COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM (PAC2)

Abstract*

The objectives of the Second Phase of the Community Action Program (CAP II) Project for Niger is to improve rural communes' capacity to design and implement in a participatory manner Communal Development Plans (CDP) and Annual Investment Plans (AIP) and therefore contributing to enhance rural livelihoods. There are three components to the project. The first component of the project is capacity building. This component will strengthen: (i) the capacities... Show More

Development Objective

The project' development objective is to improve Rural Communes'capacity to design and implement in a participatory manner Communal Development Plans (CDP) and Annual Investment Plans (AIP) and therefore contributing to enhance rural livelihoods.

Key Details

Project Details

Project ID
P102354
Status
Closed
Team Leader
Amadou Alassane
Borrower 2
N/A

Country
Niger
Disclosure Date
June 17, 2008
Approval Date
(as of board presentation)
August 29, 2008
Effective Date
December 24, 2008

Total Project Cost 1
US$ 40.30 million
Implementing Agency
N/A
Region
Western and Central Africa
Fiscal Year 3
2009

Commitment Amount
US$ 30.00 million
Environmental Category
B
Environmental and Social Risk
Not Applicable
Closing Date
June 30, 2020

Consultant Services required
No
Last Stage Reached
BANK APPROVED
Last Update Date
July 16, 2013

Associated Projects
P107841
P095346

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 Management12%
- FY17 - Biodiversity6%
- FY17 - Landscape Management6%

FY17 - Private Sector Development

FY17 - Jobs100%

FY17 - Public Sector Management

FY17 - Public Administration50%
- FY17 - Administrative and Civil Service Reform5%
- FY17 - Municipal Institution Building45%

FY17 - Social Development and Protection

FY17 - Social Inclusion17%
- FY17 - Participation and Civic Engagement17%

FY17 - Urban and Rural Development

FY17 - Rural Development22%
- FY17 - Land Administration and Management6%
- FY17 - Rural Infrastructure and service delivery16%

Project Map

Interactive Map

Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

Financier	Commitments
Local Communities	3.70
IDA Grant	30.00
Borrower/Recipient	6.60

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

Product Line	IBRD/IDA
IBRD Commitment	N/A
IDA Commitment	30.00
IBRD + IDA Commitment	30.00

Lending Instrument
Grant Amount	N/A
Total Project Cost**	40.30

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 29, 2008	IDA-H4230	Loan Commitment	30,000,000.00
Oct 22, 2013	IDA-H4230	Loan Cancel	39,686.63
Oct 18, 2013	IDA-H4230	Loan Disb	-1,085.30

Footnotes

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name	Review	Date
Progress towards achievement of PDO	Satisfactory	2013-01-19
Financial Management	Satisfactory	2013-01-19
Monitoring and Evaluation	Satisfactory	2013-01-19
Overall Implementation Progress (IP)	Satisfactory	2013-01-19
Counterpart Funding	Satisfactory	2013-01-19
Procurement	Satisfactory	2013-01-19
Project Management	Satisfactory	2013-01-19

COMPLETION RATINGS

INDICATOR	IMPLEMENTATION COMPLETION & RESULTS REPORT: 10-30-2013
Outcomes
Risk to Development Outcome	Substantial
Bank Performance
Borrower Performance
Government Performance
Implementing Agency

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

INDICATOR	ICR REVIEW: 06-30-2014	PROJECT PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT REPORT: 01-20-2021
Outcome Rating	Moderately Satisfactory	Moderately Satisfactory
Risk To Development Outcome	Significant	Substantial
Bank Performance	Moderately Satisfactory	Moderately Satisfactory
Borrower Performance	Moderately Satisfactory	Satisfactory
Government Performance	Moderately Satisfactory	Not Rated
Implementing Agency	Moderately Satisfactory	Satisfactory
Icr Quality	Satisfactory	Not Rated
M&e Quality	Substantial	Substantial

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Targeted communes for which more than 50% of the population are satisfied with the CDP through the Annual Investment Plan (AIP)	Value	13.00	92.00	63.00
	Date	December 24, 2008	September 30, 2012	April 30, 2013
	Comment	Total number of communes is 164 (IDA 108 and IFAD 52)	13% is the baseline. No result recorded for the moment

