BO: Investing in Children and Youth

Abstract*

The objectives of the Enhancing Human Capital of Children and Youth Project for Bolivia are to : (i) contribute to a reduction in the prevalence of chronic malnutrition in children ages 0-2 years old living in the most vulnerable rural areas of the country; (ii) improve the management and operation of a skills development program for low income youth to enhance its effectiveness in increasing their ability to find and maintain a good quality job;... Show More

Development Objective

The proposed Project seeks to assist the Government of Bolivia in strengthening the effectiveness of its social protection system by supporting the design, financing and implementation of two flagship interventions of the social protection network strategy, while enhancing its capacity to coordinate and monitor programs that are part of the social protection network. In this context, the development objectives of the proposed Project are to: (i) contribute to a reduction in the prevalence of chronic malnutrition in children ages 0-2 years old living in the most vulnerable rural areas of the country; (ii) improve the management and operation of a skills development program for low income youth to enhance its effectiveness in increasing their ability to find and maintain a good quality job; and (iii) improve Government capacity to design and manage a coherent, measurable, and effective social protection network in the medium term.

Key Details

Project Details

Project ID
P101084
Status
Closed
Team Leader
Gaston Blanco
Borrower 2
Ministry of Planning and Development

Country
Bolivia
Disclosure Date
October 4, 2007
Approval Date
(as of board presentation)
March 11, 2008
Effective Date
February 13, 2009

Total Project Cost 1
US$ 19.55 million
Implementing Agency
UDAPE,MINISTRY OF HEALTH,Ministry of Labor
Region
Latin America and Caribbean
Fiscal Year 3
2008

Commitment Amount
US$ 17.00 million
Environmental Category
C
Environmental and Social Risk
Not Applicable
Closing Date
June 30, 2015

Last Stage Reached
BANK APPROVED
Last Update Date
September 12, 2023

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 - Human Development and Gender

FY17 - Labor Market Policy and Programs20%
- FY17 - Active Labor Market Programs10%
- FY17 - Labor Market Institutions10%
FY17 - Nutrition and Food Security40%
- FY17 - Food Security20%
- FY17 - Nutrition20%

FY17 - Private Sector Development

FY17 - Jobs100%

FY17 - Social Development and Protection

FY17 - Social Protection40%
- FY17 - Social Safety Nets40%

Project Map

Interactive Map

Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

Financier	Commitments
IDA Credit	17.00
Borrower/Recipient	2.55

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

Product Line	IBRD/IDA
IBRD Commitment	N/A
IDA Commitment	17.00
IBRD + IDA Commitment	17.00

Lending Instrument
Grant Amount	N/A
Total Project Cost**	19.55

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

No data available.

