The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report COVID19 Response, Recovery and Resilience in Education Project (COVID19 RRREP) (P174223) COVID19 Response, Recovery and Resilience in Education Project (COVID19 RRREP) (P174223) SOUTH ASIA | Pakistan | Education Global Practice | Recipient Executed Activities | Investment Project Financing | FY 2021 | Seq No: 4 | ARCHIVED on 28-Jun-2022 | ISR52061 | Implementing Agencies: Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date: 20-Jul-2020 Effectiveness Date: 25-Nov-2020 Planned Mid Term Review Date: 17-Jan-2022 Actual Mid-Term Review Date: 17-Jan-2022 Original Closing Date: 30-Nov-2021 Revised Closing Date: 30-Nov-2022 pdoTable Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to strengthen federal and provincial capacity in the education sector to: (i) respond to and recover from the COVID-19 crisis in the short term; and (ii) lay the foundations for resilience to face future crises, with a focus on disadvantaged areas and vulnerable populations. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No Components Table Name Response:(Cost $6500000.00 M) Recovery:(Cost $11500000.00 M) Resilience, M&E:(Cost $1850000.00 M) Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating Moderate Moderate Implementation Status and Key Decisions The project is making good progress in the implementation of its components; key activities are in full swing, including the broadcasting of distance learning content, the distribution of hygiene kits, and a national communications campaign on learning continuity, reenrollment, and hygiene measures. With inputs and consultations from Provinces, the Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training has undertaken procurements and technical work for remaining activities. A Midterm Review was carried out in January 2022 to review project progress on key activities and indicators, assess their relevance and achievability, and agree on an expedited implementation action plan to support the continued achievement of results. Delays in coordination with Provinces and changes in Government leadership have impacted the implementation pace of the project, and in June 2022 the project was Restructured to extend its closing date by three months, bringing the project’s final closing date from August 31, 2022 to November 30, 2022 to enable MoFEPT to execute planned interventions and extend key contracts. 6/28/2022 Page 1 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report COVID19 Response, Recovery and Resilience in Education Project (COVID19 RRREP) (P174223) Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance Moderate Moderate Moderate 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 Moderate Moderate Moderate Sustainability Fiduciary Moderate Moderate Moderate Environment and Social Moderate Moderate Moderate Stakeholders Low Low Low Other -- Substantial Substantial Overall Moderate Moderate Moderate Results PDO Indicators by Objectives / Outcomes Response IN01159043 ►Number of children in disadvantaged districts supported with distance learning (by gender) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 300,000.00 1,000,000.00 Date 01-Jul-2020 13-Nov-2020 20-Jun-2022 30-Nov-2022 Preliminary actual which will be updated once the upcoming viewership study is finalized. Based on a recent Bank-funded survey, 1,500,000 children have accessed Teleschool. Out of these, 20% Comments: (300,000) are grossly estimated to be living in disadvantaged districts. This number will be updated, validated and triangulated through the viewership study. Recovery IN01159044 ►Number of children provided access to programs and sensitization campaigns aimed at minimizing the negative impacts of school closures, with a focus on girls (by gender) (Number, Custom) 6/28/2022 Page 2 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report COVID19 Response, Recovery and Resilience in Education Project (COVID19 RRREP) (P174223) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 20,000,000.00 5,000,000.00 Date 01-Jul-2020 13-Nov-2020 08-Apr-2022 30-Nov-2022 The communications campaign has reached almost 20 million beneficiaries across the nation as social media statistics. Number may be revised after triangulation of data through viewership study. Comments: Resilience, Monitoring and Evaluation IN01159045 ►Strengthened federal and provincial coordination for immediate sector response (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 2 Sessions of the Technical Steering Committee, including Technical Steering decision on the Committee formed and remaining funds to be held 1st session. Joint spent before closing of federal/provincial the Grant; Joint response plan for No platform for No platform for federal/provincial