Urban Youth Employment Project

Abstract*

The objectives of the Urban Youth Employment Project for Papua New Guinea are to provide urban youth with income from temporary employment opportunities, and to increase their employability. There are three components to the project. The first component of the project is Youth Job Corps (YJC). This component will support: a) the identification and selection of 17,500 disadvantaged, unemployed youth from the National Capital District (NCD) area; b)... Show More

Development Objective

The Project's development objectives are to provide urban youth with income from temporary employment opportunities and to increasetheir employability.

Key Details

Project Details

Project ID
P114042
Status
Closed
Team Leader
Sonya Woo
Borrower 2
Independent State of Papua New Guinea

Country
Papua New Guinea
Disclosure Date
September 2, 2009
Approval Date
(as of board presentation)
January 11, 2011
Effective Date
October 16, 2009

Total Project Cost 1
US$ 29.78 million
Implementing Agency
National Capital District Commission
Region
East Asia and Pacific
Fiscal Year 3
2011

Commitment Amount
US$ 16.40 million
Environmental Category
B
Last Update Date
July 7, 2023
Closing Date
July 31, 2019

Last Stage Reached
BANK APPROVED

Associated Projects
P154412

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 Programs48%
- FY17 - Active Labor Market Programs24%
- FY17 - Labor Market Institutions24%

FY17 - Private Sector Development

FY17 - Jobs100%

FY17 - Social Development and Protection

FY17 - Social Protection53%
- FY17 - Social Safety Nets24%
- FY17 - Social protection delivery systems28%

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Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

Financier	Commitments
IDA Credit	15.80
KOREA, Govt. of	0.60
Borrower/Recipient	1.58

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

Product Line	IBRD/IDA
IBRD Commitment	N/A
IDA Commitment	15.80
IBRD + IDA Commitment	15.80

Lending Instrument
Grant Amount	0.60
Total Project Cost**	29.78

Summary Status of World Bank Financing (US$ Millions) as of February 28, 2025

No data available.

