The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Urban Productive Safety Net and Jobs Project (P169943) Urban Productive Safety Net and Jobs Project (P169943) EASTERN AND SOUTHERN AFRICA | Ethiopia | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing (IPF) | FY 2021 | Seq No: 9 | Archived on 20-Dec-2024 | ISR01634 Implementing Agencies: Ministry of Labor and Skills, Ministry of Urban Development and Infrastructure, Ministry of Women and Social Affairs 1. OBJECTIVE 1.1 Development Objective Original Development Objective (Approved as part of Decision package on 14-Dec-2020) The project will support the Government of Ethiopia (GoE) in improving the incomes of the urban poor and the labor market inclusion of disadvantaged urban youth. 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 22-Mar-2024) The project will support the Government of Ethiopia (GoE) in improving the incomes of the urban poor and the labor market inclusion of disadvantaged urban youth. 2. COMPONENTS Name Expand the Urban Productive Safety Net to Improve the Urban Environment:(Cost 464,000,000.00) Foster Urban Youth Employment:(Cost 70,600,000.00) Strengthen Social Assistance and Services for the Urban Poor and Destitute:(Cost 66,400,000.00) Institutional Strengthening, Project Management and Monitoring and Evaluation:(Cost 42,000,000.00) Contingent Emergency Response:(Cost 0.00) 3. OVERALL RATINGS Name Previous Current Progress towards achievement of PDO Satisfactory Satisfactory Dec 20, 2024 Page 1 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Urban Productive Safety Net and Jobs Project (P169943) Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Satisfactory Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating Substantial Substantial 4. KEY ISSUES & STATUS 4.1 Implementation Status and Key Decisions All 88 cities have successfully rolled out the program and implementation is progressing steadily, reaching 1,670,435 beneficiaries. Key action items from the previous review mission have been completed, including the wage rate adjustment, which increased the PW wage rate of beneficieris in response to inflation based on the Consumer Price Index, and the PDS cash transfer amount. The roll-out of the Management Information System has commenced with core modules tested and functional. Preparation for the further rollout of the MIS is progressing well. 5. SYSTEMATIC OPERATIONS RISK-RATING TOOL Rating at Approval Last Approved Rating Risk Category Approval Package - ISR Seq. 08 - 24 Jun Proposed Rating 14 Dec 2020 2024 Political and Governance Substantial High High Macroeconomic Substantial High High 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 Substantial Substantial Substantial Environment and Social Substantial Substantial Substantial Stakeholders Moderate Substantial Substantial Overall Substantial Substantial Substantial Dec 20, 2024 Page 2 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Urban Productive Safety Net and Jobs Project (P169943) 6. RESULTS 6.1 PDO Indicators by PDO Outcomes Increase in income of urban safety net beneficiaries Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Closing Period Indicator Name Value Month/Year Value Date Value Date Value Month/Year Increase in household 0.00 Aug/2020 0.00 18-Nov-2024 0.00 18-Nov-2024 40.00 Jul/2025 consumption of Public Works Comments on Results are expected from the ongoing Impact Evaluation. and PDS households as a achieving targets result of the project (Percentage) (Percentage) Wage employment for youth Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Closing Period Indicator Name Value Month/Year Value Date Value Date Value Month/Year Share of participating youth 0.00 Aug/2020 0.00 18-Nov-2024 0.00 