Nicaragua Social Protection

Abstract*

The objectives of the Social Protection Project are to: (i) improve the basic conditions of welfare and social wellbeing of extremely poor beneficiary families with children in selected poor localities in Nicaragua; (ii) strengthen the capacity of the Ministry of the Family, Youth and Children (MIFAN) to implement the family and community-based social welfare model; and (iii) promote pre-school and primary school attendance through the provision of... Show More

Development Objective

The objectives of the Project are to: (i) improve the basic conditions of welfare and social well-being of extremely poor beneficiary families with children in Selected Poor Localities; (ii) strengthen the capacity of MIFAN to implement the family andcommunity-based social welfare Model; and (iii) promote pre-school and primary school attendance through the provision of schoollunches.

Key Details

Project Details

Project ID
P121779
Status
Closed
Team Leader
Miriam Montenegro Lazo
Borrower 2
The Republic of Nicaragua

Country
Nicaragua
Disclosure Date
November 2, 2010
Approval Date
(as of board presentation)
February 3, 2011
Effective Date
July 25, 2011

Total Project Cost 1
US$ 19.50 million
Implementing Agency
Ministry of the Family, Youth and Children
Region
Latin America and Caribbean
Fiscal Year 3
2011

Commitment Amount
US$ 19.50 million
Environmental Category
C
Environmental and Social Risk
Not Applicable
Closing Date
June 30, 2017

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 - Social Development and Protection

FY17 - Social Protection100%
- FY17 - Social Safety Nets91%
- FY17 - Social protection delivery systems9%

Project Map

Interactive Map

Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

Financier	Commitments
IDA Credit	19.50

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

Product Line	IBRD/IDA
IBRD Commitment	N/A
IDA Commitment	19.50
IBRD + IDA Commitment	19.50

