DO-3rd Perform.&Accbilty of SocSctrs DPL

Abstract*

The objectives of the Third Performance and Accountability of Social Sectors (PASS3) Development Policy Loan (DPL) Program for Dominican Republic are (i) to enhance the performance of social sectors to promote human capital (health, nutrition, education) for the poorest citizens, through a fundamental redesign of the Government's Conditional Cash Transfers (CCT) program, Solidaridad, and its articulation with critical actions in health and education;... Show More

Development Objective

The Third Development Policy Loan on Performance and Accountability of Social Sectors (PASS) in the Dominican Republic is the thirdof a series of three sequential programmatic operations. Its overall objective is to improve results in social sectors in order to preserve the human capital of the poorest citizens in the short term and enhance it the medium term. Consistent with this vision, the PASS has four objectives: (i) enhance the performance of social sectors to promote human capital for the poorest citizens, througha fundamental redesign of the Government‘s Conditional Cash Transfers (CCT) program, Solidaridad, and its articulation with critical actions in health and education; (ii) improve budget management to support the performance of social sectors, protect critical social spending and support the required improvements in the supply of health, nutrition and education services; (iii) support the gradual introduction of performance agreements in key social sector agencies; and (iv) enhance transparency and oversight in social sectors.

Key Details

Project Details

Project ID
P125806
Status
Closed
Team Leader
Aline Coudouel
Borrower 2
N/A

Country
Dominican Republic
Disclosure Date
September 22, 2011
Approval Date
(as of board presentation)
November 17, 2011
Effective Date
February 8, 2012

Total Project Cost 1
US$ 70.00 million
Implementing Agency
N/A
Region
Latin America and Caribbean
Fiscal Year 3
2012

Commitment Amount
US$ 70.00 million
Environmental Category
N/A
Last Update Date
April 16, 2013
Closing Date
November 30, 2012

Last Stage Reached
BANK APPROVED
Parent Projects
P121778

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 - Education10%
- FY17 - Access to Education5%
- FY17 - Education Financing5%
FY17 - Health Systems and Policies10%
- FY17 - Health System Strengthening10%

FY17 - Public Sector Management

FY17 - Public Administration23%
- FY17 - Transparency, Accountability and Good Governance23%
FY17 - Public Finance Management8%
- FY17 - Public Expenditure Management8%

FY17 - Social Development and Protection

FY17 - Social Protection50%
- FY17 - Social Safety Nets50%

Project Map

Interactive Map

Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

Financier	Commitments
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development	70.00

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

Product Line	IBRD/IDA
IBRD Commitment	70.00
IDA Commitment	N/A
IBRD + IDA Commitment	70.00

Lending Instrument
Grant Amount	N/A
Total Project Cost**	70.00

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

No data available.

Detailed Financial Activity as of March 31, 2025

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Period	Financier	Transaction Type	Amount (US$)
Mar 15, 2020	IBRD-80970	Loan Repay	2,681,000.00
Mar 15, 2016	IBRD-80970	Int Charges	1,277,500.00
Sep 15, 2016	IBRD-80970	Int Charges	1,277,500.00
Sep 15, 2016	IBRD-80970	Loan Repay	994,000.00
Mar 15, 2017	IBRD-80970	Int Charges	1,259,359.50
Sep 15, 2017	IBRD-80970	Int Charges	1,259,359.50
Mar 15, 2018	IBRD-80970	Int Charges	1,259,359.50
Sep 15, 2018	IBRD-80970	Int Charges	1,259,359.50
Sep 15, 2013	IBRD-80970	Int Charges	1,277,500.00
Mar 15, 2014	IBRD-80970	Int Charges	1,277,500.00
Sep 15, 2014	IBRD-80970	Int Charges	1,277,500.00
Mar 15, 2015	IBRD-80970	Int Charges	1,277,500.00
Sep 15, 2015	IBRD-80970	Int Charges	1,277,500.00
Sep 15, 2022	IBRD-80970	Int Charges	1,068,117.80
Sep 15, 2022	IBRD-80970	Loan Repay	2,373,000.00
Mar 15, 2023	IBRD-80970	Int Charges	1,024,810.50
Mar 15, 2023	IBRD-80970	Loan Repay	2,310,000.00
Sep 15, 2023	IBRD-80970	Int Charges	982,653.00
Sep 15, 2023	IBRD-80970	Loan Repay	2,247,000.00
Mar 15, 2024	IBRD-80970	Int Charges	941,645.25
Mar 15, 2024	IBRD-80970	Loan Repay	2,184,000.00
Nov 17, 2011	IBRD-80970	Loan Commitment	70,000,000.00
Sep 15, 2020	IBRD-80970	Int Charges	1,159,203.50
Mar 15, 2021	IBRD-80970	Int Charges	1,159,203.50
Mar 15, 2021	IBRD-80970	Loan Repay	2,555,000.00
Sep 15, 2021	IBRD-80970	Int Charges	1,112,574.80
Mar 15, 2022	IBRD-80970	Int Charges	1,112,574.80
Mar 15, 2022	IBRD-80970	Loan Repay	2,436,000.00
Mar 15, 2019	IBRD-80970	Int Charges	1,259,359.50
Mar 15, 2019	IBRD-80970	Loan Repay	2,807,000.00
Sep 15, 2019	IBRD-80970	Int Charges	1,208,131.80
Mar 15, 2020	IBRD-80970	Int Charges	1,208,131.80