emergencies in the Value coordination apart from coordination apart from response plan for education sector, IPEMC IPEMC emergencies in the including standard education sector, operating procedures including standard during emergencies operating procedures developed, finalized during emergencies and endorsed. developed, finalized and endorsed. Date 01-Jul-2020 13-Nov-2020 08-Apr-2022 30-Nov-2022 The Results Framework actuals are not updated in this ISR as the PIU is in the process of finalizing its first progress report, which is due to the Bank in November. An interim ISR will be filed in January 2022 in Comments: order to update indicator progress. Overall Comments PDO Following the June 2022 Restructuring, in which the project was extended to allow for the completion of activities -- and therefore the achievement of their targets -- the End Target dates of all RF indicators are now amended to reflect the new closing date of November 30, 2022. Intermediate Results Indicators by Components Component 1: Response IN01159051 ►Sub-comp 1.1: National early childhood education and grades 1-12 content developed and implemented (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 6/28/2022 Page 3 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report COVID19 Response, Recovery and Resilience in Education Project (COVID19 RRREP) (P174223) National early Development and childhood education Value No content developed NA acquisition of new and grades 1-12 content ongoing content developed and implemented Date 01-Jul-2020 13-Nov-2020 08-Apr-2022 30-Nov-2022 IN01159054 ►Sub-comp 1.2: National safety and well-being programs developed and implemented (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target National safely and National safety and well-being campaign well-being programs designed, designed, No COVID-19 response disseminated and disseminated and Value national safety and well- NA implemented targeting implemented targeting being programs parents and children, girls and young women particularly girls and in disadvantaged young women in areas disadvantaged areas Date 01-Jul-2020 13-Nov-2020 08-Apr-2022 30-Nov-2022 National safely and well-being campaign designed, disseminated and implemented using Print, Electronic and Social Media; the campaign has reached over 20,000,000 people so far. Work on mental health and Comments: wellbeing is ongoing, including a national webinar on Mental Health and Well-being which took place on May 11, 2022 and which counted with a viewership of 600,000 people so far. IN01159057 ►Sub-comp 1.3: Development of Distance Learning Certification Program (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Terms of Reference developed and procurement ongoing Legal analysis and Distance learning for firm to conduct implementation plan Value certification program not NA legal analysis and for pathways for developed implementation plan certification developed for pathways for certification Date 01-Jul-2020 13-Nov-2020 08-Apr-2022 30-Nov-2022 IN01159060 ►Sub-comp 1.3: Number of children whose learning was assessed to evaluate loss of learning during school closure (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Implementation of Implementation of assessment conducted assessment in sample in KP for 199,498 Value 0.00 NA per province (5,000 children (118K boys children in total), and and 81K girls in early results disseminated. grades) Date 01-Jul-2020 13-Nov-2020 08-Apr-2022 30-Nov-2022 Assessment tool developed and assessment conducted through the TIP activity in KP. Comments: IN01159063 6/28/2022 Page 4 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report COVID19 Response, Recovery and Resilience in Education Project (COVID19 RRREP) (P174223) ►Parent Surveys to assess satisfaction of project interventions implemented (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 5,000.00 Date 01-Jun-2020 13-Nov-2020 08-Apr-2022 30-Nov-2022 The activity is underway and expected to be completed by September 2022 Comments: Component 2: Recovery IN01159052 ►Sub-comp 2.1: Safe school reopening protocols identified, designed and disseminated (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Federal and provincial Federal and provincial safe school reopening safe school reopening Safe school reopening protocols identified, protocols identified, Value protocols not designed or NA designed and designed and disseminated disseminated via mass disseminated via mass communication communication campaigns campaigns Date 01-Jul-2020 13-Nov-2020 08-Apr-2022 30-Nov-2022 School reopening guidelines/SOPs identified, designed, and developed at Federal/Provincial levels and disseminated/distributed to relevant stakeholders by the Ministry directly. School reenrollment campaigns were