Lending Instrument
Grant Amount	N/A
Total Project Cost**	19.50

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, 2020	IDA-48620	Int Charges	65,301.10
Aug 15, 2020	IDA-48620	Int Charges	794.48
Aug 15, 2020	IDA-48620	Int Charges	794.48
Feb 15, 2019	IDA-48620	Int Charges	1,367.26
Feb 15, 2019	IDA-48620	Int Charges	1,367.26
Feb 15, 2019	IDA-48620	Int Charges	64,711.08
Feb 15, 2019	IDA-48620	Int Charges	64,711.08
Aug 15, 2019	IDA-48620	Int Charges	65,857.91
Aug 15, 2019	IDA-48620	Int Charges	65,857.91
Aug 15, 2019	IDA-48620	Int Charges	360.02
Aug 15, 2019	IDA-48620	Int Charges	360.02
Aug 15, 2023	IDA-48620	Int Charges	60,651.24
Aug 15, 2023	IDA-48620	Int Charges	60,651.24
Aug 15, 2023	IDA-48620	Int Charges	1,137.45
Aug 15, 2023	IDA-48620	Int Charges	1,137.45
Aug 15, 2023	IDA-48620	Loan Repay	170,249.16
Aug 15, 2024	IDA-48620	Int Charges	56,040.96
Aug 15, 2024	IDA-48620	Int Charges	56,040.96
Aug 15, 2024	IDA-48620	Loan Repay	167,938.30
Aug 15, 2024	IDA-48620	Loan Repay	3,105.66
Feb 15, 2024	IDA-48620	Loan Repay	397.08
Feb 15, 2024	IDA-48620	Loan Repay	168,634.31
Feb 15, 2024	IDA-48620	Int Charges	59,583.57
Feb 15, 2024	IDA-48620	Int Charges	59,583.57
Feb 3, 2011	IDA-48620	Loan Commitment	19,500,000.00
Feb 15, 2022	IDA-48620	Loan Repay	3,304.04
Jun 27, 2014	IDA-48620	Loan Disb	168,100.02
Jun 23, 2014	IDA-48620	Loan Disb	141,903.66
Sep 2, 2014	IDA-48620	Loan Disb	123,678.40
Feb 15, 2015	IDA-48620	Int Charges	196.24
Feb 15, 2015	IDA-48620	Int Charges	196.24
Feb 15, 2015	IDA-48620	Int Charges	29,210.80
Feb 15, 2015	IDA-48620	Int Charges	29,210.80
Dec 22, 2014	IDA-48620	Loan Disb	189,671.98
Jan 26, 2015	IDA-48620	Loan Disb	204,440.02
Aug 8, 2014	IDA-48620	Loan Disb	407,760.00
Aug 15, 2014	IDA-48620	Int Charges	24,339.66
Aug 15, 2014	IDA-48620	Int Charges	24,339.66
Aug 15, 2014	IDA-48620	Int Charges	99.74
Aug 15, 2014	IDA-48620	Int Charges	99.74
Mar 30, 2015	IDA-48620	Loan Disb	176,856.30
Jan 27, 2015	IDA-48620	Loan Disb	723,060.00
Aug 15, 2015	IDA-48620	Int Charges	376.67
Aug 15, 2015	IDA-48620	Int Charges	376.67
Aug 15, 2015	IDA-48620	Int Charges	39,300.17
Aug 15, 2015	IDA-48620	Int Charges	39,300.17
Oct 29, 2014	IDA-48620	Loan Disb	158,355.69
Sep 29, 2014	IDA-48620	Loan Disb	407,000.00
Nov 12, 2014	IDA-48620	Loan Disb	721,160.00
Aug 15, 2013	IDA-48620	Int Charges	123.08
Aug 15, 2013	IDA-48620	Int Charges	123.08
Aug 12, 2013	IDA-48620	Loan Disb	112,870.28
Aug 16, 2013	IDA-48620	Loan Disb	278,283.38
Aug 15, 2013	IDA-48620	Int Charges	17,306.29
Aug 15, 2013	IDA-48620	Int Charges	17,306.29
Dec 9, 2014	IDA-48620	Loan Disb	249,429.98
Oct 1, 2013	IDA-48620	Loan Disb	217,169.62
Feb 10, 2014	IDA-48620	Loan Disb	89,999.14
Feb 15, 2014	IDA-48620	Int Charges	64.90
Feb 15, 2014	IDA-48620	Int Charges	64.90
Feb 15, 2014	IDA-48620	Int Charges	22,439.78
Feb 15, 2014	IDA-48620	Int Charges	22,439.78
Oct 15, 2013	IDA-48620	Loan Disb	1,000,000.00
Aug 15, 2017	IDA-48620	Int Charges	555.95
Aug 15, 2017	IDA-48620	Int Charges	63,484.15
Aug 15, 2017	IDA-48620	Int Charges	63,484.15
Aug 15, 2017	IDA-48620	Int Charges	555.95
Oct 30, 2017	IDA-48620	Loan Cancel	30,722.17
Aug 15, 2016	IDA-48620	Int Charges	509.98