Detailed Financial Activity as of February 28, 2025

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Period	Financier	Transaction Type	Amount (US$)
Sep 15, 2016	IDA-48540	Int Charges	831.03
Sep 15, 2016	IDA-48540	Int Charges	52,790.93
Sep 15, 2016	IDA-48540	Int Charges	52,790.93
Mar 15, 2017	IDA-48540	Int Charges	236.91
Mar 15, 2017	IDA-48540	Int Charges	236.91
Mar 15, 2017	IDA-48540	Int Charges	51,116.10
Mar 15, 2016	IDA-48540	Int Charges	49,973.31
Sep 15, 2016	IDA-48540	Int Charges	831.03
Mar 15, 2017	IDA-48540	Int Charges	51,116.10
Sep 15, 2017	IDA-48540	Int Charges	62.78
Mar 27, 2015	IDA-48540	Loan Disb	373,227.30
Jan 7, 2015	IDA-48540	Loan Disb	404,092.72
Sep 11, 2014	IDA-48540	Loan Disb	416,791.80
Sep 15, 2014	IDA-48540	Int Charges	815.15
Sep 15, 2014	IDA-48540	Int Charges	815.15
Sep 15, 2014	IDA-48540	Int Charges	26,243.97
Sep 15, 2014	IDA-48540	Int Charges	26,243.97
Aug 7, 2014	IDA-48540	Loan Disb	312,550.56
Jul 31, 2014	IDA-48540	Loan Disb	231,492.94
Jun 18, 2015	IDA-48540	Loan Disb	369,095.90
Feb 13, 2015	IDA-48540	Loan Disb	403,170.75
Mar 15, 2015	IDA-48540	Int Charges	33,875.17
Mar 15, 2015	IDA-48540	Int Charges	33,875.17
Mar 15, 2015	IDA-48540	Int Charges	313.42
Mar 15, 2015	IDA-48540	Int Charges	313.42
Oct 26, 2015	IDA-48540	Loan Disb	257,595.52
Aug 17, 2015	IDA-48540	Loan Disb	213,177.19
Apr 22, 2015	IDA-48540	Loan Disb	402,515.70
May 27, 2015	IDA-48540	Loan Disb	202,955.77
Sep 8, 2015	IDA-48540	Loan Disb	430,197.00
Sep 29, 2015	IDA-48540	Loan Disb	401,027.53
Sep 15, 2015	IDA-48540	Int Charges	591.61
Sep 15, 2015	IDA-48540	Int Charges	591.61
Sep 15, 2015	IDA-48540	Int Charges	43,418.63
Sep 15, 2015	IDA-48540	Int Charges	43,418.63
Dec 17, 2015	IDA-48540	Loan Disb	285,860.16
Jan 22, 2016	IDA-48540	Loan Disb	404,884.44
Feb 19, 2016	IDA-48540	Loan Disb	5,525.96
Oct 10, 2014	IDA-48540	Loan Disb	432,761.62
Nov 20, 2014	IDA-48540	Loan Disb	447,932.25
Nov 20, 2014	IDA-48540	Loan Disb	406,492.97
Jan 23, 2015	IDA-48540	Loan Disb	497,959.50
Jul 24, 2013	IDA-48540	Loan Disb	584,913.10
Nov 26, 2013	IDA-48540	Loan Disb	136,557.94
Jan 2, 2014	IDA-48540	Loan Disb	298,453.90
Sep 17, 2013	IDA-48540	Int Charges	138.09
Sep 17, 2013	IDA-48540	Int Charges	138.09
Sep 17, 2013	IDA-48540	Int Charges	9,343.01
Sep 17, 2013	IDA-48540	Int Charges	9,343.01
Nov 12, 2013	IDA-48540	Loan Disb	575,260.90
Oct 29, 2013	IDA-48540	Loan Disb	373,923.90
Feb 14, 2014	IDA-48540	Loan Disb	402,199.80
Feb 12, 2014	IDA-48540	Loan Disb	510,998.06
Sep 25, 2013	IDA-48540	Loan Disb	313,480.38
Mar 18, 2014	IDA-48540	Int Charges	798.79
Mar 18, 2014	IDA-48540	Int Charges	798.79
Mar 18, 2014	IDA-48540	Int Charges	16,620.57
Mar 18, 2014	IDA-48540	Int Charges	16,620.57
Mar 10, 2014	IDA-48540	Loan Disb	179,860.47
Jun 5, 2014	IDA-48540	Loan Disb	466,194.03
Apr 23, 2014	IDA-48540	Loan Disb	349,316.28
May 21, 2014	IDA-48540	Loan Disb	445,486.40