18-Nov-2024 60.00 Jul/2025 who are wage-employed Comments on Results are expected from the ongoing Impact Evaluation for Youth Employment. three months after achieving targets completion of the apprenticeship (Percentage) Increase in income of urban safety net beneficiaries Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Closing Period Indicator Name Value Month/Year Value Date Value Date Value Month/Year Livelihood services 0.00 Dec/2021 0 18-Nov-2024 0 18-Nov-2024 35.00 Dec/2026 beneficiaries who secured a Comments on Results are expected from an ongoing Impact Evaluation. new job or set up/expanded a Page 3 of 12 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Urban Productive Safety Net and Jobs Project (P169943) business and are still in the achieving targets new job/operating the business 6 months after receiving the grant (Percentage, Custom) (Percentage) 6.2 Intermediate Results Indicators by Components Expand the Urban Productive Safety Net to Improve the Urban Environment Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Closing Period Indicator Name Value Month/Year Value Date Value Date Value Month/Year 0.00 Jul/2020 1,670,435 18-Nov-2024 1,670,435 18-Nov-2024 1,710,029.00 Dec/2026 Beneficiaries of social safety Comments on This is a new indicator included after restructuring the project to capture all the core net programs (Number) achieving targets beneficiaries of safety net. Beneficiaries of social 0.00 811,932 811,932 857,601.00 safety net programs - Female (Number) Public Works beneficiaries in 0.00 Jun/2020 0.00 18-Nov-2024 0.00 18-Nov-2024 70.00 Jun/2025 the bottom two quintiles Comments on Result is expected from an ongoing IE. (Percentage) achieving targets WHR Public Works 0.00 Jun/2020 73,304 18-Nov-2024 73,304 18-Nov-2024 124,335.00 Dec/2026 beneficiaries (WHR enrolled) (Number) Page 4 of 12 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Urban Productive Safety Net and Jobs Project (P169943) Refugee Public Works 0.00 Jun/2020 30,122 18-Nov-2024 30,122 18-Nov-2024 77,355.00 Dec/2026 beneficiaries (Number) Host community Public 0.00 Jun/2020 43,182 18-Nov-2024 43,182 18-Nov-2024 46,980.00 Jun/2025 Works beneficiaries Comments on Measures the number of host community beneficiaries WHR enrolled (disaggregated by (Number) achieving targets gender) Payments delivered to safety 0.00 Jun/2020 90 18-Nov-2024 90 18-Nov-2024 90.00 Jul/2025 net beneficiaries within 7 days of the end of each month (Percentage) Public works subprojects with 0.00 Jun/2020 100.00 18-Nov-2024 100.00 18-Nov-2024 100.00 Jun/2025 maintenance plan (Percentage) 0.00 Jun/2020 80 18-Nov-2024 80 18-Nov-2024 80.00 Jun/2025 PW beneficiaries satisfied with program services Comments on The process evaluation has been delayed. (Percentage) achieving targets 0.00 Jul/2020 26 18-Nov-2024 26 18-Nov-2024 25.00 Jul/2025 Public work sites with child Comments on This indicator has been included under the 1st Additional Financing /restructuring. care facilities (Percentage) achieving targets 0.00 Jul/2020 519,945 31-May-2024 519,945 31-May-2024 526,398.00 Jun/2025 Public Work Beneficiaries Comments on This is revised during the restructuring to only capture the PW beneficiaries excluding the RHISN (Excluding RHISN) (Number) achieving targets PW beneficiaries. Public Work 0.00 301,568 301,568 265,900.00 Beneficiaries (Excluding RHISN) - Female (Number) Page 5 of 12 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Urban Productive Safety Net and Jobs Project (P169943) Livelihood clients who 0.00 Jan/2024 146.00 31-May-2024 146.00 31-May-2024 60.00 Dec/2025 engaged in income- generating activities (Percentage) Livelihood clients who have 0.00 Jan/2024 86 18-Nov-2024 86 18-Nov-2024 80.00 