Targeted communes that increase the rate of coverage of social services by more than 2% in one of the following three sectors: education, health, potable water	Value	0.00	65.60	50.00
	Date	December 24, 2008	September 30, 2012	April 30, 2013
	Comment		No result recorded for the moment

Beneficiaries of income generating activities in targeted communes who increase their revenue	Value	0.00	75.00	60.00
	Date	December 24, 2008	September 30, 2012	April 30, 2013
	Comment		No result recorded for the moment

Targeted communes that increase the rate of coverage of education services by more than 2% Value 25.00 66.00 50.00
Date December 24, 2008 September 30, 2012 April 4, 2013
Comment
Targeted communes that increase the rate of coverage of health services by more than 2% Value 20.00 55.55 50.00
Date December 24, 2008 September 30, 2012 April 4, 2013
Comment
Targeted communes that increase the rate of coverage of potable water services by more than 2% Value 41.00 83.00 50.00
Date December 24, 2008 September 30, 2012 April 4, 2013
Comment

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

% of targeted communes using the RDS methodological guide to plan SLM activities.	Value	2	See above	62
	Date	December 24, 2008	September 30, 2012	April 30, 2013
	Comment		There is no updated data for this specific indicator.e updated indicators come from assessment made by the PAC2 M&E beforeDecember 2010

% of targeted communes that design/update their CDP according to the National Communal Planning Guide.	Value	32	See above	92
	Date	December 24, 2008	September 30, 2012	April 30, 2013
	Comment		No updated value is available for this specific indicator

% of targeted communies for which more than 50% of the population are satisfied with the design of the Communal Development Plan (CDP).	Value	13	See above	63
	Date	December 24, 2008	September 30, 2012	April 30, 2013
	Comment		However this indicator was not been maintained by the MTR

% of targeted communes that adjust their CDP and AIP based on feed back from communities.	Value	30	See above	90
	Date	December 24, 2008	September 30, 2012	April 30, 2013
	Comment		Current value on the basis of annual assessment made at the end of each CY year.	The target which was 60 % has been raised to 90 % from the MTR

%of performance-based contracts with public service providers satisfactorily implemented at communal level.	Value	0		80
	Date	December 24, 2008	September 30, 2012	April 30, 2013
	Comment		This indicator is not maintained by the MTR.

% of targeted communes that set up adequate measures to ensure sustainability of micro-projects (management committee, maintenance fund and technical assistance contracts).	Value	65	See above	90
	Date	December 24, 2008	September 30, 2012	April 30, 2013
	Comment			this target was initially 25% ; then raised to 90% from the MTR

% targeted communes where 100% of micro-projects include environmental and social safeguards.	Value	15	See above	75
	Date	December 24, 2008	September 30, 2012	April 30, 2013
	Comment		The MTR mentioned % of targeted communes where 80% of MP include env. & social safeguards	Th eprevious target was 60% but has now been raised to 75%.

% communes in which more than 50% of the population are aware of commune budget and resource management. Value 6 64 66
Date December 24, 2008 October 31, 2011 April 30, 2013
Comment

% communes in which technical audits are satisfactory and financial audits are unqualified.	Value	6	See above	86
	Date	December 24, 2008	September 30, 2012	April 30, 2013
	Comment		Value resulting from an annual assessment

Percentage of targeted communes mobilizing more than 30% of internal and other resources to co-finance the AIP. Value 48 See above 88
Date December 24, 2008 September 30, 2012 April 30, 2013
Comment

Hectares of lanc reclamation and protection.	Value	5591	See above	15,472
	Date	December 24, 2008	September 30, 2012	April 30, 2013
	Comment		The initial baseline and end target have been revised to take into account massive planting losses due insufficiency of rainfall.	End target has been downsized from 17, 472 to 15,472 accordingly initially foreseen for acacia plantation.