Dec 17, 2014	IDA-48540	Loan Disb	393,727.34
Jun 24, 2014	IDA-48540	Loan Disb	380,530.25
Mar 15, 2022	IDA-48540	Int Charges	224.78
Mar 15, 2022	IDA-48540	Int Charges	224.78
Mar 15, 2022	IDA-48540	Loan Repay	174,140.40
Mar 15, 2022	IDA-48540	Int Charges	50,936.09
Mar 15, 2022	IDA-48540	Int Charges	50,936.09
Sep 15, 2022	IDA-48540	Loan Repay	70,000.00
Sep 15, 2022	IDA-48540	Loan Repay	88,815.74
Sep 15, 2022	IDA-48540	Loan Repay	4,666.65
Sep 15, 2022	IDA-48540	Int Charges	47,205.53
Sep 15, 2022	IDA-48540	Int Charges	47,205.53
Mar 15, 2023	IDA-48540	Loan Repay	165,726.11
Mar 15, 2023	IDA-48540	Int Charges	47,899.64
Mar 15, 2023	IDA-48540	Int Charges	47,899.64
Mar 15, 2023	IDA-48540	Loan Repay	2,342.94
Sep 15, 2023	IDA-48540	Loan Repay	2,785.51
Sep 15, 2023	IDA-48540	Loan Repay	163,702.89
Sep 15, 2023	IDA-48540	Int Charges	46,824.87
Sep 15, 2023	IDA-48540	Int Charges	46,824.87
Mar 15, 2024	IDA-48540	Loan Repay	5,789.32
Mar 15, 2024	IDA-48540	Int Charges	46,651.78
Mar 15, 2024	IDA-48540	Int Charges	46,651.78
Mar 15, 2024	IDA-48540	Loan Repay	162,325.19
Jan 11, 2011	IDA-48540	Loan Commitment	15,800,000.00
Mar 15, 2020	IDA-48540	Int Charges	51,759.62
Mar 15, 2020	IDA-48540	Int Charges	51,759.62
Mar 15, 2020	IDA-48540	Int Charges	438.19
Mar 15, 2020	IDA-48540	Int Charges	438.19
Sep 15, 2019	IDA-48540	Int Charges	112.16
Sep 15, 2019	IDA-48540	Int Charges	112.16
Sep 15, 2019	IDA-48540	Int Charges	51,896.65
Sep 15, 2019	IDA-48540	Int Charges	51,896.65
Sep 18, 2020	IDA-48540	Int Charges	52,535.66
Sep 18, 2020	IDA-48540	Int Charges	52,535.66
Sep 15, 2020	IDA-48540	Int Charges	124.99
Sep 15, 2020	IDA-48540	Int Charges	124.99
Mar 15, 2021	IDA-48540	Loan Repay	180,345.60
Mar 15, 2021	IDA-48540	Int Charges	54,103.68
Mar 15, 2021	IDA-48540	Int Charges	54,103.68
Mar 15, 2021	IDA-48540	Int Charges	1,002.91
Mar 15, 2021	IDA-48540	Int Charges	1,002.91
Sep 15, 2021	IDA-48540	Int Charges	53,102.22
Sep 15, 2021	IDA-48540	Int Charges	53,102.22
Sep 15, 2021	IDA-48540	Loan Repay	1,964.74
Sep 15, 2021	IDA-48540	Loan Repay	178,067.77
Sep 15, 2017	IDA-48540	Int Charges	62.78
Sep 15, 2017	IDA-48540	Int Charges	52,601.27
Sep 15, 2017	IDA-48540	Int Charges	52,601.27
Mar 15, 2018	IDA-48540	Int Charges	1,288.91
Mar 15, 2018	IDA-48540	Int Charges	54,254.93
Mar 15, 2018	IDA-48540	Int Charges	54,254.93
Mar 15, 2018	IDA-48540	Int Charges	1,288.91
Sep 15, 2018	IDA-48540	Int Charges	760.98
Sep 15, 2018	IDA-48540	Int Charges	760.98
Sep 15, 2018	IDA-48540	Int Charges	53,099.98
Sep 15, 2018	IDA-48540	Int Charges	53,099.98
Mar 15, 2019	IDA-48540	Int Charges	52,735.64
Mar 15, 2019	IDA-48540	Int Charges	52,735.64
Mar 15, 2019	IDA-48540	Int Charges	27.08
Mar 15, 2019	IDA-48540	Int Charges	27.08
Mar 15, 2016	IDA-48540	Int Charges	586.56
Mar 15, 2016	IDA-48540	Int Charges	586.56
Mar 15, 2016	IDA-48540	Int Charges	49,973.31

