Services component largely met and/or exceeding targets. As of June 30, 2020, the number of direct beneficiaries of wage employment reached 400,185 workers against a target of 470,700. The number of people provided with access to key services has reached over 4.97 million against a target of 2.76 million. Further, approximately 341,542 women and children (165,739 women and 175,803 children) benefited from the project’s nutrition services interventions against a target of 85,000. Indicator four has also exceeded its’ target in the number of core staff positions for SFD with 191 positions (103%) against a target of 100% while PWP remained at 100% or 53 positions with a target of 100%. Moreover, the project has created over 10.05 million work days through its interventions against a target of 11.36 million. Under the Emergency Cash Transfer (ECT) component, the project has delivered cash benefits through eight payment cycles to an average of 1.4 million beneficiary households (approximately nine million individuals) with a ninth cycle planned for mid-October 2020. Cycle 9 will continue to ensure that beneficiaries with reduced mobility are reached first through mobile payments and priority will be given to those who proceed to fixed sites. Based on results to date, the ECT component is rated Highly Satisfactory. Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance High High High Macroeconomic High High High Sector Strategies and Policies High High High Technical Design of Project or Program High High High Institutional Capacity for Implementation and High High High Sustainability Fiduciary High High High Environment and Social High High High Stakeholders High High High Other -- -- -- Overall High High High Results PDO Indicators by Objectives / Outcomes Provide short-term employment and access to selected basic services to the most vulnerable IN00873948 ►The number of direct beneficiaries of wage employment (core indicator: # of beneficiaries of safety net programs) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 379,716.00 400,185.00 470,700.00 Date 19-Jul-2016 29-Nov-2019 31-Jul-2020 30-Sep-2021 9/10/2020 Page 2 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Yemen Emergency Crisis Response Project (P159053) IN00873951 Share of female beneficiaries (Percentage, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 25.40 29.85 30.00 IN00873954 Share of IDPs/Returnees (Percentage, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 20.50 20.30 15.00 IN00873955 Share of Youth beneficiaries (age 16-35) (Percentage, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 60.00 60.90 30.00 IN00873957 Persons with disabilities (Percentage, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 3.00 IN00873959 ►The number of people provided with access to key services (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 4,305,759.00 4,975,604.00 2,760,400.00 Date 20-Jul-2016 29-Nov-2019 31-Jul-2020 30-Sep-2021 IN00873960 Share of female (Percentage, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 40.00 50.00 50.00 50.00 IN00873961 Persons with disabilities (Percentage, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 8.00 IN00873962 ►Number of people (women and children) who benefitted from the nutrition services (total) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 296,142.00 341,542.00 216,191.00 Date 20-Jul-2016 29-Nov-2019 31-Jul-2020 30-Sep-2021 IN00873963 Of which, women (Number, Custom Breakdown) 9/10/2020 Page 3 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Yemen Emergency Crisis Response Project (P159053) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 120,339.00 165,739.00 101,060.00 Date 20-Jul-2016 29-Nov-2019 31-Jul-2020 30-Sep-2021 IN00873964 Of which, children (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 175,803.00 175,803.00 111,590.00 Date 20-Jul-2016 29-Nov-2019 31-Jul-2020 30-Sep-2021 IN00873965 Persons with disabilities (Percentage, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 3.50 Preserve existing implementation capacity of service delivery programs IN00873946 ►The percentage of core staff positions (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 100.00 103.00 103.00 100.00 Date 