Detailed Financial Activity as of July 31, 2025

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Period	Financier	Transaction Type	Amount (US$)
Aug 15, 2022	IDA-43960	Loan Repay	130,415.09
Aug 15, 2022	IDA-43960	Int Charges	509.90
Aug 15, 2022	IDA-43960	Int Charges	509.90
Aug 15, 2022	IDA-43960	Int Charges	35,212.08
Aug 15, 2022	IDA-43960	Int Charges	35,212.08
Feb 15, 2023	IDA-43960	Loan Repay	1,438.16
Feb 15, 2023	IDA-43960	Loan Repay	130,655.03
Feb 15, 2023	IDA-43960	Int Charges	35,169.78
Feb 15, 2023	IDA-43960	Int Charges	35,169.78
Feb 15, 2023	IDA-43960	Int Charges	59,373.21
Aug 15, 2023	IDA-43960	Int Charges	1,114.66
Aug 15, 2023	IDA-43960	Loan Repay	131,596.38
Aug 15, 2023	IDA-43960	Int Charges	34,544.05
Aug 15, 2023	IDA-43960	Int Charges	34,544.05
Aug 15, 2023	IDA-43960	Int Charges	59,415.75
Aug 15, 2024	IDA-43960	Loan Repay	3,024.07
Aug 15, 2024	IDA-43960	Loan Repay	129,186.66
Aug 15, 2024	IDA-43960	Int Charges	33,713.73
Aug 15, 2024	IDA-43960	Int Charges	33,713.73
Aug 15, 2024	IDA-43960	Int Charges	54,483.21
Feb 15, 2024	IDA-43960	Loan Repay	130,267.21
Feb 15, 2024	IDA-43960	Int Charges	33,806.99
Feb 15, 2024	IDA-43960	Int Charges	33,806.99
Feb 15, 2024	IDA-43960	Int Charges	58,148.05
Feb 15, 2024	IDA-43960	Loan Repay	387.89
Mar 11, 2008	IDA-43960	Loan Commitment	17,000,000.00
Apr 14, 2016	IDA-43960	Loan Cancel	289.21
Feb 15, 2017	IDA-43960	Int Charges	318.23
Feb 15, 2017	IDA-43960	Int Charges	318.23
Feb 15, 2017	IDA-43960	Int Charges	39,380.88
Feb 15, 2017	IDA-43960	Int Charges	39,380.88
Aug 15, 2017	IDA-43960	Int Charges	312.93
Aug 15, 2017	IDA-43960	Int Charges	312.93
Aug 15, 2017	IDA-43960	Int Charges	40,950.45
Jun 30, 2015	IDA-43960	Loan Disb	817,570.25
May 19, 2015	IDA-43960	Loan Disb	41,124.32
Apr 6, 2015	IDA-43960	Loan Disb	170,004.45
Jun 3, 2015	IDA-43960	Loan Disb	63,723.82
May 12, 2015	IDA-43960	Loan Disb	204,795.90
Jun 25, 2015	IDA-43960	Loan Disb	168,920.80
Dec 22, 2015	IDA-43960	Loan Disb	-1,767.45
Nov 19, 2015	IDA-43960	Loan Disb	-65,820.22
Oct 29, 2015	IDA-43960	Loan Disb	-1,093.04
Mar 14, 2016	IDA-43960	Loan Disb	-18,909.30
Feb 15, 2016	IDA-43960	Int Charges	2,775.95
Feb 15, 2016	IDA-43960	Int Charges	2,775.95
Feb 15, 2016	IDA-43960	Int Charges	41,490.77
Feb 15, 2016	IDA-43960	Int Charges	41,490.77
Apr 14, 2016	IDA-43960	Loan Disb	-289.21
Mar 14, 2016	IDA-43960	Loan Cancel	700,188.44
Mar 14, 2016	IDA-43960	Loan Disb	-930.44
Aug 15, 2016	IDA-43960	Int Charges	376.04
Aug 15, 2016	IDA-43960	Int Charges	376.04
Aug 15, 2016	IDA-43960	Int Charges	41,364.56
Aug 15, 2016	IDA-43960	Int Charges	41,364.56
Aug 15, 2017	IDA-43960	Int Charges	40,950.45
Feb 15, 2018	IDA-43960	Int Charges	778.46
Feb 15, 2018	IDA-43960	Int Charges	778.46
Feb 15, 2018	IDA-43960	Int Charges	41,876.32
Feb 15, 2018	IDA-43960	Int Charges	41,876.32
Aug 15, 2018	IDA-43960	Int Charges	1,273.98
Aug 15, 2018	IDA-43960	Int Charges	1,273.98
Aug 15, 2018	IDA-43960	Loan Repay	136,636.62
Aug 15, 2018	IDA-43960	Int Charges	40,991.02
Aug 15, 2018	IDA-43960	Int Charges	40,991.02