Footnotes

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name	Review	Date
Progress towards achievement of PDO	Satisfactory	2012-12-07
Monitoring and Evaluation	Satisfactory	2012-12-07
Program Management	Satisfactory	2012-12-07
Overall Implementation Progress (IP)	Satisfactory	2012-12-07

COMPLETION RATINGS

INDICATOR	IMPLEMENTATION COMPLETION & RESULTS REPORT: 05-31-2013
Outcomes	Substantial
Risk to Development Outcome	Modest
Bank Performance	Substantial
Borrower Performance	Substantial
Government Performance	Substantial
Implementing Agency	Substantial

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

INDICATOR	ICR REVIEW: 09-15-2015	PROJECT PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT REPORT:
Outcome Rating	Satisfactory	N/a
Risk To Development Outcome	Moderate	N/a
Bank Performance	Moderately Satisfactory	N/a
Borrower Performance	Satisfactory	N/a
Government Performance	Satisfactory	N/a
Implementing Agency	Satisfactory	N/a
Icr Quality	Satisfactory	N/a
M&e Quality	Modest	N/a

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Increased human capital investment: Increase in the share of students from Solidaridad households who are enrolled in secondary education:	Value	42.20	39.50	55.00
	Date	August 31, 2010	July 31, 2011	December 31, 2012
	Comment		Updated data for July 2011 from the impact evaluation of the program (2011 Encuesta de Proteccion Social). The 2010 and 2011figures are not fully comparable, since the 2011 data was collected during summer vacation, and refers to enrollment at the end ofthe previous school year, while the 2010 data was collected at the beginning of the school year, when enrollment is highest. Nextdata point will become available when next round of data collection for the impact evaluation is undertaken.

Number of times the Portal del Ciudadano Dominicano "Consulta Amigable" budget information portal website is accessed (annual hits)	Value	0.00	12204.00	1500.00
	Date	September 19, 2009	September 30, 2012	December 31, 2012
	Comment	No budget transparency portal designed or implemented.	Over the 12 months of October 2011 to September 2012, a total of 12,204 visits were registered (the number reported for the monthof September 2011 was the number of hits -- with multiple hits possible for each visit. Since then, the team improved the platformtobe able to register the number of visits).

Share of CCT Solidaridad transfers paid based on the timely verification of compliance with co-responsibilities (Starting Jan. 2011)	Value	0.00	84.00	80.00
	Date	November 19, 2009	July 1, 2012	December 31, 2012
	Comment		Next data point will become available when next round of data collection for the impact evaluation is undertaken. In the meantime,regular audits undertaken by the IDB (for the disbursement of their loan that finances transfers to households) confirm that about84% of households comply with their responsibilities in health, up from 80% for the previous audit.

Improved budget management: Deviation between proposed budget to cover the supply gaps in health, nutrition, and education servicesand the overall national budget, in relative terms	Value	100.00	0.00	15.00
	Date	September 19, 2009	September 1, 2011	December 31, 2012
	Comment	Value of 100 percent, given that the Government was not previously covering newly identified supply gaps.	All proposed funding for supply gaps was appropriated for 2010 and 2011. Execution is low given the back-loaded nature of spendingwith large increases in expenditure levels in the final three months.

Gradual Introduction of Performance Agreements: Development of Strategic Plans for Priority Programs (No. of priority programs in the Gov. Framework for Perf. and Results with strategic plans, cumul.)	Value	0.00	5.00	6.00
	Date	September 19, 2009	October 12, 2012	December 31, 2012
	Comment

Interim phase: Share of beneficiary households receiving transfers that are registered at their Primary Care Unit (UNAP) and/or school (or who received a letter of warning for incompliance)	Value	0.00	99.80	95.00
	Date	November 19, 2009	July 1, 2012	December 31, 2012
	Comment

Children between 0 and 5 years old in the CCT program that comply with the growth and development health checkups	Value	54.40	56.80	65.00
	Date	November 19, 2009	July 31, 2011	December 31, 2012
	Comment		Data from impact evaluation of program (2011 Encuesta de Proteccion Social). Next data point will become available when next roundof data collection for the impact evaluation is undertaken. Administrative data on half the beneficiaries for which the Healthinformation system if fully functional) show a compliance of 77 percent in September 2012.

Children between 6 and 60 months receive micronutrient sprinkles (iron and zinc)	Value	1.40	3.10	80.00
	Date	November 19, 2009	July 31, 2011	December 31, 2012
	Comment		Data from impact evaluation of program (2011 Encuesta de Proteccion Social). Next data point will become available when next roundof data collection for the impact evaluation is undertaken. Administrative data for summer 2012 show an improvement in coverage, upto 17%, though this remains significantly below the set targets, as a result of delays in implementation of the program (WFP).

Number of community scorecards completed by beneficiary committees, as a share of total number of scorecards distributed.	Value	0.00	78.50	0.00
	Date	November 19, 2009	July 31, 2012
	Comment		1,538 scorecards were distributed to beneficiaries, health providers, education providers and colmados in the provinces of SánchezRamírez, Monseñor Nouel, Santo Domingo and Monte Plata. 1,207 were filled and collected.