The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Armenia Social Investment and Local Development Project (P148836) Armenia Social Investment and Local Development Project (P148836) EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA | Armenia | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing (IPF) | FY 2015 | Seq No: 18 | Archived on 20-Dec-2024 | ISR02872 Implementing Agencies: Armenian Territorial Development Fund (ATDF), Ministry of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure 1. OBJECTIVE 1.1 Development Objective Original Development Objective (Approved as part of Approval package on 13-Mar-2015) Improve the quality and use of and access to community and intercommunity infrastructure. Has the Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? Yes Current Development Objective (Approved as part of Additional Financing package Seq. 1 on 20-Mar-2020) Improve the quality and use of and access to community and intercommunity infrastructure. 2. COMPONENTS Name Support to Socio-Economic Development and Capacity Building at the Local Level:(Cost 31,330,000.00) Support to Intercommunity Social and Economic Development Initiatives:(Cost 32,150,000.00) Institutional Strengthening and Project Management:(Cost 7,770,000.00) 3. OVERALL RATINGS Name Previous Current Progress towards achievement of PDO Satisfactory Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Satisfactory Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating Moderate Moderate Dec 20, 2024 Page 1 of 12 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Armenia Social Investment and Local Development Project (P148836) 4. KEY ISSUES & STATUS 4.1 Implementation Status and Key Decisions In the last months, activities have continued with a well-sustained implementation pace, mainly thanks to the proactivity of the Armenia Territorial Developemnt Fund (ATDF) and its senior management. The original project fully completed envisaged activities and closed in 2022 (all planned 98 microprojects and 52 subprojects). The AF has completed almost 90 percent of the project activities i.e. 15 microprojects have been completed (the 2 remaining ones are in an advanced phase of construction) as well as all 38 subprojects. Under the second component, additional equipment will be bought for a few communities to compensate for equipment whose supply had been frozen over the last few months as a precautionary measure to avoid the risk of fund insufficiency caused by raising costs of construction material and appreciation of the dram. SILD Closing. A closing event will be held on May 14, 2025, in Yerevan, to celebrate 30 years of World Bank’s supporting community-driven development (CDD) in Armenia and will be hosted by the World Bank in collaboration with ATDF. The World Bank team initiated the process of preparation of the Implementation Completiona and Result report (ICR), in line with the internal policy, and discussed with ATDF what is required from the GoA side. The ICR mission will coincide with the final implementation support mission, which is anticipated in May 2025. 5. SYSTEMATIC OPERATIONS RISK-RATING TOOL Rating at Approval Last Approved Rating Risk Category Approval Package - ISR Seq. 017 - 05 Jun Proposed Rating 13 Mar 2015 2024 Political and Governance Moderate Moderate Moderate Macroeconomic Moderate Moderate Moderate Sector Strategies and Policies Substantial Moderate Moderate Technical Design of Project or Program Substantial Moderate Moderate Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Substantial Moderate Moderate Sustainability Fiduciary Moderate Moderate Moderate Environment and Social Low Low Low Stakeholders Substantial Moderate Moderate Overall Substantial Moderate Moderate Dec 20, 2024 Page 2 of 12 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Armenia Social Investment and Local Development Project (P148836) 6. RESULTS 6.1 PDO Indicators by PDO Outcomes Improve the quality and use of and access to community and intercommunity infrastructure Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Closing Period Indicator Name Value Month/Year Value Date Value Date Value Month/Year 0.00 May/2015 1,770,524.00 29-Mar-2024 1,798,345.00 10-Dec-2024 1,500,000.00 May/2025 Comments on Direct project