Feb 15, 2019	IDA-43960	Int Charges	39,601.45
Feb 15, 2019	IDA-43960	Int Charges	39,601.45
Feb 15, 2019	IDA-43960	Loan Repay	3,578.34
Feb 15, 2019	IDA-43960	Loan Repay	133,373.36
Aug 15, 2019	IDA-43960	Int Charges	961.95
Aug 15, 2019	IDA-43960	Int Charges	961.95
Aug 15, 2019	IDA-43960	Loan Repay	135,748.69
Aug 15, 2019	IDA-43960	Int Charges	39,706.46
Aug 15, 2019	IDA-43960	Int Charges	39,706.46
Feb 15, 2020	IDA-43960	Loan Repay	1,147.55
Feb 15, 2020	IDA-43960	Loan Repay	133,921.60
Feb 15, 2020	IDA-43960	Int Charges	39,001.19
Feb 15, 2020	IDA-43960	Int Charges	39,001.19
Aug 15, 2020	IDA-43960	Loan Repay	2,110.49
Aug 15, 2020	IDA-43960	Loan Repay	137,123.80
Aug 15, 2020	IDA-43960	Int Charges	35,832.29
Aug 15, 2020	IDA-43960	Int Charges	35,832.29
Feb 15, 2021	IDA-43960	Int Charges	3,934.31
Feb 15, 2021	IDA-43960	Int Charges	3,934.31
Feb 15, 2021	IDA-43960	Loan Repay	142,303.06
Feb 15, 2021	IDA-43960	Int Charges	39,664.64
Feb 15, 2021	IDA-43960	Int Charges	39,664.64
Aug 15, 2021	IDA-43960	Int Charges	353.03
Aug 15, 2021	IDA-43960	Int Charges	353.03
Aug 15, 2021	IDA-43960	Loan Repay	140,288.16
Aug 15, 2021	IDA-43960	Int Charges	38,929.98
Aug 15, 2021	IDA-43960	Int Charges	38,929.98
Feb 15, 2022	IDA-43960	Int Charges	37,335.43
Feb 15, 2022	IDA-43960	Int Charges	37,335.43
Feb 15, 2022	IDA-43960	Loan Repay	2,379.35
Feb 15, 2022	IDA-43960	Loan Repay	135,981.80
Dec 11, 2014	IDA-43960	Loan Disb	47,468.09
Oct 20, 2014	IDA-43960	Loan Disb	147,090.90
Dec 1, 2014	IDA-43960	Loan Disb	257,265.61
Dec 19, 2014	IDA-43960	Loan Disb	42,065.42
Aug 15, 2013	IDA-43960	Int Charges	139.88
Aug 15, 2013	IDA-43960	Int Charges	139.88
Aug 15, 2013	IDA-43960	Int Charges	21,903.46
Aug 15, 2013	IDA-43960	Int Charges	21,903.46
Dec 9, 2013	IDA-43960	Loan Disb	225,857.06
Nov 13, 2013	IDA-43960	Loan Cancel	3,810,486.50
Dec 19, 2013	IDA-43960	Loan Disb	48,972.00
Oct 24, 2013	IDA-43960	Loan Disb	193,318.88
Feb 15, 2014	IDA-43960	Int Charges	304.42
Feb 15, 2014	IDA-43960	Int Charges	304.42
Feb 15, 2014	IDA-43960	Int Charges	25,024.51
Feb 15, 2014	IDA-43960	Int Charges	25,024.51
Apr 25, 2014	IDA-43960	Loan Disb	366,575.30
Jun 30, 2014	IDA-43960	Loan Disb	101,853.99
Jul 9, 2014	IDA-43960	Loan Disb	35,307.29
Jul 9, 2014	IDA-43960	Loan Disb	35,307.29
Feb 15, 2015	IDA-43960	Int Charges	27,575.43
Feb 15, 2015	IDA-43960	Int Charges	27,575.43
Dec 22, 2014	IDA-43960	Loan Disb	41,761.05
Feb 15, 2015	IDA-43960	Int Charges	37.04
Feb 15, 2015	IDA-43960	Int Charges	37.04
Aug 15, 2014	IDA-43960	Int Charges	158.64
Aug 15, 2014	IDA-43960	Int Charges	158.64
Aug 15, 2014	IDA-43960	Int Charges	26,847.56
Aug 15, 2014	IDA-43960	Int Charges	26,847.56
Dec 18, 2014	IDA-43960	Loan Disb	31,750.00
Feb 24, 2015	IDA-43960	Loan Disb	116,761.25
Sep 2, 2014	IDA-43960	Loan Disb	285,229.30
Aug 15, 2015	IDA-43960	Int Charges	761.64
Aug 15, 2015	IDA-43960	Int Charges	761.64
Aug 15, 2015	IDA-43960	Int Charges	29,303.40
Aug 15, 2015	IDA-43960	Int Charges	29,303.40
Jun 30, 2015	IDA-43960	Loan Disb	1,974,297.40