Aug 15, 2016	IDA-48620	Int Charges	509.98
Aug 15, 2016	IDA-48620	Int Charges	57,883.35
Aug 15, 2016	IDA-48620	Int Charges	57,883.35
Oct 21, 2016	IDA-48620	Loan Disb	119,879.07
May 31, 2016	IDA-48620	Loan Disb	849,640.00
Feb 15, 2017	IDA-48620	Int Charges	59,704.28
Feb 15, 2017	IDA-48620	Int Charges	59,704.28
Jan 30, 2017	IDA-48620	Loan Disb	60,436.39
Oct 14, 2016	IDA-48620	Loan Disb	369.25
Sep 2, 2016	IDA-48620	Loan Disb	220,320.25
Nov 2, 2016	IDA-48620	Loan Disb	102,111.51
Jun 27, 2016	IDA-48620	Loan Disb	378,465.28
Mar 24, 2017	IDA-48620	Loan Disb	121,839.16
Jun 29, 2017	IDA-48620	Loan Disb	492,506.66
Sep 23, 2014	IDA-48620	Loan Disb	104,309.62
May 7, 2015	IDA-48620	Loan Disb	1,478,140.00
May 6, 2015	IDA-48620	Loan Disb	511,450.94
Aug 6, 2015	IDA-48620	Loan Disb	1,246,660.00
Oct 21, 2015	IDA-48620	Loan Disb	85,948.83
Nov 25, 2015	IDA-48620	Loan Disb	1,316,700.00
Feb 1, 2016	IDA-48620	Loan Disb	264,245.12
Aug 15, 2022	IDA-48620	Loan Repay	168,720.90
Aug 15, 2022	IDA-48620	Int Charges	708.22
Aug 15, 2022	IDA-48620	Int Charges	708.22
Aug 15, 2022	IDA-48620	Int Charges	61,372.23
Aug 15, 2022	IDA-48620	Int Charges	61,372.23
Feb 15, 2023	IDA-48620	Int Charges	60,379.36
Feb 15, 2023	IDA-48620	Loan Repay	1,997.94
Feb 15, 2023	IDA-48620	Loan Repay	168,893.95
Feb 15, 2023	IDA-48620	Int Charges	60,379.36
Feb 15, 2021	IDA-48620	Int Charges	1,485.38
Feb 15, 2021	IDA-48620	Int Charges	1,485.38
Feb 15, 2021	IDA-48620	Loan Repay	184,100.62
Dec 3, 2015	IDA-48620	Loan Disb	234,115.89
Feb 15, 2016	IDA-48620	Int Charges	50,364.15
Feb 15, 2016	IDA-48620	Int Charges	50,364.15
Feb 15, 2016	IDA-48620	Int Charges	214.68
Feb 15, 2016	IDA-48620	Int Charges	214.68
Mar 11, 2016	IDA-48620	Loan Disb	408,147.70
Feb 15, 2018	IDA-48620	Int Charges	1,703.20
Feb 15, 2018	IDA-48620	Int Charges	1,703.20
Feb 15, 2018	IDA-48620	Int Charges	67,531.78
Feb 15, 2018	IDA-48620	Int Charges	67,531.78
Aug 15, 2018	IDA-48620	Int Charges	66,288.69
Aug 15, 2018	IDA-48620	Int Charges	66,288.69
Aug 15, 2018	IDA-48620	Int Charges	2,067.86
Aug 15, 2018	IDA-48620	Int Charges	2,067.86
Mar 17, 2017	IDA-48620	Loan Disb	8,204.53
Feb 15, 2017	IDA-48620	Int Charges	62.78
Feb 15, 2017	IDA-48620	Int Charges	62.78
Dec 22, 2016	IDA-48620	Loan Disb	56,213.18
Apr 7, 2017	IDA-48620	Loan Disb	49,169.69
May 23, 2017	IDA-48620	Loan Disb	40,266.08
May 4, 2017	IDA-48620	Loan Disb	125,885.32
Mar 14, 2017	IDA-48620	Loan Disb	37,256.95
Oct 27, 2017	IDA-48620	Loan Disb	115,678.98
Feb 15, 2021	IDA-48620	Int Charges	68,548.21
Feb 15, 2021	IDA-48620	Int Charges	68,548.21
Aug 15, 2021	IDA-48620	Int Charges	482.61
Aug 15, 2021	IDA-48620	Int Charges	482.61
Aug 15, 2021	IDA-48620	Loan Repay	181,493.90
Aug 15, 2021	IDA-48620	Int Charges	67,379.64
Aug 15, 2021	IDA-48620	Int Charges	67,379.64
Feb 15, 2022	IDA-48620	Loan Repay	175,696.84
Feb 15, 2022	IDA-48620	Int Charges	65,031.43
Feb 15, 2022	IDA-48620	Int Charges	65,031.43
Feb 15, 2020	IDA-48620	Int Charges	430.72
Feb 15, 2020	IDA-48620	Int Charges	430.72
Feb 15, 2020	IDA-48620	Int Charges	65,097.51
Feb 15, 2020	IDA-48620	Int Charges	65,097.51
Aug 15, 2020	IDA-48620	Int Charges	65,301.10

