LR: Youth, Employment, Skills Project

Abstract*

The development objective of the Youth, Employment, and Skills Project is to expand access of poor and young Liberians to temporary employment programs and to improve youth employability, in support of the Government of Liberia's response to the employment crisis. There are two components to the project. The first component of the project is community works. This component will focus on bridging the temporary unemployment gap created by the global... Show More

Development Objective

The proposed Project Development Objective (PDO) is to expand access of poor and young Liberians to temporary employment programs and to improve youth employability, in support of the Government of Liberia#s response to the employment crisis.

Key Details

Project Details

Project ID
P121686
Status
Closed
Team Leader
Suleiman Namara , Douglas Sumerfield
Borrower 2
Ministry of Youth and Sports

Country
Liberia
Disclosure Date
April 9, 2010
Approval Date
(as of board presentation)
June 24, 2010
Effective Date
September 13, 2010

Total Project Cost 1
US$ 16.00 million
Implementing Agency
Liberia Agency For Community Empowerment
Region
Western and Central Africa
Fiscal Year 3
2010

Commitment Amount
US$ 16.00 million
Environmental Category
B
Environmental and Social Risk
Not Applicable
Closing Date
June 30, 2016

Last Stage Reached
BANK APPROVED
Last Update Date
January 17, 2024

Associated Projects
P147967

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 - Gender16%
FY17 - Labor Market Policy and Programs56%
- FY17 - Active Labor Market Programs28%
- FY17 - Labor Market Institutions28%

FY17 - Private Sector Development

FY17 - Jobs100%

FY17 - Social Development and Protection

FY17 - Social Protection28%
- FY17 - Social Safety Nets28%

Project Map

Interactive Map

Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

Financier	Commitments
Africa Catalytic Growth Fund (ACGF)	10.00
IDA Grant	6.00

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

Product Line	IBRD/IDA
IBRD Commitment	N/A
IDA Commitment	6.00
IBRD + IDA Commitment	6.00

Lending Instrument
Grant Amount	10.00
Total Project Cost**	16.00

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$)
Jun 24, 2010	IDA-H5940	Loan Commitment	6,000,000.00

Footnotes

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name	Review	Date
Procurement	Moderately Unsatisfactory	2016-06-27
Project Management	Satisfactory	2016-06-27
Progress towards achievement of PDO	Moderately Satisfactory	2016-06-27
Financial Management	Moderately Satisfactory	2016-06-27
Monitoring and Evaluation	Moderately Satisfactory	2016-06-27
Overall Implementation Progress (IP)	Moderately Satisfactory	2016-06-27

COMPLETION RATINGS

INDICATOR	IMPLEMENTATION COMPLETION & RESULTS REPORT: 12-21-2016
Outcomes	Moderately Unsatisfactory
Risk to Development Outcome	Substantial
Bank Performance	Moderately Satisfactory
Borrower Performance	Moderately Satisfactory
Government Performance	Moderately Satisfactory
Implementing Agency	Moderately Satisfactory

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

INDICATOR	ICR REVIEW: 06-26-2017	PROJECT PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT REPORT:
Outcome Rating	Moderately Unsatisfactory	N/a
Risk To Development Outcome	Substantial	N/a
Bank Performance	Moderately Unsatisfactory	N/a
Borrower Performance	Moderately Satisfactory	N/a
Government Performance	Moderately Satisfactory	N/a
Implementing Agency	Moderately Satisfactory	N/a
Icr Quality	Substantial	N/a
M&e Quality	Modest	N/a

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Beneficiary of community livelihoods program (component 1) Value 0.00 56250.00 56500.00
Date September 30, 2010 June 1, 2016 June 30, 2016
Comment
Net income gain of targeted participants in year of participation (component 1) Value 0.00 135.00 75.00
Date September 30, 2010 June 1, 2016 June 30, 2016
Comment
Persons participating and completing skills development programs (component 2) Value 0.00 2331.00 3300.00
Date September 30, 2010 December 31, 2014 June 30, 2016
Comment
Direct project beneficiaries Value 0.00 58581.00 59800.00
Date September 30, 2010 June 1, 2016 June 30, 2016
Comment
Female beneficiaries Value 0.00 47.50 48.00
Date September 30, 2010 June 1, 2016 June 30, 2016
Comment