conducted through Print, electronic and social media (Print media=3 advertisements, Electronic=1 Comments: advertisement, Social media=09 Testimonials along with publishing this content on Social media, SMS=2 messages). IN01159055 ►Sub-comp 2.1 Number of schools provided with supplies and learning materials for safe school reopening (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 10,000.00 Date 01-Jul-2020 13-Nov-2020 08-Apr-2022 30-Nov-2022 Procurement of off the shelve books and printing of learning material are underway and expected to be Comments: completed in August 2022 IN01159058 ►Sub-comp 2.1: Number of schools equipped with minimum hygiene standards for prevention of COVID-19 (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 1,533.00 12,000.00 Date 01-Jul-2020 13-Nov-2020 08-Apr-2022 30-Nov-2022 281 schools in ICT and 1272 schools in Balochistan have received the hygiene kits so far; school-level Comments: distribution of remaining materials is expected to take place by August 2022. IN01159061 6/28/2022 Page 5 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report COVID19 Response, Recovery and Resilience in Education Project (COVID19 RRREP) (P174223) ►Sub-comp 2.2: Number of teachers trained to provide accelerated programs to mitigate loss of learning during school closure (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 4,973.00 15,000.00 Date 01-Jul-2020 13-Nov-2020 08-Apr-2022 30-Nov-2022 (Male=2920; Female=2053) Comments: Component 3: Resilience IN01159053 ►Sub-comp 3.1: Creation of Emergency Delivery Unit with federal and provincial representation (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Emergency Delivery Emergency Delivery Unit with federal and Unit with federal and No Emergency Cell No Emergency Cell provincial provincial Delivery Unit with federal Delivery Unit with federal Value representation representation created, and provincial and provincial created, active and active and sharing representation representation sharing knowledge on knowledge on response activities response activities Date 01-Jul-2020 13-Nov-2020 08-Apr-2022 30-Nov-2022 The existing PCU established under the project functions as an Emergency Delivery Unit executing emergency activities, coordinating between Ministries and Provincial Departments of Education, and counts with the support of committees created with Federal and Provincial representation for knowledge Comments: sharing on response activities. IN01159056 ►Sub-comp 3.2: Evaluations of local interventions and management practices conducted (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Evaluations of local interventions and management practices implemented in all 4 provinces, and report No evaluations No evaluations No evaluations Value on lessons learned on conducted conducted conducted the effectiveness of engagement in distance learning strategies, particularly for girls Date 01-Jul-2020 13-Nov-2020 08-Apr-2022 30-Nov-2022 IN01159059 ►Students benefiting from direct interventions to enhance learning (Number, Corporate) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 300,000.00 1,020,000.00 Date 04-Jan-2021 04-Jan-2021 08-Apr-2022 30-Nov-2022 6/28/2022 Page 6 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report COVID19 Response, Recovery and Resilience in Education Project (COVID19 RRREP) (P174223) Estimated number to be validated and triangulated once viewership study is available. The end target for this newly added indicator (Corporate requirement) is a summation of End Targets for PDO indicator 1 (# of children benefiting from distance learning - 1,000,000) + Intermediate Indicator 1.3 Comments: (# of children whose learning was assessed to evaluate loss of learning during school closure - 5,000) + an estimation of children taught by teachers benefiting from Intermediate Indicator 2.2 (# of teachers trained to provide accelerated programs to mitigate loss of learning during school closure - 15,000). IN01159062 Students benefiting from direct interventions to enhance learning - Female (Number, Corporate Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 150,000.00 510,000.00 Performance-Based Conditions Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P174223 TF-B3319 Effective USD 19.85 19.85 0.00 14.58 5.27 73% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P174223 TF-B3319 Effective 20-Jul-2020 25-Nov-2020 25-Nov-2020 30-Nov-2021 30-Nov-2022 Cumulative Disbursements 6/28/2022 Page 7 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report COVID19 Response, Recovery and Resilience in Education Project (COVID19 RRREP) (P174223) Restructuring History Level 2 Approved on 09-Nov-2021 ,Level 2 Approved on 16-Jun-2022 Related Project(s) There are no related projects. 6/28/2022 Page 8 of 8