Dec/2025 prepared and approved business plan and job search plan (Percentage) Livelihood clients who use the 0.00 Dec/2020 0 18-Nov-2024 0 18-Nov-2024 80.00 Dec/2026 livelihood grant to start up or scale up a climate- resilient/smart income- generating activity (Percentage) Public works subprojects that 0.00 Dec/2020 83 18-Nov-2024 83 18-Nov-2024 75.00 Dec/2026 support climate adaptation and mitigation initiatives (Percentage) Urban safety net beneficiaries 0.00 Dec/2020 0.00 18-Nov-2024 0.00 18-Nov-2024 40.00 Dec/2026 affected by climate-related crises (Percentage) WHR Refugee Public Works 0.00 Feb/2024 60 18-Nov-2024 60 18-Nov-2024 50.00 Dec/2026 beneficiaries - Female (Percentage, Custom) (Percentage) Foster Urban Youth Employment Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Closing Period Indicator Name Value Month/Year Value Date Value Date Value Month/Year Beneficiaries of job-focused 0.00 Jul/2020 42,344 18-Nov-2024 42,344 18-Nov-2024 62,883.00 Dec/2026 interventions (Number) Comments on Target has been reduced to 57,498 from 80,000 during restructuring. Page 6 of 12 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Urban Productive Safety Net and Jobs Project (P169943) achieving targets Beneficiaries of job- 0.00 28,942 28,942 31,441.00 focused interventions - Female (Number) 0.00 Jun/2020 0.00 18-Nov-2024 0.00 18-Nov-2024 12,000.00 Dec/2026 Beneficiaries of Job Centers Comments on The target has been reduced from 18,000 to 9000. The service centers are currently under (Number) achieving targets refurbishment. Proportion of female 0.00 0.00 0.00 50.00 Beneficiaries of Job Comments on Proportion of beneficiaries during inception phase of Job Centers who are women Centers (Percentage) achieving targets Youth placed in 0.00 Jun/2020 80 18-Nov-2024 80 18-Nov-2024 60.00 Dec/2026 apprenticeship who complete the 6-month apprenticeship program (Percentage) Proportion of women 0.00 70 70 50.00 among those who Comments on Share of women among youths who signed a contract for a six-month apprenticeship that also complete the 6 month achieving targets complete the apprenticeship apprenticeship program (Percentage) Strengthen Social Assistance and Services for the Urban Poor and Destitute Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Closing Period Indicator Name Value Month/Year Value Date Value Date Value Month/Year People with enhanced 0 0 18-Nov-2024 0 resilience to climate risks (Number of people) CRI People with enhanced 0 0 18-Nov-2024 0 resilience to climate Page 7 of 12 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Urban Productive Safety Net and Jobs Project (P169943) risks – Youth (Number of people) CRI People with enhanced 0 0 18-Nov-2024 0 resilience to climate risks – Female (Number of people) CRI Urban destitute/homeless 0.00 Aug/2020 13,354 18-Nov-2024 13,354 18-Nov-2024 14,000.00 Jul/2025 receiving services for their reintegration (Number) Permanent Direct Support 0.00 Jun/2020 162,499 18-Nov-2024 162,499 18-Nov-2024 164,029.00 Jun/2025 (PDS) beneficiaries (Number) Proportion of women 0.00 63 63 50.00 among Permanent Direct Support program beneficiaries (Percentage) PDS beneficiaries enrolled in 0.00 Jun/2020 56 18-Nov-2024 56 18-Nov-2024 50.00 Jun/2025 free community-based health insurance (Percentage) Homeless integrated socially, 0.00 Jul/2020 93.80 18-Nov-2024 93.80 18-Nov-2024 40.00 Dec/2025 economically or through education (Percentage, Custom) (Percentage) Institutional Strengthening, Project Management and Monitoring and Evaluation Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Closing Period Indicator Name Value Month/Year Value Date Value Date Value Month/Year Cities providing regular 0.00 Jun/2020 100.00 18-Nov-2024 100.00 