The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Balochistan Livelihoods and Entrepreneurship Project (P159292) Balochistan Livelihoods and Entrepreneurship Project (P159292) SOUTH ASIA | Pakistan | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing (IPF) | FY 2020 | Seq No: 8 | Archived on 02-Dec-2024 | ISR01234 Implementing Agencies: Planning and Development Department, Government of Balochistan 1. OBJECTIVE 1.1 Development Objective Original Development Objective (Approved as part of Approval package on 02-Mar-2020) The Project Development Objective is to create employment opportunities for rural communities and achieve sustainability of enterprises in selected districts of Balochistan. Has the Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No 2. COMPONENTS Name Economic Mobilisation:(Cost 6,590,000.00) Promoting Enterprise Development and Livelihoods:(Cost 37,280,000.00) Project Management:(Cost 6,130,000.00) 3. OVERALL RATINGS Name Previous Current Progress towards achievement of PDO Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating High High 4. KEY ISSUES & STATUS Dec 02, 2024 Page 1 of 14 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Balochistan Livelihoods and Entrepreneurship Project (P159292) 4.1 Implementation Status and Key Decisions The project has disbursed US$ 27.70 million (55.40 percent) since the last supervision mission. Of this, US$ 19.20 million have been utilized. The project has supported 22,109 beneficiaries of which 6,073 (27.47 percent) are women. The project has supported 564 community platforms and recruited 86 Local Facilitators and 46 Technical Resource Persons to support community activities and outreach. The project has supported installation of High Tunnel Systems across 177 sites that have generated on average 5 jobs per site. An additional 383 enterprise groups are being supported through multiple activities that are aimed at supporting value chain development in the agriculture and livestock value chains, including transport logistics, adoption of modern technologies and support to breed improvement and fattening. 5. SYSTEMATIC OPERATIONS RISK-RATING TOOL Rating at Approval Last Approved Rating Risk Category Approval Package - ISR Seq. 07 - 09 Feb Proposed Rating 03 Mar 2020 2024 Political and Governance High High High Macroeconomic Substantial Substantial Substantial Sector Strategies and Policies Moderate Moderate Moderate Technical Design of Project or Program Moderate Moderate Moderate Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Substantial Substantial Substantial Sustainability Fiduciary High Substantial Substantial Environment and Social Moderate Moderate Moderate Stakeholders Moderate Moderate Moderate Overall High High High Dec 02, 2024 Page 2 of 14 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Balochistan Livelihoods and Entrepreneurship Project (P159292) 6. RESULTS 6.1 PDO Indicators by PDO Outcomes Promote employment opportunities and sustainability of enterprises in selected areas of Balochistan Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Closing Period Indicator Name Value Month/Year Value Date Value Date Value Month/Year Total number of direct 0.00 Aug/2018 20,458.00 11-Jan-2024 22,109 28-Jun-2024 56,610.00 Jun/2024 beneficiaries (disaggregated Comments on Measures direct beneficiaries of EDP, LIP, BDS and training support. EDP support will be by relevant demographics achieving targets provided to 5,100 Enterprise Clusters with average membership of 5 each. 468 training including men, women, sessions will be organized for an average of 20 participants each. refugees and other vulnerable groups) (Number) Number of direct 0.00 Aug/2018 9,665.00 11-Jan-2024 10,383 28-Jun-2024 11,142.00 Jun/2024 female beneficiaries Comments on Measures direct beneficiaries of EDP, LIP and training support. (Number) achieving targets Total number of 0.00 Aug/2018 6,500.00 11-Jan-2024 6,500.00 28-Jun-2024 8,615.00 Jun/2024 refugees directly Comments on This indicator measures the number of refugees provided with vocational and technical skills, benefiting from the achieving targets livelihoods support, trained as local facilitators and those benefiting from job creation. These project (Number) will be identified as PoR card holders. 