The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Youth Employment and Productive Inclusion Project (P163157) Youth Employment and Productive Inclusion Project (P163157) AFRICA WEST | Niger | Social Protection & Jobs Global Practice | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing | FY 2018 | Seq No: 5 | ARCHIVED on 25-Jun-2021 | ISR46054 | Implementing Agencies: Ministry of Employment, Work and Social Protection, Republic of Niger Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date: 14-Jun-2018 Effectiveness Date: 30-Oct-2018 Planned Mid Term Review Date: 30-Aug-2021 Actual Mid-Term Review Date: Original Closing Date: 30-Jun-2023 Revised Closing Date: 30-Jun-2023 pdoTable Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The objective of the project is to expand income-generating activities for youths in selected poor areas in Niger. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No Components Table Name Youth productive inclusion in rural areas:(Cost $14.50 M) Youth insertion in selected activities in semi-urban areas:(Cost $8.00 M) Institutional Support and Project Management:(Cost $7.50 M) Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Satisfactory Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating Substantial Substantial Implementation Status and Key Decisions Following a temporary slowdown of Project activities due to the measures that were put in place as a prevention for the spread of the COVID-19, the implementation resumed and it is progressing smoothly. The implementation of the youth productive inclusion program in the rural areas (component 1), which provides rural youth with a package of services and trainings over a period of 32 weeks, has started, and about 16,000 of rural youth beneficiaries are enrolled in the program. With the support of villages coaches, community-based savings groups have been established, and they are about to receive a training on community-based savings mechanisms, based on the Village Savings and Loan Association (VSLA) approach. While the implementation of the youth productive inclusion program in urban and peri-urban areas has not yet started, the preparation for its launch have been advanced, and about 5,000 youth were registered for the second component of the project and are in the process of selecting the trades on which they will receive the technical training. 6/25/2021 Page 1 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Youth Employment and Productive Inclusion Project (P163157) Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance Substantial Substantial Substantial Macroeconomic Moderate Moderate Moderate Sector Strategies and Policies Substantial Substantial Substantial Technical Design of Project or Program Moderate Moderate Moderate Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Substantial Substantial Substantial Sustainability Fiduciary Substantial Substantial Substantial Environment and Social Moderate Moderate Moderate Stakeholders Moderate Moderate Moderate Other -- -- -- Overall Substantial Substantial Substantial Results PDO Indicators by Objectives / Outcomes Expand income-generating activities for youths in selected poor areas in Niger IN00972195 ►Beneficiaries of labor market programs (Number, Corporate) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 21,000.00 21,000.00 40,000.00 Date 30-Jun-2018 12-Nov-2020 04-Jun-2021 30-Jun-2023 By June 4, 2021, the Project has surpassed the third intermediate target for the total number of Comments: beneficiaries of labor market programs. IN00972201 Beneficiaries of labor market programs - Female (Number, Corporate Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 20,000.00 IN00972202 ►Share of rural beneficiaries in component 1 who start, grow or diversify their economic activity after receiving the integrated support package (Percentage, Custom) 6/25/2021 Page 2 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Youth Employment and Productive Inclusion Project (P163157) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 75.00 Date 30-Jun-2018 12-Nov-2020 04-Jun-2021 30-Jun-2023 Share of rural beneficiaries who start, grow or diversify their business will be available by Comments: November/December 2021 following the receipt of an integrated support package IN00972203 Share of female rural beneficiaries in component 1 who start, grow or diversify their economic activity after receiving the integrated support package (Percentage, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 75.00 Date 30-Jun-2018 12-Nov-2020 04-Jun-2021 30-Jun-2023 IN00972204 ►Share of urban or semi-urban beneficiaries in component 2 who are engaged in an income generating activity for which they received support (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 70.00 Date 30-Jun-2018 12-Nov-2020 04-Jun-2021 30-Jun-2023 Share