Footnotes

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name	Review	Date
Progress towards achievement of PDO	Satisfactory	2017-06-14
Financial Management	Satisfactory	2017-06-14
Monitoring and Evaluation	Satisfactory	2017-06-14
Procurement	Satisfactory	2017-06-14
Project Management	Satisfactory	2017-06-14
Overall Implementation Progress (IP)	Satisfactory	2017-06-14

COMPLETION RATINGS

INDICATOR	IMPLEMENTATION COMPLETION & RESULTS REPORT: 12-22-2017
Outcomes	Substantial
Risk to Development Outcome
Bank Performance	Substantial
Borrower Performance
Government Performance
Implementing Agency

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

INDICATOR	ICR REVIEW: 06-22-2018	PROJECT PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT REPORT:
Outcome Rating	Satisfactory	N/a
Risk To Development Outcome		N/a
Bank Performance	Moderately 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

Percentage of families whose children had not been attending school and who now have children attending school in the selected localities	Value	0.00	95.00	95.26
	Date	June 22, 2011	June 30, 2017	June 12, 2017
	Comment

Public preschool and primary retention rate in selected municipalities Value 85.00 90.00 95.00
Date June 22, 2011 September 30, 2015 September 30, 2015
Comment
Percentage of children in primary school who are promoted to the next school year in selected localities Value 0.00 90.00 90.64
Date June 22, 2011 June 30, 2017 June 12, 2017
Comment
Percentage of families who are using local services and programs in selected localities Value 0.00 90.00 98.29
Date June 22, 2011 June 30, 2017 June 12, 2017
Comment

Percentage of beneficiaries that are enrolled in MIFAN´s programs registered in the Management Information System of the Ministry of the Family	Value	0.00	100.00	100.00
	Date	June 22, 2011	June 30, 2017	June 12, 2017
	Comment

Percentage of Municipalities where MIFAN is implementing the new model Value 0.00 90.00 100.00
Date June 22, 2011 June 30, 2017 June 12, 2017
Comment

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Procedures defined to receive and respond to complaints, appeals, questions and suggestions	Value	N/A	Conceptual Framework, Satisfaction Beneficiary Sur	Accomplished generated and approved
	Date	June 22, 2011	June 30, 2017	June 12, 2017
	Comment

Percent of complaints and appeals attended to and resolved, according to pre-defined standards Value 0.00 80.00 94.00
Date June 22, 2011 June 30, 2017 June 12, 2017
Comment
Number of new workshop modules developed Value 0.00 3.00 10.00
Date June 22, 2011 June 30, 2017 June 12, 2017
Comment
Percentage of participants in workshops providing a satisfactory or higher rating to workshop for the first and second cycle Value 0.00 95.00 99.87
Date June 22, 2011 June 30, 2017 June 12, 2017
Comment

Percentage of families that have the first (initial) assessment of their basic conditions of social welfare and well-being during the first 3 months of interventions	Value	0.00	95.00	100.00
	Date	June 22, 2011	June 30, 2017	June 12, 2017
	Comment

Percentage of families improving their basic conditions of social welfare and well-being Value 0.00 90.00 89.00
Date June 22, 2011 June 30, 2017 June 12, 2017
Comment
Number of technical specialists who have been certified to be trainers on the new model Value 0.00 100.00 192.00
Date June 22, 2011 June 30, 2017 June 12, 2017
Comment
Percentage of participants in family counseling providing satisfactory or higher rating to the service Value 0.00 80.00 98.58
Date June 22, 2011 June 30, 2017 June 12, 2017
Comment
Number of social promoters trained on new Social Welfare Model Value 0.00 700.00 899.00
Date June 22, 2011 June 30, 2017 June 12, 2017
Comment