Hectares of Acacia Senegalensis under the Biocarbon fund transaction.	Value	3591	See above	8,472
	Date	December 24, 2008	September 30, 2012	April 30, 2013
	Comment	3591	This is the actual value of covered areas. Worth to be kept in the records	During the MTR Target was downsized from 15,472 to 8, 472

% communes that submit quarterly M&E reports on time. Value 20 See above 80
Date December 24, 2008 September 30, 2012 April 30, 2013
Comment

Number of collaboration agreements signed with other projects at the regional level satisfactorily implemented.	Value	2	See above	S
	Date	December 24, 2008	September 30, 2012	April 30, 2013
	Comment		collaboration Agreements signed with WFP, PUSADR, PAC-RC, the WAAPP1-C Niger and the BEEEI.	S means satisfactory at each step.

Project annual audit opinion has been qualified.	Value	S		S
	Date	December 24, 2008	April 30, 2013	April 30, 2013
	Comment	Please as follows the correct formulation of this indicator:The Project annual audit opinion has not been qualified.	S means satisfactory for the Audit Report

Health facilities constructed, renovated, and/or equipped (number)	Value	0.00	26.00	40.00
	Date	August 12, 2008	September 30, 2012	April 30, 2013
	Comment	Baseline figure not currently available because local development plans are not ready.	One additional health facility has been constructed from the last SPN mission. By April 30, 2012 , 24 additional healthfacilities since the last supervision	Target will be confirmed once local development plans are ready.

Improved community water points constructed or rehabilitated under the project	Value	0.00	72.00	300.00
	Date	August 19, 2009	September 30, 2012	April 30, 2013
	Comment		17 new water points have been realized from the last SPN to May 15, 2011. By April 30, 2012, 55 additional water points sincethelast mission

Roads rehabilitated, Rural	Value	0.00	0.72	100.00
	Date	December 24, 2008	September 30, 2012	April 30, 2013
	Comment	Baseline figure not currently available because local development plans are not ready.	1 road facility of 0.720 meters has been constructed in Tillaberi region during the period under review. No additional rural roadon IDA and/GEF financing since the first case.

People with access to improved sanitation in the areas served by the project	Value	0.00	0.00	0.00
	Date	August 19, 2009	September 30, 2012	April 30, 2013
	Comment	Baseline figure not currently available because local development plans are not ready.	See above Health facilities.Number of people yet to be determined by the M&E Unit of the PAC2. Consider the same previous comment.	Target yet to be determined by the M&E of the PAC2.Not in schedule of the Project.

Targeted communes in which more than 200 additional hectares of land are protected and reclaimed	Value	0.00	72.00	60.00
	Date	December 24, 2008	September 30, 2012	April 30, 2013
	Comment		The previous baseline was 4% but has been corrected and kept at 0. Further progress continues to be noted so far in this regard

Targeted communes setting up land tenure commissions that start delivering land titles.	Value	36.00	96.00	100.00
	Date	December 24, 2008	September 30, 2012	April 30, 2013
	Comment	The baseline value has been corrected from 13 to 36 following an updating assessment.	13% was the initial baseline with is corrected to be at 0. Some progress has been noted so far in this regard	The target previously mentioned is corrected and becomes 100 instead of 60 as stated in the previous ISR.

Targeted communes that design/ update their CDP acc to the national Communal Planning Guide	Value	32.00	100.00	92.00
	Date	December 24, 2008	September 30, 2012	April 30, 2013
	Comment		32 is the baseline. This indicator has yet to be updated	The target value has been corrected from 100 in the previous ISR to 92 currently

Targeted communes using the RDS methodological guide to plan SLM activities	Value	2.00	100.00	62.00
	Date	December 24, 2008	September 30, 2012	April 30, 2013
	Comment		2 is the baseline. This indicator has yet to be updated

Targeted communies for which more than 50% of the population are satisfied with the design of the Communal Development Plan (CDP)	Value	13.00	92.00	63.00
	Date	December 24, 2008	September 30, 2012	April 30, 2013
	Comment

Targeted communes that adjust their CDP and AIP based on feed back from communities Value 30.00 93.30 90.00
Date December 24, 2008 September 30, 2012 April 30, 2013
Comment

Performance-based contracts with public service providers satisfactorily implemented at communal level	Value	0.00	99.00	80.00
	Date	December 24, 2008	September 30, 2012	April 30, 2013
	Comment		already recorded in this ISR for both target and actual values.