20-Jul-2016 29-Nov-2019 31-Jul-2020 30-Sep-2021 IN00873949 SFD (Number, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 185.00 191.00 191.00 185.00 IN00873953 PWP (Number, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 53.00 53.00 53.00 53.00 Provide emergency cash transfers to the poor and vulnerable in response to the food crisis. IN00873947 ►Beneficiary households of cash transfers (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 1,417,707.00 1,436,000.00 1,500,000.00 Date 30-Apr-2017 31-Dec-2019 31-Jul-2020 30-Sep-2021 9/10/2020 Page 4 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Yemen Emergency Crisis Response Project (P159053) IN00873950 Female (Percentage, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 48.00 48.00 40.00 IN00873952 ►Beneficiaries of social safety net programs (Number, Corporate) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 9,051,877.00 9,000,000.00 8,000,000.00 Date 30-Apr-2017 31-Dec-2019 31-Jul-2020 30-Sep-2021 IN00873956 Beneficiaries of Safety Nets programs - Unconditional cash transfers (number) (Number, Corporate Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 9,051,877.00 9,000,000.00 8,000,000.00 Date 30-Apr-2017 31-Dec-2019 31-Jul-2020 30-Sep-2021 IN00873958 Beneficiaries of social safety net programs - Female (Number, Corporate Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 4,735,649.00 3,600,000.00 4,000,000.00 Intermediate Results Indicators by Components Labor Intensive Works and Community Services IN00873968 ►Number of working days created (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 7,447,407.00 7,960,266.00 9,365,600.00 Date 20-Jul-2016 29-Nov-2019 31-Jul-2020 30-Sep-2021 IN00873970 Share of Youth (Percentage, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 50.00 60.92 40.00 IN00873971 IDPs/Returnees (Percentage, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 16.33 16.28 15.00 9/10/2020 Page 5 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Yemen Emergency Crisis Response Project (P159053) IN00873972 Female (Percentage, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 25.41 29.85 30.00 IN00873973 ►Indirect beneficiaries from the income support (family members of the workers) (Subcomponent 1.1) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 1,580,916.00 1,690,104.00 1,155,000.00 Date 20-Jul-2016 29-Nov-2019 31-Jul-2020 30-Sep-2021 IN00873974 ►Cubic meters of water schemes constructed /rehabilitated (Subcomponent 1.1) (Cubic Meter(m3), Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 618,839.00 657,125.00 402,000.00 Date 20-Jul-2016 29-Nov-2019 31-Jul-2020 30-Sep-2021 IN00873975 ►Area of agriculture land and terraces rehabilitated (Subcomponent 1.1) (Hectare(Ha), Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 8,758.00 9,085.00 3,530.00 Date 20-Jul-2016 29-Nov-2019 31-Jul-2020 30-Sep-2021 IN00873976 ►Length of roads improved (Subcomponent 1.1) (Kilometers, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 276.00 283.00 290.00 Date 20-Jul-2016 29-Nov-2019 31-Jul-2020 30-Sep-2021 IN00873977 ►Number of working days created (Subcomponent 1.2) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 2,014,527.00 2,095,103.00 2,000,000.00 Date 20-Jul-2016 29-Nov-2019 31-Jul-2020 30-Sep-2021 IN00873978 Share of IDPs/Returnees (Percentage, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 30.00 30.00 30.00 9/10/2020 Page 6 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Yemen Emergency Crisis Response Project (P159053) IN00873979 ►Indirect beneficiaries from the income support (family members of the workers) (Subcomponent 1.2) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 803,047.00 836,675.00 700,000.00 Date 20-Jul-2016 29-Nov-2019 31-Jul-2020 30-Sep-2021 IN00873980 ►Cubic meters of water schemes constructed/rehabilitated (Subcomponent 1.2) (Cubic Meter(m3), Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 314,173.00 362,423.00 200,000.00 Date 20-Jul-2016 29-Nov-2019 31-Jul-2020 30-Sep-2021 IN00873981 ►Area of agriculture land protected (Subcomponent 1.2) (Hectare(Ha), Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 12,359.00 13,326.00 7,000.00 Date 20-Jul-2016 29-Nov-2019 31-Jul-2020 30-Sep-2021 IN00873982 ►Number of classrooms rehabilitated (Subcomponent 1.2) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 2,533.00 2,552.00 820.00 Date 20-Jul-2016 29-Nov-2019 31-Jul-2020 30-Sep-2021 IN00873983 ►Number of microfinance clients (SMEs) supported (Subcomponent 1.3) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 4,262.00 4,823.00 6,000.00 Date 20-Jul-2016 29-Nov-2019 31-Jul-2020 30-Sep-2021 IN00873984 Female (Percentage, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 50.00 48.00 50.00 IN00873985 ►Number of individuals who benefited from farm, fishery and animal production-based wage employment (short or long term, including informal) (Subcomponent 1.3) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 9/10/2020 Page 7 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Yemen Emergency Crisis Response Project (P159053) Value 0.00 63,332.00 63,332.00 46,100.00 Date 20-Jul-2016 29-Nov-2019 31-Jul-2020 30-Sep-2021 IN00873986 Female (Percentage, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 20.00 20.00 20.00 IN00873987 ►Number of micro-finance institutions that benefited from the project (Subcomponent 1.3) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 9.00 9.00 9.00 Date 20-Jul-2016 29-Nov-2019 31-Jul-2020 30-Sep-2021 Project Management and Monitoring IN00873967 ►Percentage of registered grievances that are addressed within the timeframe specified in the project implementation manual (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 98.00 99.00 90.00 Date 20-Jul-2016 29-Nov-2019 31-Jul-2020 30-Sep-2021 IN00873969 ►Percent of surveyed beneficiaries who expressed satisfaction with the project participatory approach (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 93.00 95.00 70.00 Date 20-Jul-2016 29-Nov-2019 31-Jul-2020 30-Sep-2021 Emergency Cash Transfer IN00873966 ►Number of surveyed beneficiaries who report receiving full amount of benefit (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 99.00 99.89 100.00 Date 30-Apr-2017 31-Dec-2019 31-Jul-2020 30-Sep-2021 Performance-Based Conditions 9/10/2020 Page 8 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Yemen Emergency Crisis Response Project (P159053) Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P159053 IDA-D1320 Effective USD 50.00 50.00 0.00 49.26 0.00 100% P159053 IDA-D1620 Effective USD 250.00 250.00 0.00 261.38 0.00 100% P159053 IDA-D1970 Effective USD 200.00 200.00 0.00 204.06 0.00 100% P159053 IDA-D4180 Effective USD 140.00 140.00 0.00 137.98 1.21 99% P159053 IDA-D4620 Effective USD 100.00 100.00 0.00 50.00 50.23 50% P159053 IDA-D4630 Effective USD 100.00 100.00 0.00 69.15 30.83 69% P159053 TF-A9572 Closed USD 8.58 8.58 0.00 8.58 0.00 100% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P159053 IDA-D1320 Effective 19-Jul-2016 02-Aug-2016 02-Aug-2016 31-Aug-2018 30-Sep-2021 P159053 IDA-D1620 Effective 17-Jan-2017 25-Jan-2017 25-Jan-2017 30-Jun-2019 30-Sep-2021 P159053 IDA-D1970 Effective 19-May-2017 30-May-2017 01-Jun-2017 30-Jun-2019 30-Sep-2021 P159053 IDA-D4180 Effective 14-Dec-2018 20-Dec-2018 20-Dec-2018 30-Sep-2019 30-Sep-2021 P159053 IDA-D4620 Effective 14-May-2019 21-May-2019 21-May-2019 30-Sep-2021 30-Sep-2021 P159053 IDA-D4630 Effective 14-May-2019 23-May-2019 23-May-2019 30-Sep-2021 30-Sep-2021 P159053 TF-A9572 Closed 11-Apr-2019 11-Apr-2019 11-Apr-2019 30-Sep-2019 30-Jun-2020 Cumulative Disbursements 9/10/2020 Page 9 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Yemen Emergency Crisis Response Project (P159053) PBC Disbursement Achievement Disbursed amount in Disbursement % PBC ID PBC Type Description Coc PBC Amount Status Coc for PBC Restructuring History Level 2 Approved on 24-Aug-2017 ,Level 2 Approved on 14-Feb-2018 ,Level 2 Approved on 17-Jul-2018 ,Level 2 Approved on 11-Jun-2019 ,Level 2 Approved on 21-Sep-2019 Related Project(s) P161806-Emergency Crisis Response Project Additional Financing ,P163729-Yemen Emergency Crisis Response Project - Second Additional Financing ,P164564-Yemen Emergency Crisis Response Project - Third Additional Financing ,P170241-Emergency Crisis Response Project Fourth Additional Financing ,P172662-Yemen Emergency Crisis Response Project - Fifth Additional Financing 9/10/2020 Page 10 of 10