0.00 Aug/2018 840.00 11-Jan-2024 885 28-Jun-2024 15,000.00 Jun/2024 Beneficiaries of job-focused Comments on Progress against this indicator is expected to pick up once activities under Component 2.1, interventions (Number) achieving targets which have only recently begun implementation, will be completed. Beneficiaries of job- 0.00 150.00 150.00 6,000.00 focused interventions - Female (Number) Page 3 of 14 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Balochistan Livelihoods and Entrepreneurship Project (P159292) Number of refugees 0.00 Aug/2018 150.00 11-Jan-2024 150.00 28-Jun-2024 1,600.00 Jun/2024 benefiting from job- Comments on This indicator measures the direct and indirect beneficiaries of job creating activities that are focused interventions achieving targets refugees. (Number) Profitability of enterprises 0.00 Aug/2018 100.00 11-Jan-2024 100.00 28-Jun-2024 20.00 Jun/2024 supported by the project enhanced (as percentage over baseline) (Percentage) Profitability of female- 0.00 Aug/2018 100.00 11-Jan-2024 100.00 28-Jun-2024 20.00 Jun/2024 owned enterprises supported by the project enhanced (as a percentage over baseline) (percentage) (Percentage) Percentage of enterprises 0.00 Aug/2018 0.00 11-Jan-2024 0.00 28-Jun-2024 60.00 Jun/2024 supported through projects with ongoing operations after three years (Percentage) Percentage of female- 0.00 Aug/2018 0.00 11-Jan-2024 0.00 28-Jun-2024 30.00 Jun/2024 owned enterprises with on-going operations after three years of project implementation (Percentage) 6.2 Intermediate Results Indicators by Components Page 4 of 14 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Balochistan Livelihoods and Entrepreneurship Project (P159292) Economic Mobilisation Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Closing Period Indicator Name Value Month/Year Value Date Value Date Value Month/Year Number of community-based 0.00 Aug/2018 540.00 11-Jan-2024 564 28-Jun-2024 850.00 Jun/2024 platforms supported by the project (output) (Number) Number of female 0.00 Aug/2018 166.00 11-Jan-2024 213 28-Jun-2024 340.00 Jun/2024 community-based platforms supported by the project (Number) Number of local facilitators, 0.00 Aug/2018 88.00 11-Jan-2024 97 28-Jun-2024 100.00 Jun/2024 trained by the project, supporting local communities (output) (Number) Number of female local 0.00 Aug/2018 27.00 11-Jan-2024 29 28-Jun-2024 50.00 Jun/2024 facilitators, trained by the project, supporting female community members engaged in productive activities (Number) Number of refugees, 0.00 Aug/2018 18.00 11-Jan-2024 18.00 28-Jun-2024 15.00 Jun/2024 trained by the project Comments on This indicator measures number of refugees who are mobilized by the project to serve local as local facilitators achieving targets communities as local facilitators. These beneficiaries will be identified as those who are PoR supporting local card holders. communities (Number) Number of technical resource 0.00 Aug/2018 42.00 11-Jan-2024 60 28-Jun-2024 60.00 Jun/2024 persons, trained by the project, supporting local Page 5 of 14 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Balochistan Livelihoods and Entrepreneurship Project (P159292) enterprises (output) (Number) Number of female 0.00 Aug/2018 11.00 11-Jan-2024 18 28-Jun-2024 18.00 Jun/2024 technical resource persons, trained by the project, supporting female community members to engage in productive activities (Number) Citizens' Aug/2018 With the hiring of 11-Jan-2024 Strategy has 28-Jun-2024 Implementation Jun/2024 Engagement communications been Plan for Citizens' Strategy firm, outreach developed Engagement developed and activities have consisting of Strategy approved. begun in full 16 tools for developed and swing. Two citizens' rolled out in roadshows and engagement project districts. awareness and is rolled Implementation Plan for campaigns have out Citizens' Engagement been completed Strategy developed and in Killa Abdullah rolled out (Citizens' and Pishin. Engagement) (Text) Project branding, logo, success stories and other such outreach activities have been completed. All outreach activities are being carried out Page 6 of 14 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Balochistan Livelihoods and Entrepreneurship Project (P159292) jointly by the firm and the district teams of BLEP PMIU under the leadership of BLEP team. Number of community-based 0.00 Aug/2018 318.00 11-Jan-2024 389 28-Jun-2024 468.00 Jun/2024 trainings organised (in the areas of business development, group management, leadership, conflict resolution and financial management) (output) (Number) Number of community 0.00 Aug/2018 122.00 11-Jan-2024 154 28-Jun-2024 187.00 Jun/2024 based trainings organised for