Footnotes

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name	Review	Date
Progress towards achievement of PDO	Satisfactory	2019-06-28
Project Management	Satisfactory	2019-06-28
Financial Management	Satisfactory	2019-06-28
Monitoring and Evaluation	Satisfactory	2019-06-28
Counterpart Funding	Highly Satisfactory	2019-06-28
Overall Implementation Progress (IP)	Satisfactory	2019-06-28
Procurement	Satisfactory	2019-06-28

COMPLETION RATINGS

INDICATOR	IMPLEMENTATION COMPLETION & RESULTS REPORT: 01-30-2020
Outcomes	Substantial
Risk to Development Outcome
Bank Performance	Substantial
Borrower Performance
Government Performance
Implementing Agency

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

INDICATOR	ICR REVIEW: 06-22-2020	PROJECT PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT REPORT:
Outcome Rating	Satisfactory	N/a
Risk To Development Outcome		N/a
Bank Performance	Satisfactory	N/a
Borrower Performance		N/a
Government Performance	Not Rated	N/a
Implementing Agency		N/a
Icr Quality	Substantial	N/a
M&e Quality	Substantial	N/a

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Days of workfare completed by OJT Value 0.00 346755.00 240000.00
Date September 1, 2011 December 31, 2018 November 18, 2015
Comment
Beneficiaries of Safety Nets programs (number) Value 0.00 18497.00 15500.00
Date September 1, 2011 December 31, 2018 November 18, 2015
Comment
Beneficiaries of Safety Nets programs - Female (number) Value 0.00 7584.00 6200.00
Date September 1, 2011 December 31, 2018 November 18, 2015
Comment
Total number of days of workfare completed by youth over the course of the project. Value 0.00 819037.00 660000.00
Date September 1, 2011 December 31, 2018 November 18, 2015
Comment
Percentage of OJT graduates who have an offer of a paid job, as they leave UYEP. Value 0.00 41.00 30.00
Date September 1, 2011 December 31, 2018 November 18, 2015
Comment

The percentage of OJT with a job (salaried or otherwise), three months after graduation, is 10% higher compared to controls.	Value	0.00	26.00	10.00
	Date	September 1, 2011	December 31, 2018	November 18, 2015
	Comment

Days of workfare completed for YJC Value 0.00 425388.00 420000.00
Date September 1, 2011 December 31, 2018 November 18, 2015
Comment

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Number of YJC entrants Value 0.00 11506.00 11500.00
Date September 1, 2011 December 31, 2018 November 18, 2015
Comment

Percentage of beneficiaries that report an increase in knowledge, skills and confidence to participate in the labor market	Value	0.00	83.20	75.00
	Date	September 1, 2011	December 31, 2018	November 18, 2015
	Comment

Percentage of beneficiaries who are Motu-Koitabuan Value 0.00 12.00 0.00
Date September 1, 2011 December 31, 2018
Comment
Percentage of beneficiaries self-reporting as being from the bottom two steps of the six step economic welfare ladder Value 0.00 31.80 33.00
Date September 1, 2011 December 31, 2018 November 18, 2015
Comment
Number of Project beneficiaries offered an OJT placement Value 0.00 4548.00 3000.00
Date September 1, 2011 December 31, 2018 November 18, 2015
Comment
Percentage of Community Leaders who report that youth are less likely to be engaging in criminal or anti-social activity Value 0.00 86.00 0.00
Date September 1, 2011 December 31, 2018
Comment
Number of beneficiaries graduating from On-the-Job Training Value 0.00 2890.00 0.00
Date September 1, 2011 December 31, 2018
Comment
Percentage of grievances addressed by the project team within 20 working days Value 0.00 100.00 90.00
Date September 1, 2011 December 31, 2018 November 18, 2015
Comment

Percentage of Employers and Contractors who report that UYEP participants have satisfactory levels of basic work skills to enter the job market.	Value	0.00	97.00	70.00
	Date	September 1, 2011	December 31, 2018	November 18, 2015
	Comment

Percentage of women graduating from each component of UYEP: BLST, YJC, PET and OJT Value 0.00 41.00 40.00
Date September 1, 2011 December 31, 2018 November 18, 2015
Comment

For OJT - Percentage of unemployed UYEP graduates who looked for a job in the last 3 months compared to the control group	Value	0.00	19.00	8.00
	Date	September 1, 2011	December 31, 2018	November 18, 2015
	Comment

Days of workfare completed by OJT	Value	0.00	346755.00	240000.00
	Date	September 1, 2011	December 31, 2018	November 18, 2015
	Comment

Days of workfare completed for YJC	Value	0.00	425388.00	420000.00
	Date	September 1, 2011	December 31, 2018	November 18, 2015
	Comment

Number of YJC entrants	Value	0.00	11506.00	11500.00
	Date	September 1, 2011	December 31, 2018	November 18, 2015
	Comment