18-Nov-2024 100.00 Jun/2025 quarterly progress reports (Percentage) Page 8 of 12 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Urban Productive Safety Net and Jobs Project (P169943) PW and PDS beneficiaries 0.00 Jun/2020 94 18-Nov-2024 94 18-Nov-2024 100.00 Jun/2025 included in the beneficiary registry with full PMT data (Percentage) Complaints to GRM 0.00 Jun/2020 100.00 18-Nov-2024 100.00 18-Nov-2024 90.00 Jun/2025 committees satisfactorily Comments on Nearly all complaints regarding targeting submitted to the GRM committees have been addressed within three achieving targets resolved. months of initial complaint being recorded (Percentage) Availability of Report on No Jun/2020 Yes 18-Nov-2024 Yes 18-Nov-2024 Yes Jun/2025 Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) measures (Yes/No) Women in complaint and 0.00 Jul/2020 55.00 18-Nov-2024 55.00 18-Nov-2024 50.00 Jul/2025 appeal committees (Percentage) Number of cities with 18.00 Jan/2024 18 18-Nov-2024 18 18-Nov-2024 80.00 Dec/2026 functioning MIS (Number) Contingent Emergency Response Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Closing Period Indicator Name Value Month/Year Value Date Value Date Value Month/Year 0.00 Aug/2022 847,267 18-Nov-2024 847,267 18-Nov-2024 814,867.00 Dec/2026 IDPs that benefited from unconditional temporary cash Comments on This is a new indicator after the CERC activation. transfers (Number) achieving targets 0.00 Aug/2022 84,541 18-Nov-2024 84,541 18-Nov-2024 273,477.00 Dec/2026 IDP households provided with Comments on This is a new indicator after the activation of CERC and restructuring recovery grants (Number) achieving targets Returnees that benefited 0.00 Aug/2022 54,066 18-Nov-2024 54,066 18-Nov-2024 66,400.00 Jun/2025 Page 9 of 12 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Urban Productive Safety Net and Jobs Project (P169943) from unconditional temporary Comments on This is a new indicator after the activation of CERC and restructuring cash transfers (Number) achieving targets 0.00 Aug/2022 46,343 18-Nov-2024 46,343 18-Nov-2024 66,400.00 Jun/2025 Returnees provided with reintegration grants Comments on This is a new indicator after the activation of CERC and restructuring (Number) achieving targets Page 10 of 12 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Urban Productive Safety Net and Jobs Project (P169943) 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 IDA-D7320 Effective 400.00 370.62 0.00 366.89 8.19 97.82% 400.00 IDA-E3010 Effective 82.50 81.46 0.00 13.83 67.63 16.98% 82.50 TF-B8808 Effective 22.00 22.00 0.00 22.00 0.00 100.00 22.00 % TF-B8764 Effective 6.00 6.00 0.00 6.00 0.00 100.00 6.00 % Dec 20, 2024 Page 9 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Urban Productive Safety Net and Jobs Project (P169943) TF-C5575 Effective 12.50 12.50 0.00 0.00 12.50 0% 12.50 7.3 Key Dates (by loan) Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Signing Effectiveness Orig. Closing Rev. Closing IDA-D7320 Effective 30-Sep-2020 07-Oct-2020 29-Jan-2021 31-Dec-2025 31-Dec-2027 IDA-E3010 Effective 22-Mar-2024 09-Apr-2024 07-Aug-2024 31-Dec-2027 31-Dec-2027 TF-B8764 Effective 23-Sep-2022 14-Oct-2022 14-Oct-2022 30-Jun-2024 31-Dec-2024 TF-B8808 Effective 23-Sep-2022 14-Oct-2022 14-Oct-2022 30-Jun-2025 30-Jun-2025 TF-C5575 Effective 02-Aug-2024 05-Aug-2024 05-Aug-2024 31-Dec-2027 31-Dec-2027 8. KEY DATES Key Events Planned Actual Approval 30-Sep-2020 30-Sep-2020 Effectiveness 29-Jan-2021 29-Jan-2021 Mid-Term Review No. 01 01-Sep-2023 23-Oct-2023 Operation Closing/Cancellation 31-Dec-2027 9. RESTRUCTURING HISTORY Restructuring Level 2 Approved on 25-Sep-2023 10. ASSOCIATED OPERATION(S) There are no associated operations Dec 20, 2024 Page 10 of 10