female groups (Number) Citizens Aug/2018 Data for first 11-Jan-2024 Report has 28-Jun-2024 Detailed social Oct/2021 feedback social audit has been compiled accounting garnered been collected and is being regarding about general based on a reviewed. project Social audit conducted at parametres of template implementation, mid-term and results project. reviewed by task achievements incorporated into project team. Data was and indirect design (Citizens' collected through benefits of Engagement) (Text) mobile project application conducted by developed by community PMIU. Draft members, report has been where Page 7 of 14 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Balochistan Livelihoods and Entrepreneurship Project (P159292) reviewed by the information is World Bank and collected, final report will analysed and be compiled by shared in a February 15, participatory 2024. manner with all stakeholders. Promoting Enterprise Development and Livelihoods Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Closing Period Indicator Name Value Month/Year Value Date Value Date Value Month/Year Number of Business 0.00 Aug/2018 193.00 11-Jan-2024 195 28-Jun-2024 85.00 Jun/2024 Development Facilities Comments on The achievement against this indicator is expected to be higher because based on its initial developed (output) achieving targets success, project savings through exchange rate gains are being reallocated towards this activity. (Number) Number of individuals 0.00 Aug/2018 8,103.00 11-Jan-2024 8,103.00 28-Jun-2024 4,500.00 Jun/2024 supported through Comments on This activity has been completed. Livelihoods Investment Plans achieving targets (LIPs) (output) (Number) Number of females 0.00 Aug/2018 5,738.00 11-Jan-2024 5,738.00 28-Jun-2024 4,000.00 Jun/2024 supported through Comments on The number reported is based on final data entry, tallied with the final records shared by the Livelihoods Investment achieving targets district teams. Plans (LIPs) (Number) Number of refugees 0.00 Aug/2018 4,000.00 11-Jan-2024 4,000.00 28-Jun-2024 2,500.00 Jun/2024 supported through Comments on This activity is complete. Livelihoods Investment achieving targets Plans (LIPs) (Number) Number of enterprise 0.00 Aug/2018 0.00 11-Jan-2024 600 28-Jun-2024 5,100.00 Jun/2024 clusters/groups supported through Enterprise Development Plans (EDPs) Page 8 of 14 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Balochistan Livelihoods and Entrepreneurship Project (P159292) including provision of business development services (output) (Number) Number of female 0.00 Aug/2018 0.00 11-Jan-2024 0.00 28-Jun-2024 1,275.00 Jun/2024 enterprise Comments on Each group will have an average membership of 5 entrepreneurs. clusters/groups achieving targets supported through Enterprise Development Plans (EDPs) including provision of business development services (Number) Number of individuals 0.00 Aug/2018 2,500.00 11-Jan-2024 2,500.00 28-Jun-2024 12,750.00 Jun/2024 provided technical and vocational skills (output) (Number) Number of females 0.00 Aug/2018 500.00 11-Jan-2024 500.00 28-Jun-2024 5,100.00 Jun/2024 provided technical and vocational skills (Number) Number of refugees 0.00 Aug/2018 2,500.00 11-Jan-2024 2,500.00 28-Jun-2024 4,500.00 Jun/2024 provided technical and Comments on This indicator measures the number of refugees provided with vocational and technical skills, vocational skills achieving targets identified as PoR card holders. through the project (Number) Number of individual 0.00 Aug/2018 175.00 11-Jan-2024 777 28-Jun-2024 4,500.00 Jun/2024 businesses supported through investment plans including provision of business development Page 9 of 14 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Balochistan Livelihoods and Entrepreneurship Project (P159292) services (output) (Number) Number of female- 0.00 Aug/2018 3.00 11-Jan-2024 3.00 28-Jun-2024 850.00 Jun/2024 owned businesses supported through investment plans including provision of business development services (Number) Sector-specific knowledge 0.00 Aug/2018 7.00 11-Jan-2024 9 28-Jun-2024 10.00 Jun/2024 increased through Comments on The project had completed nine studies and handed over the final reports to P&D. However, completion of value chain achieving targets three have been returned for revisions. analyses (intermediate outcome) (Number) 0.00 Aug/2018 100.00 11-Jan-2024 100.00 28-Jun-2024 80.00 Jun/2024 Percentage of entrepreneurs Comments on Business benefits are measured as improved access to: markets, technology, infrastructure who experience business achieving targets services, finance and logistical support. benefits as a result of Business Development Services (BDS) support (intermediate outcome) Indicator to be measured after support to enterprises is initiated and Business Development (Percentage) Services are actually being provided. Percentage of female 0.00 Aug/2018 100.00 11-Jan-2024 100.00 28-Jun-2024 80.00 Jun/2024 entrepreneurs who experience business benefits as a result of access to business development services (Percentage) Percentage of entrepreneurs 0.00 Aug/2018 100.00 11-Jan-2024 100.00 28-Jun-2024 70.00 Jun/2024 Page 10 of 14 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Balochistan Livelihoods and Entrepreneurship Project (P159292) who increased productivity Comments on Increased productivity includes increased output, expanded scope of business and/or increased as a result of project support achieving targets job creation (intermediate outcome) (Percentage) Percentage of female 0.00 Aug/2018 100.00 11-Jan-2024 100.00 28-Jun-2024 70.00 Jun/2024 entrepreneurs who Comments on All female beneficiaries have reported greater profitability through their activities, which up increased productivity achieving targets until now have been new. Female beneficiaries have also reported increased savings. as a result of project support (Percentage) Percentage of entrepreneurs 0.00 Aug/2018 100.00 11-Jan-2024 100.00 28-Jun-2024 80.00 Jun/2024 adopting improved business Comments on Business management is measured as enhanced knowledge and improved skills. management practices achieving targets (intermediate outcome) (Percentage) Percentage of female 0.00 Aug/2018 100.00 11-Jan-2024 100.00 28-Jun-2024 80.00 Jun/2024 entrepreneurs adopting improved business management practices (Percentage) Project Management Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Closing Period Indicator Name Value Month/Year Value Date Value Date Value Month/Year MIS not Aug/2018 Customised MIS 11-Jan-2024 MIS up and 28-Jun-2024 Project MIS Jun/2024 developed for has been running, developed, project developed in- generating functional and Project MIS developed and house by reports. HR being utilized to functional - generating specialist hired by module for generated progress reports (Text) the PMIU. This is PMIU staff has progress fully functional been added. reports, with and generating MIS capturing data Page 11 of 14 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Balochistan Livelihoods and Entrepreneurship Project (P159292) regular progress complaints. disaggregated updates.Android- according to based app fully relevant synced with MIS demographics has been developed for real-time data collection, monitoring and reporting. This app has been used to collect data for the social audit. It will also be used for the impact evaluation planned under BLEP. Relevant data dashboards have been developed and access provided to key stakeholders.Data of activities completed so far has been cleaned ad updated in the MIS. Page 12 of 14 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Balochistan Livelihoods and Entrepreneurship Project (P159292) 7. DATA ON FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE 7.1 Cumulative Disbursements 7.2 Disbursements (by loan) Loan/Credit/TF Status Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed Historical Disbursed TF-B2123 Closed 15.00 15.00 0.00 15.00 0.00 100.00 15.00 % IDA-65440 Effective 20.42 19.70 0.00 7.39 12.31 37.50% 20.42 IDA-D5650 Effective 14.58 14.11 0.00 5.35 8.76 37.91% 14.58 7.3 Key Dates (by loan) Dec 02, 2024 Page 13 of 14 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Balochistan Livelihoods and Entrepreneurship Project (P159292) Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Signing Effectiveness Orig. Closing Rev. Closing IDA-65440 Effective 03-Mar-2020 26-Mar-2021 29-Mar-2021 30-Jun-2024 30-Jun-2025 IDA-D5650 Effective 03-Mar-2020 26-Mar-2021 29-Mar-2021 30-Jun-2024 30-Jun-2025 TF-B2123 Closed 03-Mar-2020 26-Mar-2021 26-Mar-2021 30-Jun-2022 30-Jun-2023 8. KEY DATES Key Events Planned Actual Approval 03-Mar-2020 03-Mar-2020 Effectiveness 26-Mar-2021 26-Mar-2021 Mid-Term Review No. 01 10-May-2023 22-May-2023 Operation Closing/Cancellation 30-Jun-2025 9. RESTRUCTURING HISTORY Restructuring Level 2 Approved on 05-Dec-2023 Restructuring Level 2 Approved on 24-Jun-2022 10. ASSOCIATED OPERATION(S) There are no associated operations Dec 02, 2024 Page 14 of 14