of urban or semi-urban beneficiaries in component 2 who are engaged in an income generating Comments: activity for which they received support will be available by November 2021 IN00972205 Share of female urban or semi-urban beneficiaries in component 2 who are engaged in an income generating activity for which they received support (Percentage, Corporate Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 70.00 Date 30-Jun-2018 12-Nov-2020 04-Jun-2021 30-Jun-2023 IN00972206 ►Share of beneficiaries satisfied with the project (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 90.00 Date 30-Jun-2018 12-Nov-2020 04-Jun-2021 30-Jun-2023 Beneficiary satisfaction surveys are planned 6 months after the delivery of the support packages. Comments: Intermediate Results Indicators by Components Youth productive inclusion in rural areas IN00972207 6/25/2021 Page 3 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Youth Employment and Productive Inclusion Project (P163157) ►Number of youth groups formed (component 1) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 20.00 20.00 1,000.00 Date 22-Jan-2018 12-Nov-2020 04-Jun-2021 30-Jun-2023 By June 4, 2021 the Project has surpassed the intermediate target 3: 566 savings groups were formed. Comments: IN00972210 ►Number of beneficiaries completing life skills training (component 1 and 2) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 20,000.00 36,000.00 Date 22-Jan-2018 12-Nov-2020 04-Jun-2021 30-Jun-2023 By June 4, 2021 the Project has surpassed the intermediate4 target 3: about 20,000 youth, beneficiaries Comments: of rural and urban program, have received the life skills training IN00972212 ►Number of beneficiaries completing micro-entrepreneurship training (component 1 and 2) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 36,000.00 Date 22-Jan-2018 12-Nov-2020 04-Jun-2021 30-Jun-2023 IN00972214 ►Number of beneficiaries who received start-up capital support (component 1 and 2) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 36,000.00 Date 22-Jan-2018 12-Nov-2020 04-Jun-2021 30-Jun-2023 IN00972216 ►Number of village coaches identified and trained (component 1 and 3) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 67.00 67.00 400.00 Date 30-Jun-2018 12-Nov-2020 04-Jun-2021 30-Jun-2023 By June 4th, 2021 203 village coaches have been identified and have received the first part of the AVEC Comments: training. The second part of that training is planned for Fall 2021. Youth insertion in selected activities in semi-urban areas IN00972208 ►Number of beneficiaries who completed technical training (component 2) (Number, Custom) 6/25/2021 Page 4 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Youth Employment and Productive Inclusion Project (P163157) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 7,200.00 Date 22-Jan-2018 12-Nov-2020 04-Jun-2021 30-Jun-2023 Institutional Support and Project Management IN00972209 ►Number of youths (not beneficiaries of component 1 and 2) who use communal employment services (component 3) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 4,000.00 Date 29-Jun-2018 12-Nov-2020 04-Jun-2021 30-Jun-2023 IN00972211 ►Number of communal employment agents financed by ANPE (component 3) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 10.00 Date 28-Jun-2018 12-Nov-2020 04-Jun-2021 30-Jun-2023 IN00972213 ►The impact evaluation has been completed (component 3) (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 4=results and Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 recommendations have been validated Date 29-Jun-2018 12-Nov-2020 04-Jun-2021 30-Jun-2023 The impact evaluation design has been finalized Comments: IN00972215 ►Number of communal employment agents recruited and trained (component 3) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 6.00 17.00 40.00 Date 22-Jan-2018 12-Nov-2020 04-Jun-2021 30-Jun-2023 By June 4th, 2021, 17 communal employment counselors have been recruited and received initial training Comments: Performance-Based Conditions Data on Financial Performance 6/25/2021 Page 5 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Youth Employment and Productive Inclusion Project (P163157) Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P163157 IDA-D3350 Effective USD 30.00 30.00 0.00 6.78 22.86 23% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P163157 IDA-D3350 Effective 14-Jun-2018 28-Jun-2018 30-Oct-2018 30-Jun-2023 30-Jun-2023 Cumulative Disbursements PBC Disbursement Achievement Disbursed amount in Disbursement % PBC ID PBC Type Description Coc PBC Amount Status Coc for PBC Restructuring History There has been no restructuring to date. Related Project(s) 6/25/2021 Page 6 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Youth Employment and Productive Inclusion Project (P163157) There are no related projects. 6/25/2021 Page 7 of 7