achieving targets beneficiaries (Number) Female 0.00 52.00 52.00 52.00 beneficiaries (Percentage) Average percentage 0.00 May/2015 69.00 29-Mar-2024 69.30 10-Dec-2024 70.00 May/2025 increase in access to and use of SILD infrastructure (Percentage) Percentage of 85.00 May/2015 92.00 29-Mar-2024 92.00 10-Dec-2024 92.00 May/2025 beneficiaries in Comments on project areas achieving targets (Component 1) who Page 3 of 12 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Armenia Social Investment and Local Development Project (P148836) are satisfied with the quality of infrastructure (Percentage) This is an indicator from the original results framework. The Baseline is the original baseline from the time of appraisal of the original project. The revision of the end target reflects the higher actual value as per results of a two-phases study related to both Components and completed in July 2020 (reflected in updated results matrix). This indicator has been updated within the last Beneficiary Assessment (BA), conducted in September/October 2023. Page 4 of 12 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Armenia Social Investment and Local Development Project (P148836) Percentage of 85.00 93.00 93.00 93.00 beneficiaries (female) in project areas (Component 1) who are satisfied with the quality of infrastructure (Percentage) 43.00 Oct/2017 91.00 29-Mar-2024 91.00 10-Dec-2024 90.00 May/2025 Percentage of Comments on beneficiaries in achieving targets project areas (Component 2) who are satisfied with the quality of infrastructure and services (Percentage) This outcome indicator continues from the original results framework. Revision reflects the higher actual value a per results of a two-phases study related to both Components and completed in July 2020 (reflected in updated resul Page 5 of 12 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Armenia Social Investment and Local Development Project (P148836) matrix). This indicator has been updated within the last Beneficiary Assessment (BA), conducted in September/Octobe 2023. Percentage of 32.00 91.00 91.00 85.00 beneficiaries (female) in project areas (Component 2) who are satisfied with the quality of infrastructure and services (Percentage) 6.2 Intermediate Results Indicators by Components Support to Socio-Economic Development and Capacity Building at the Local Level Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Closing Period Indicator Name Value Month/Year Value Date Value Date Value Month/Year Percentage 38.00 May/2015 94.00 29-Mar-2024 95.00 10-Dec-2024 95.00 May/2025 increase in events held in community centers rehabilitated Page 6 of 12 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Armenia Social Investment and Local Development Project (P148836) under SILD (Percentage) Percentage 33.00 May/2015 69.00 29-Mar-2024 73.00 10-Dec-2024 70.00 May/2025 increase in Comments on The decrease in this indicator is due to the migration of a few families from Panik community, where therefore enrollment enrollment in achieving targets decreased from 90 to 80 children. kindergartens rehabilitated under SILD (Percentage) Percentage 12.00 May/2015 38.00 29-Mar-2024 38.00 10-Dec-2024 40.00 May/2025 decrease in absences in schools rehabilitated under SILD (Percentage) Percentage 70.00 Dec/2014 74.00 29-Mar-2024 74.00 29-Mar-2024 74.00 May/2025 increase in supplied water quantity in communities with a SILD water related intervention (Percentage) Percentage of 60.00 Dec/2014 75.00 29-Mar-2024 75.00 10-Dec-2024 75.00 May/2025 SILD micro and Comments on Value is updated in line with the June 2021 "Assessment of the Quality of Construction Works, Costs, and Preservation of intercommunity achieving targets Infrastructures and Machinery Provided to the Communities" for the SILD Project. projects that are well-maintained according to the Page 7 of 12 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Armenia Social Investment and Local Development Project (P148836) quality, maintenance, and cost of civil works assessment (Percentage) Number of 0.00 Dec/2014 102.00 29-Mar-2024 110.00 10-Dec-2024 117.00 May/2025 microprojects completed (Number) Percentage of 81.80 Dec/2014 91.00 29-Mar-2024 91.00 10-Dec-2024 91.00 May/2025 microprojects in the vulnerable and