Percentage of families that receive counseling visits in accordance with the frequency established in the interventions´ methodology	Value	0.00	80.00	81.00
	Date	June 22, 2011	June 30, 2017	June 12, 2017
	Comment

Percentage of payment points for the family grants that have received a financial audit at least once a year Value 0.00 90.00 100.00
Date June 22, 2011 June 30, 2017 June 12, 2017
Comment
MIFAN Fiduciary unit fully staffed and functional Value N/A YES YES
Date June 22, 2011 June 30, 2017 June 12, 2017
Comment
Percentage of execution of annual budget resources Value 0.00 90.00 87.00
Date June 22, 2011 June 30, 2017 June 12, 2017
Comment

Design and implementation of impact evaluation	Value	N/A	Baseline and impact evaluation report completed	Base line report submitted and approved by the Ban
	Date	June 22, 2011	June 30, 2017	June 12, 2017
	Comment

Number of school days covered with rations in target municipalities Value 0.00 55.00 108.00
Date June 22, 2011 September 30, 2015 September 30, 2015
Comment
Number of families who recognize themselves as indigenous attended by the Project Value 0.00 895.00 940.00
Date December 31, 2014 June 30, 2017 June 12, 2017
Comment
Percentage of families that have completed the first cycle of educational workshops Value 0.00 100.00 97.00
Date June 22, 2011 June 30, 2017 June 12, 2017
Comment
Percentage of families who attend the workshops in selected municipalities Value 0.00 95.00 97.00
Date June 22, 2011 June 30, 2017 June 12, 2017
Comment
Percentage of families who have agreed on their Family Improvement Plan, during the first six months of intervention Value 0.00 70.00 100.00
Date June 22, 2011 June 30, 2017 June 12, 2017
Comment
Percentage of beneficiary families whose co-responsibilities are verified and reported Value 0.00 97.00 100.00
Date June 22, 2011 June 30, 2017 June 12, 2017
Comment
Percentage of families who are claiming the family grant in the corresponding period Value 0.00 97.00 100.00
Date June 22, 2011 June 30, 2017 June 12, 2017
Comment
Percentage of targeted localities for which local services have been mapped Value 0.00 100.00 100.00
Date June 22, 2011 June 30, 2017 June 12, 2017
Comment
Percentage of targeted localities for which local services mapping has been updated Value 0.00 97.00 100.00
Date June 22, 2011 June 30, 2017 June 12, 2017
Comment
Number of modules of the MIFAN's Management Information System developed and implemented. Value 0.00 10.00 11.00
Date June 22, 2011 June 30, 2017 June 12, 2017
Comment
Number of institutions that exchange information for the Registry of Beneficiaries Value 0.00 3.00 3.00
Date June 22, 2011 June 30, 2017 June 12, 2017
Comment
Percentage of public preschool and primary education attendance in targeted areas Value 80.00 85.00 95.00
Date June 22, 2011 September 30, 2015 September 30, 2015
Comment
Number of children who receive the rations in target municipalities Value 243000.00 243000.00 236516.00
Date June 22, 2011 September 30, 2015 September 30, 2015
Comment
Percentage of eligible families of the Child at Risk Program that are enrolled in the Family Counseling Program Value 0.00 80.00 80.61
Date June 22, 2011 June 30, 2017 June 12, 2017
Comment

Public preschool and primary retention rate in selected municipalities	Value	85.00	90.00	95.00
	Date	June 22, 2011	September 30, 2015	September 30, 2015
	Comment

Number of children who receive the rations in target municipalities	Value	243000.00	243000.00	236516.00
	Date	June 22, 2011	September 30, 2015	September 30, 2015
	Comment