Second Rural Employment Project

Abstract*

The Project seeks to generate and stimulate rural employment in poor rural mountainous areas of northwest and north-central Algeria. In the first instance, the Project aims to respond in the short-term to the critical problem of unemployment in the target rural areas through direct employment creation, using labor-intensive civil works for natural resource management emphasizing soil erosion control. The longer-term perspective emphasizes the instrument... Show More

Development Objective

The Project D. O. is to generate and stimulate sustainable rural employment in poor rural mountainous areas of northwest and north-central Algeria; alleviate the adverse social effects of adjustment; promote community involvement in rural development; enhance sustainable assets creation (enhanced availability of resources) to stimulate employment; and contribute to growth in agriculture, a key sector for the Algerian economy.

Key Details

Project Details

Project ID
P076784
Status
Closed
Team Leader
Abdelkrim Oka
Borrower 2
N/A

Country
Algeria
Disclosure Date
January 30, 2002
Approval Date
(as of board presentation)
April 29, 2003
Effective Date
November 28, 2003

Total Project Cost 1
US$ 142.89 million
Implementing Agency
N/A
Region
Middle East and North Africa
Fiscal Year 3
2003

Commitment Amount
US$ 95.00 million
Environmental Category
B
Last Update Date
January 15, 2013
Closing Date
October 4, 2006

Last Stage Reached
BANK APPROVED

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 - Water Resource Management14%
- FY17 - Water Institutions, Policies and Reform14%

FY17 - Private Sector Development

FY17 - Jobs100%

FY17 - Social Development and Protection

FY17 - Social Inclusion28%
- FY17 - Participation and Civic Engagement28%

FY17 - Urban and Rural Development

FY17 - Rural Development56%
- FY17 - Land Administration and Management28%
- FY17 - Rural Infrastructure and service delivery14%
- FY17 - Rural Non-farm Income Generation14%

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Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

Financier	Commitments
Local Sources of Borrowing Country	23.67
Borrower/Recipient	24.22
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development	95.00

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

Product Line	IBRD/IDA
IBRD Commitment	95.00
IDA Commitment	N/A
IBRD + IDA Commitment	95.00

Lending Instrument
Grant Amount	N/A
Total Project Cost**	142.89

Summary Status of World Bank Financing (US$ Millions) as of March 31, 2025

No data available.

Detailed Financial Activity as of March 31, 2025

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Period	Financier	Transaction Type	Amount (US$)
Apr 29, 2003	IBRD-71680	Loan Commitment	95,000,000.00

Footnotes

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name	Review	Date
Progress towards achievement of PDO	Satisfactory	2007-01-28
Procurement	Satisfactory	2007-01-28
Financial Management	Satisfactory	2007-01-28
Overall Safeguards Rating	Satisfactory	2007-01-28
Counterpart Funding	Satisfactory	2007-01-28
Monitoring and Evaluation	Satisfactory	2007-01-28
Overall Implementation Progress (IP)	Satisfactory	2007-01-28
Project Management	Satisfactory	2007-01-28

COMPLETION RATINGS

INDICATOR	IMPLEMENTATION COMPLETION & RESULTS REPORT: 06-28-2007
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: 09-25-2007	PROJECT PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT REPORT:
Outcome Rating	Satisfactory	N/a
Risk To Development Outcome	Moderate	N/a
Bank Performance	Moderately Satisfactory	N/a
Borrower Performance	Satisfactory	N/a
Government Performance	Satisfactory	N/a
Implementing Agency	Satisfactory	N/a
Icr Quality	Unsatisfactory	N/a
M&e Quality	Modest	N/a

Results Framework