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Component 1 - Beneficiaries trained in business skills Value 0.00 7400.00 5250.00
Date December 19, 2014 June 1, 2016 June 30, 2016
Comment
Component 1 - Trainers educated in business skills training Value 0.00 157.00 50.00
Date December 19, 2014 June 1, 2016 June 30, 2016
Comment
Component 1 - Work days created Value 0.00 2287500.00 2275000.00
Date September 30, 2010 June 1, 2016 June 30, 2016
Comment
Component 1 - Youth participation (under 35 years) Value 0.00 78.00 75.00
Date September 30, 2010 June 1, 2016 June 30, 2016
Comment
Component 1 - Beneficiaries below the poverty line Value 0.00 0.00 85.00
Date September 30, 2010 October 31, 2015 June 30, 2016
Comment
Component 1 - Beneficiaries unemployed (or inactive) before project Value 0.00 80.00 80.00
Date September 30, 2010 October 31, 2015 June 30, 2016
Comment
Component 1 - Total costs allocated to participants' wages Value 0.00 75.00 62.00
Date September 30, 2010 October 31, 2015 June 30, 2016
Comment
Component 1 - Beneficiaries trained in basic skills Value 0.00 56250.00 56500.00
Date September 30, 2010 June 1, 2016 June 30, 2016
Comment
Component 1 - Trainers educated in basic skills training Value 0.00 517.00 300.00
Date September 30, 2010 June 1, 2016 June 30, 2016
Comment
Component 2 - Business owners participating and completing business development training Value 0.00 240.00 250.00
Date September 30, 2010 December 31, 2014 December 31, 2014
Comment
Component 2 - Women participation Value 0.00 38.40 25.00
Date September 30, 2010 December 31, 2014 December 31, 2014
Comment
Component 2 - Youth participation Value 0.00 83.40 75.00
Date September 30, 2010 December 31, 2014 December 31, 2014
Comment
Component 2 - Training providers meeting specified performance criteria Value 0.00 0.00 80.00
Date September 30, 2010 December 31, 2014 December 31, 2014
Comment
Component 2 - Employers satisfied with the quality of the students (trained) Value 0.00 88.60 80.00
Date September 30, 2010 December 31, 2014 December 31, 2014
Comment
Component 2 - Trainers and institutional leaders for skills development providers trained Value 0.00 205.00 200.00
Date September 30, 2010 December 31, 2014 December 31, 2014
Comment
Component 1 - Female project beneficiaries Value 0.00 45.00 50.00
Date September 30, 2010 June 1, 2016 June 30, 2016
Comment
Component 1 - Public works schemes completed with satisfactory quality Value 0.00 100.00 85.00
Date September 30, 2010 June 1, 2016 June 30, 2016
Comment

Beneficiary of community livelihoods program (component 1)	Value	0.00	56250.00	56500.00
	Date	September 30, 2010	June 1, 2016	June 30, 2016
	Comment

Direct project beneficiaries	Value	0.00	58581.00	59800.00
	Date	September 30, 2010	June 1, 2016	June 30, 2016
	Comment

Female beneficiaries	Value	0.00	47.50	48.00
	Date	September 30, 2010	June 1, 2016	June 30, 2016
	Comment

Component 1 - Work days created	Value	0.00	2287500.00	2275000.00
	Date	September 30, 2010	June 1, 2016	June 30, 2016
	Comment

Component 2 - Women participation	Value	0.00	38.40	25.00
	Date	September 30, 2010	December 31, 2014	December 31, 2014
	Comment

Component 2 - Youth participation	Value	0.00	83.40	75.00
	Date	September 30, 2010	December 31, 2014	December 31, 2014
	Comment