Community-Driven Development Project

Abstract*

The development objective forThe Community-Driven Development Project for Gambia is the following: Rural communities, in partnership with Local Government Authorities, plan, implement and maintain their priority social and economic investments. The project consists of the following components. Component 1: The Community Development Fund (CDF) will finance community-driven activities identified on the basis o f a participatory strategic planning process... Show More

Development Objective

Rural communities, in partnership with Local Government Authorities, plan, implement and maintain their priority social and economic investments.

Key Details

Project Details

Project ID
P082969
Status
Closed
Team Leader
Soulemane Fofana
Borrower 2
N/A

Country
Gambia, The
Disclosure Date
January 26, 2005
Approval Date
(as of board presentation)
August 31, 2006
Effective Date
November 2, 2007

Total Project Cost 1
US$ 19.00 million
Implementing Agency
N/A
Region
Western and Central Africa
Fiscal Year 3
2007

Commitment Amount
US$ 16.80 million
Environmental Category
B
Environmental and Social Risk
Not Applicable
Closing Date
October 31, 2012

Last Stage Reached
BANK APPROVED
Last Update Date
June 17, 2013

Notes
1. Total project cost includes funding from World Bank and non-bank sources in US$ millions. Active and Closed projects show current commitments. Proposed (pipeline) and dropped projects show the forecast amount. The commitment amount for projects in the pipeline is indicative and may be modified during the project preparation.
2. Borrower refers to the Borrower of a Loan or Recipient of a Grant.
3. ”Fiscal Year” is the fiscal year in which the project was approved (or dropped if the status is dropped). The World Bank's fiscal year is from July 1 - June 30. For example, a fiscal year of 1996 corresponds to July 1, 1995 - June 30, 1996.

Sectors

Themes

FY17 - Environment and Natural Resource Management

FY17 - Renewable Natural Resources Asset Management10%
- FY17 - Biodiversity5%
- FY17 - Landscape Management5%

FY17 - Human Development and Gender

FY17 - Health Systems and Policies14%
- FY17 - Health System Strengthening14%

FY17 - Social Development and Protection

FY17 - Social Inclusion14%
- FY17 - Participation and Civic Engagement14%
FY17 - Social Protection28%
- FY17 - Social Safety Nets28%

FY17 - Urban and Rural Development

FY17 - Rural Development34%
- FY17 - Land Administration and Management5%
- FY17 - Rural Infrastructure and service delivery28%

Project Map

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Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

Financier	Commitments
JAPAN: Ministry of Finance - PHRD Grants	4.80
IDA Grant	12.00
Borrower/Recipient	2.20

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

Product Line	IBRD/IDA
IBRD Commitment	N/A
IDA Commitment	12.00
IBRD + IDA Commitment	12.00

Lending Instrument
Grant Amount	4.80
Total Project Cost**	19.00

Summary Status of World Bank Financing (US$ Millions) as of June 30, 2025

No data available.

Detailed Financial Activity as of June 30, 2025

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Period	Financier	Transaction Type	Amount (US$)
Aug 31, 2006	IDA-H2520	Loan Commitment	12,000,000.00

Footnotes

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name	Review	Date
Overall Implementation Progress (IP)	Satisfactory	2012-12-29
Counterpart Funding	Satisfactory	2012-12-29
Project Management	Satisfactory	2012-12-29
Progress towards achievement of PDO	Satisfactory	2012-12-29
Procurement	Satisfactory	2012-12-29
Monitoring and Evaluation	Satisfactory	2012-12-29
Financial Management	Moderately Satisfactory	2012-12-29

COMPLETION RATINGS

INDICATOR	IMPLEMENTATION COMPLETION & RESULTS REPORT: 07-25-2013
Outcomes	Substantial
Risk to Development Outcome	Modest
Bank Performance	Substantial
Borrower Performance	Substantial
Government Performance	Substantial
Implementing Agency	Substantial

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

INDICATOR	ICR REVIEW: 04-14-2014	PROJECT PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT REPORT:
Outcome Rating	Moderately Satisfactory	N/a
Risk To Development Outcome	Significant	N/a
Bank Performance	Moderately Satisfactory	N/a
Borrower Performance	Moderately Satisfactory	N/a
Government Performance	Moderately Satisfactory	N/a
Implementing Agency	Moderately Satisfactory	N/a
Icr Quality	Satisfactory	N/a
M&e Quality	Modest	N/a

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Economic and social Community Subproject results achieved (PDO)	Value	0.00	99.00	70.00
	Date		October 31, 2012	October 31, 2012
	Comment		1420 subprojects completed over 1428 financed to-date, against an initial target of 1098

Satisfaction with the results of the Community Subprojects in targeted rural population (PDO) Value 0.00 98.60 90.00
Date October 31, 2012 October 31, 2012
Comment Based on community score card evaluation

Community Subprojects fully functional after 2 years from their completion (PDO)	Value	0.00	92.00	70.00
	Date		October 31, 2012	October 31, 2012
	Comment		This is based on the new subprojects that entered the completed ones.

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Annually budgeted funds are disbursed (Component A) Value 0.00 101.00 100.00
Date October 31, 2012 October 31, 2012
Comment The project's performance increased since last mission.

Average replenishment time by LGA, WDC and VDC is reduced compared to Year 1 (Component A)	Value	0.00	20.00	20.00
	Date		October 31, 2012	October 31, 2012
	Comment		This is based on actual measurements since last mission.

Citizens in villages know the use and the amount of funds disbursed through their VDC (Component A) Value 0.00 56.00 80.00
Date October 31, 2012 October 31, 2012
Comment
Citizens in wards know use and amount of funds disbursed through their WDC (Component A) Value 0.00 18.00 60.00
Date October 31, 2012 October 31, 2012
Comment
Funds are utilized in accordance with PIM Financial and Procurement guidelines Component A) Value 0.00 100.00 100.00
Date October 31, 2012 October 31, 2012
Comment This remained unchanged.

Targeted villages and wards have development plans, developed in accordance with PIM (Component B)	Value	0.00	100.00	100.00
	Date		October 31, 2012	October 31, 2012
	Comment		SDPs for 525 villages SDP and 88 wards developed

Villages and wards development plan activities implemented in accordance with PIM technical standards (Component B)	Value	0.00	100.00	95.00
	Date		October 31, 2012	October 31, 2012
	Comment		Based on 2012 M&E data.

Satisfaction with quality of services provided in support of community-driven development increases in rural population (Component B)	Value	0.00	84.00	75.00
	Date		October 31, 2012	October 31, 2012
	Comment		This result is based on score card evaluation for 2011 and 2012.

Subprojects screened for environmental and social impact according to ESMF/PIM (Component B) Value 0.00 100.00 100.00
Date October 31, 2012 October 31, 2012
Comment 1428 out of the 1428 completed

Regular and random technical, financial and procurement audits at PCT, LGA, ward and village level are unqualified (Component C)	Value	0.00	90.00	90.00
	Date		October 31, 2012	October 31, 2012
	Comment		This remained unchanged.