Targeted communes that set up adequate measures to ensure sustainability of micro-projects	Value	65.00	93.00	90.00
	Date	December 24, 2008	September 30, 2012	April 30, 2013
	Comment		This indicator looks redundant since already updated.

Targeted communes where 100% of micro-projects include environmental and social safeguards	Value	15.00	100.00	90.00
	Date	December 24, 2008	September 30, 2012	April 30, 2013
	Comment		Baseline and target values of this indicator has been revised. It becomes redundant since already updated above.

Communes in which more than 50% of the population are aware of commune budget and resource management	Value	6.00	88.00	66.00
	Date	December 24, 2008	September 30, 2012	April 30, 2013
	Comment		The current value, target value are also redundant since already recorded above

Communes in which technical audits are satisfactory and financial audits are unqualified	Value	6.00	100.00	86.00
	Date	December 24, 2008	September 30, 2012	April 30, 2013
	Comment		This indicator has yet to be updated as of the 6th supervision time.

Targeted communes mobilizing more than 30% of internal and other resources to co-finance the AIP	Value	48.00	90.00	86.00
	Date	December 24, 2008	September 30, 2012	April 30, 2013
	Comment			The previous target was 88%

Hectares of land reclamation and protection	Value	5591.00	32202.00	15472.00
	Date	December 24, 2008	September 30, 2012	April 30, 2013
	Comment		This value translates progress since the MTR although redundant since already recorded above.

Hectares of Acacia Senegalensis under the Biocarbon fund transaction	Value	3591.00	8133.00	8472.00
	Date	December 24, 2008	September 30, 2012	April 30, 2012
	Comment	This area is related to the achievement of the PAC1	The values have been revised by the MTR. THis indicator is redundant since already updated above.	The target value has been revised down from 2100 ha

Communes that submit quarterly M&E reports on time Value 20.00 81.25 80.00
Date December 24, 2008 September 30, 2012 April 30, 2013
Comment It is a percentage i.e 30% This is a cumulative value
Project bi-annual implementation progress reports are disseminated to public services donors and other relevant stakeholders Value 0 S S
Date December 24, 2008 September 30, 2012 April 30, 2013
Comment
Project annual audit opinion has been qualified Value S S S
Date December 24, 2008 September 30, 2012 April 30, 2013
Comment It is all about qualitative appreciation This is an end of phase cumulative value

&% pf targeted Communes which have elaborated their CDP according to the Natural Management (NRM) methodological guide	Value	2.00	0.00	0.00
	Date		September 30, 2012	April 30, 2013
	Comment		N/A. This indicator was not maintained since the MTR.

Percentage of communes-civil services implemented in a satisfacory manner. Value 0.00 97.00 80.00
Date September 30, 2012 April 30, 2013
Comment Previous values modified by the PIU both for actual and target

Percentage of communes taking appropriate measures for microprojects sustainability (managing committees, technical assistance, recurrent charges, ..)	Value	65.00	93.00	90.00
	Date		September 30, 2012	April 30, 2013
	Comment

Percentage of Communes in which 80% of microprojects take into account environmental and social safeguards measures Value 15.00 100.00 75.00
Date September 30, 2012 April 30, 2013
Comment
Percentage of communes in which at least 50% of the population knows pririty activities, budget and management modialities Value 6.00 87.00 66.00
Date September 30, 2012 April 30, 2013
Comment

Targeted communes that increase the rate of coverage of education services by more than 2%	Value	25.00	66.00	50.00
	Date	December 24, 2008	September 30, 2012	April 4, 2013
	Comment

Targeted communes that increase the rate of coverage of health services by more than 2%	Value	20.00	55.55	50.00
	Date	December 24, 2008	September 30, 2012	April 4, 2013
	Comment

Targeted communes that increase the rate of coverage of potable water services by more than 2%	Value	41.00	83.00	50.00
	Date	December 24, 2008	September 30, 2012	April 4, 2013
	Comment