Footnotes

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name	Review	Date
Progress towards achievement of PDO	Moderately Unsatisfactory	2015-06-26
Financial Management	Moderately Unsatisfactory	2015-06-26
Procurement	Moderately Satisfactory	2015-06-26
Overall Implementation Progress (IP)	Moderately Unsatisfactory	2015-06-26
Counterpart Funding	Satisfactory	2015-06-26
Project Management	Moderately Unsatisfactory	2015-06-26
Monitoring and Evaluation	Satisfactory	2015-06-26

COMPLETION RATINGS

INDICATOR	IMPLEMENTATION COMPLETION & RESULTS REPORT: 12-23-2015
Outcomes
Risk to Development Outcome	Substantial
Bank Performance
Borrower Performance
Government Performance
Implementing Agency

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

INDICATOR	ICR REVIEW: 07-08-2016	PROJECT PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT REPORT:
Outcome Rating	Moderately Unsatisfactory	N/a
Risk To Development Outcome	Modest	N/a
Bank Performance	Moderately Unsatisfactory	N/a
Borrower Performance	Moderately Unsatisfactory	N/a
Government Performance	Moderately Unsatisfactory	N/a
Implementing Agency	Moderately Unsatisfactory	N/a
Icr Quality	Substantial	N/a
M&e Quality	Modest	N/a

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Component 1: 1. Percent of 2-year old children participating in the program with a height for age below 2Z scores	Value	38 percent	21.4 percent (not attributable to the BJA)	22 percent
	Date	January 31, 2008	May 30, 2014	June 30, 2015
	Comment

Component 1: 2. Percentage of mothers with children younger than 2 living in the targeted areas receiving transfers Value 0 54 percent 50 percent
Date January 31, 2008 December 31, 2014 June 30, 2015
Comment
Component 2: 1. Proportion of beneficiaries enrolled during the expansion of the program that are poor Value 0 100 percent 100 percent
Date January 31, 2008 December 31, 2014 June 30, 2015
Comment
Component 2: 2. Percentage of beneficiaries with an employment contract four months after the end of the internship Value 0 60 percent 50 percent
Date January 31, 2008 December 31, 2014 June 30, 2015
Comment
Component 3: 1. Annual reports on RPS-DIC programs# progress submitted to CONAPES Value No Yes Yes
Date January 31, 2008 December 31, 2014 June 30, 2015
Comment
Component 1: 3. Proportion of children participating in the program with anemia Value 84 Not measured by the Impact Evaluation study 40
Date December 31, 2013 June 30, 2015
Comment

Component 1: 4. Percentage of beneficiary women who know their rights to access services and co-responsabilities to participate in the program	Value	0.00	85.30	90.00
	Date	January 31, 2008	December 31, 2013	June 30, 2015
	Comment

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Component 1: 1. Number of municipalities which signed agreements to enter the program Value 0 340 340
Date January 31, 2008 December 31, 2014 June 30, 2015
Comment
Component 1: 5. Proportion of pregnant women living in the targeted areas with complete pre-natal controls Value 43.00 35.00 30.00
Date January 31, 2008 December 31, 2014 June 30, 2015
Comment

Component 1: 4. Proportion of children under 2 years old who participate in the growth monitoring sessions in the areas of intervention.	Value	0.00	45.00	50.00
	Date	January 31, 2008	December 31, 2014	June 30, 2015
	Comment

Component 2: 1. Number of low income youth enrolled in the program during expansion Value 0.00 1367.00 1750.00
Date January 31, 2008 December 31, 2014 June 30, 2015
Comment

Component 2: 3. Number of departmental offices for the First Employment Program (DOFEP) with adequate staffing, operating and connected to the MIS (as described in the operational manual)	Value	0	3	5
	Date	January 31, 2008	March 31, 2015	June 30, 2015
	Comment