most vulnerable communities (Percentage) 0.00 May/2015 0.00 29-Mar-2024 0.00 10-Dec-2024 100.00 May/2025 Comments on achieving targets Grievances registered related to delivery of project benefits addressed (%) (Percentage) No complaint was related to the delivery of project benefits (all 72 requests/questions reported in the previous ISR related to participation in tenders, inconveniences caused to residents, construction works, etc.) Page 8 of 12 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Armenia Social Investment and Local Development Project (P148836) Support to Intercommunity Social and Economic Development Initiatives Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Closing Period Indicator Name Value Month/Year Value Date Value Date Value Month/Year Number of 0.00 Dec/2014 77.00 29-Mar-2024 77.00 10-Dec-2024 85.00 May/2025 intercommunity projects completed (Number) Number of 0.00 Dec/2014 105.00 29-Mar-2024 105.00 10-Dec-2024 90.00 May/2025 proposals for Comments on Out of 105 SP proposals received, 90 were accepted and 15 refused. intercommunity achieving targets projects received (Number) Institutional Strengthening and Project Management Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Closing Period Indicator Name Value Month/Year Value Date Value Date Value Month/Year Amount of new 0.00 Dec/2014 649.00 29-Mar-2024 649.00 10-Dec-2024 647.00 May/2025 funding for Comments on Consisting of 258M of ATDF’s portfolio (43M/SILD, 17.38M /USAID Grant, 2.43M /SDC Grant, 107M /ADB Loan, 11.48 /8 ATDF’s operations achieving targets Projects financed from State Budget, 25M SILD AF, 54M/LEID project, 0.3M/Mining policy project), and 389M of water mobilized (in USD projects portfolio (forme branch’s projects). million) (Amount(USD)) Institutional No Dec/2014 Yes 30-Dec-2017 Yes 30-Dec-2017 Yes May/2025 assessment Comments on One-time indicator, completed in 2017. completed and achieving targets recommendations Page 9 of 12 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Armenia Social Investment and Local Development Project (P148836) implemented (Yes/No) 45.00 Dec/2019 71.00 29-Mar-2024 71.00 10-Dec-2024 75.00 May/2025 Proportion of Comments on The last BA showed that, among beneficiaries, 29% did not indicate contentment with the engagement processes. beneficiaries who achieving targets However, it is important to point out that most of this group did not express discontent or criticism either. They were are satisfied by mainly undecided (6%) or neutral (18%). Only 5% of the beneficiaries were dissatisfied with the engagement processes. the engagement This particular group observed that the engagement of the beneficiaries during ATDF micro-projects was minimal or processes. formal.project's citizen engagement framework. (Percentage) Proportion of 20.00 Jan/2020 30.00 29-Mar-2024 30.00 10-Dec-2024 31.00 May/2025 women members Comments on This is a new indicator introduced with the Additional Financing, never reported on before. It has not been of PICs who have achieving targets measured/updated yet. specific assigned roles in the committees’ operations (Percentage) Page 10 of 12 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Armenia Social Investment and Local Development Project (P148836) 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 IBRD-90600 Effective 20.00 20.00 0.00 17.36 2.07 89.35% 20.00 IBRD-84830 Closed 30.00 29.80 0.20 29.80 0.00 100.00 30.00 % 7.3 Key Dates (by loan) Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Signing Effectiveness Orig. Closing Rev. Closing IBRD-84830 Closed 13-Mar-2015 08-Apr-2015 22-Sep-2015 30-Jun-2020 31-Dec-2022 Dec 20, 2024 Page 11 of 12 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Armenia Social Investment and Local Development Project (P148836) IBRD-90600 Effective 20-Mar-2020 21-Apr-2020 08-Dec-2020 30-Jun-2023 31-May-2025 8. KEY DATES Key Events Planned Actual Approval 13-Mar-2015 13-Mar-2015 Effectiveness 22-Sep-2015 22-Sep-2015 Mid-Term Review No. 01 30-Nov-2017 20-Nov-2017 Operation Closing/Cancellation 31-May-2025 9. RESTRUCTURING HISTORY Restructuring Level 2 Approved on 08-Nov-2021 Restructuring Level 2 Approved on 25-May-2023 10. ASSOCIATED OPERATION(S) There are no associated operations Dec 20, 2024 Page 12 of 12