Component 3: 1. Registry of Beneficiaries and Monitoring System designed Value No Yes Yes
Date January 31, 2008 March 31, 2015 June 30, 2015
Comment
Component 3: 2. New Operational Manual of BJA in use based on results of impact and process evaluation Value n/a In progress Yes
Date December 15, 2013 March 31, 2015 June 30, 2015
Comment
Component 1: 9. Proportion of payment agencies with enough funds to pay beneficiaries on time Value 0.00 100.00 100.00
Date January 31, 2008 December 31, 2014 June 30, 2015
Comment
Component 1: 2. MIS system completed and operational Value No Yes Yes
Date January 31, 2008 December 31, 2014 June 30, 2015
Comment
Component 1: 3. Number of municipalities with adequate IT-related equipment and connected with the MIS Value 0.00 339.00 340.00
Date January 31, 2008 December 31, 2014 June 30, 2015
Comment
Component 1: 6. Proportion of women receiving post natal care within seven days of delivery Value 13.00 22.00 30.00
Date January 31, 2008 December 31, 2014 June 30, 2015
Comment
Component 1: 7. Proportion of women participating in the program with sufficient knowledge about child care, food consumption home hygiene. Value 0.00 75.60 80.00
Date December 31, 2012 June 30, 2015
Comment
Component 1: 8. Proportion of bi-monthly reports on compliance with co-with coresponsibilities systematized through the MIS Value 0.00 100.00 80.00
Date January 31, 2008 December 31, 2014 June 30, 2015
Comment
Component 1. 10. Proportion of complains resolved by the program Value 0.00 0.00 70.00
Date June 30, 2015
Comment
Component 1. 11. Proportion of indigenous beneficiaries satisfied with the program Value 0.00 0.00 80.00
Date January 31, 2008 June 30, 2015
Comment
Component 2: 4. The Monitoring Information System Designed and operational Value Final Design Yes Yes
Date January 31, 2008 December 31, 2014 June 30, 2015
Comment
Component 1: 12. Proportion of registered women participating in IEC activities Value 0.00 0.00 80.00
Date January 31, 2008 June 30, 2015
Comment

Component 2: 2. National Unit for the First Employment Program (NUFEP) fully staffed and operational (as described in the operational manual).	Value	0	No	Yes
	Date	January 31, 2008	December 31, 2014	June 30, 2015
	Comment

Component 2: 5. Targeting mechanism to select low-income youths designed and tested Value Yes Yes
Date December 31, 2014 June 30, 2015
Comment
Component 2: 6. Process evaluation designed and implemented Value Yes Yes
Date December 31, 2014 June 30, 2015
Comment
Component 2: 7. Proportion of youth enrolled in the program completing the in-class phase of the program Value 0.00 93.00 80.00
Date March 31, 2015 June 30, 2015
Comment
Component 2: 8. Proportion of youths completing the internship (as a share of those who completed the in-class phase) Value 0.00 86.00 80.00
Date March 31, 2015 June 30, 2015
Comment
Component 2: 9. Share of women amongst beneficiaries who complete the internship Value 0.00 59.00 40.00
Date March 31, 2015 June 30, 2015
Comment
Component 2: 10. System to certify providers tested and operational Value Yes Yes
Date December 31, 2014 June 30, 2015
Comment

Component 1: 2. Percentage of mothers with children younger than 2 living in the targeted areas receiving transfers	Value	0	54 percent	50 percent
	Date	January 31, 2008	December 31, 2014	June 30, 2015
	Comment

Component 2: 1. Proportion of beneficiaries enrolled during the expansion of the program that are poor	Value	0	100 percent	100 percent
	Date	January 31, 2008	December 31, 2014	June 30, 2015
	Comment

Component 2: 2. Percentage of beneficiaries with an employment contract four months after the end of the internship	Value	0	60 percent	50 percent
	Date	January 31, 2008	December 31, 2014	June 30, 2015
	Comment

Component 1: 3. Proportion of children participating in the program with anemia	Value	84	Not measured by the Impact Evaluation study	40
	Date		December 31, 2013	June 30, 2015
	Comment

Component 1: 5. Proportion of pregnant women living in the targeted areas with complete pre-natal controls	Value	43.00	35.00	30.00
	Date	January 31, 2008	December 31, 2014	June 30, 2015
	Comment

Component 3: 2. New Operational Manual of BJA in use based on results of impact and process evaluation	Value	n/a	In progress	Yes
	Date	December 15, 2013	March 31, 2015	June 30, 2015
	Comment

Component 1: 6. Proportion of women receiving post natal care within seven days of delivery	Value	13.00	22.00	30.00
	Date	January 31, 2008	December 31, 2014	June 30, 2015
	Comment

Component 2: 4. The Monitoring Information System Designed and operational	Value	Final Design	Yes	Yes
	Date	January 31, 2008	December 31, 2014	June 30, 2015
	Comment