Sierra Leone Safety Nets Project

Abstract*

The development objective of the Social Safety Nets (SSN) Project for Sierra Leone is to establish the key building blocks for a basic national safety net system and to provide income support to extremely poor households in Sierra Leone. The project has three components. The first component, development of systems for implementation of social safety net interventions objective is to put in place the building blocks of a basic national safety net system... Show More

Development Objective

The project development objective is to establish the key building blocks for a basic national safety net system and to provide income support to extremely poor households in Sierra Leone.

Key Details

Project Details

Project ID
P143588
Status
Closed
Team Leader
Abu Kargbo , Samik Adhikari
Borrower 2
Republic of Sierra Leone

Country
Sierra Leone
Disclosure Date
December 17, 2013
Approval Date
(as of board presentation)
March 25, 2014
Effective Date
August 29, 2014

Total Project Cost 1
US$ 60.93 million
Implementing Agency
National Commission for Social Action
Region
Western and Central Africa
Fiscal Year 3
2014

Commitment Amount
US$ 57.52 million
Environmental Category
C
Last Update Date
January 17, 2024
Closing Date
June 30, 2023

Consultant Services required
Yes
Last Stage Reached
BANK APPROVED

Associated Projects
P174813
P167757
P154454

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 - Private Sector Development

FY17 - Jobs100%

FY17 - Social Development and Protection

FY17 - Social Protection100%
- FY17 - Social Safety Nets67%
- FY17 - Social protection delivery systems33%

Project Map

Interactive Map

Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

Financier	Commitments
Borrower/Recipient	3.42
IDA Grant	47.00
Ebola Recovery and Reconstruction MPF	4.30
Miscellaneous 1	1.00
Miscellaneous 2	5.22

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

Product Line	IBRD/IDA
IBRD Commitment	N/A
IDA Commitment	47.00
IBRD + IDA Commitment	47.00

Lending Instrument
Grant Amount	10.52
Total Project Cost**	60.93

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$)
Dec 22, 2023	IDA-D4900	Loan Disb	-878,193.00
Sep 15, 2015	IDA-H9250	Loan Disb	4,086,317.00
Dec 22, 2023	IDA-D4900	Loan Disb	-3,642.43
Dec 22, 2023	IDA-D0920	Loan Cancel	26,581.59
Nov 17, 2023	IDA-H9250	Loan Cancel	1,130.75
Dec 22, 2023	IDA-D0920	Loan Disb	-24,032.69
Jul 1, 2019	IDA-D4900	Loan Commitment	30,000,000.00
Aug 6, 2015	IDA-D0920	Loan Commitment	10,000,000.00
Mar 25, 2014	IDA-H9250	Loan Commitment	7,000,000.00
May 15, 2023	IDA-D4900	Loan Cancel	2,511,613.20
Aug 26, 2022	IDA-D4900	Loan Disb	6,752,464.00
Oct 1, 2021	IDA-D4900	Loan Disb	9,854,043.00
Nov 30, 2020	IDA-D4900	Loan Disb	6,827,605.00
Apr 20, 2020	IDA-D0920	Loan Disb	2,112,826.00
Jun 3, 2020	IDA-D4900	Loan Disb	4,000,000.00
Apr 8, 2019	IDA-D0920	Loan Disb	3,099,499.00
Dec 8, 2017	IDA-D0920	Loan Disb	698,498.94
May 2, 2018	IDA-D0920	Loan Disb	895,894.70
May 24, 2018	IDA-D0920	Loan Disb	1,466,118.80
Nov 29, 2018	IDA-H9250	Loan Disb	446,792.38
Nov 7, 2018	IDA-D0920	Loan Disb	1,210,854.90
Mar 22, 2017	IDA-D0920	Loan Disb	192,484.23
Oct 30, 2017	IDA-H9250	Loan Disb	-31,174.86
Dec 4, 2017	IDA-D0920	Loan Disb	209,783.02
Jun 30, 2017	IDA-D0920	Loan Disb	142,279.12
Dec 11, 2014	IDA-H9250	Loan Disb	517,899.00
Mar 25, 2015	IDA-H9250	Loan Disb	1,457,673.00
Dec 22, 2023	IDA-D4900	Loan Cancel	881,836.40

Footnotes

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name	Review	Date
Overall Implementation Progress (IP)	Satisfactory	2023-06-26
Progress towards achievement of PDO	Satisfactory	2023-06-26
Counterpart Funding	Moderately Satisfactory	2023-06-26
Monitoring and Evaluation	Satisfactory	2023-06-26
Procurement	Satisfactory	2023-06-26
Project Management	Moderately Satisfactory	2023-06-26
Financial Management	Moderately Satisfactory	2023-06-26

COMPLETION RATINGS

INDICATOR	IMPLEMENTATION COMPLETION & RESULTS REPORT: 12-20-2023
Outcomes	Substantial
Risk to Development Outcome
Bank Performance	Substantial
Borrower Performance
Government Performance
Implementing Agency

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

INDICATOR	ICR REVIEW: 04-10-2024	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		N/a
Implementing Agency		N/a
Icr Quality	High	N/a
M&e Quality	Substantial	N/a

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Proportion of payments delivered on time Value 0.00 50.00 75.00
Date March 25, 2014 June 30, 2023 June 30, 2023
Comment
Beneficiaries of social safety net programs - Female Value 0.00 91359.00 151359.00
Date
Comment
Proportion of cash transfer component related grievances resolved within three months of being recorded in the GRM database Value 0.00 95.20 70.00
Date March 25, 2014 June 30, 2023 June 30, 2023
Comment
Beneficiaries of Safety Nets programs - Unconditional cash transfers (number) Value 0.00 609078.00 572718.00
Date March 25, 2014 June 16, 2023 June 30, 2023
Comment
Beneficiaries with access to cash transfers for COVID-19 response from the contigency finance Value 0.00 65000.00 0.00
Date March 29, 2019 June 30, 2023
Comment
Proportion of beneficiary households below the extreme poverty line Value 0.00 87.30 65.00
Date March 25, 2014 June 30, 2023 June 30, 2023
Comment
Beneficiaries of social safety net programs Value 0.00 609078.00 572718.00
Date March 25, 2014 June 30, 2023 June 30, 2023
Comment

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Proportion of beneficiaries enrolled following the SSN three-stage targeting procedure Value 0.00 100.00 95.00
Date March 25, 2014 June 30, 2023 June 30, 2023
Comment
Proportion of beneficiaries who receive cash transfer in the current payment period Value 91.00 95.00 0.00
Date March 29, 2019 June 30, 2023
Comment
Proportion of beneficiaries' representatives issued with photo identification (IDs) (Percentage) Value N/A 100
Date March 29, 2019 June 30, 2023
Comment
Proportion of households with Persons with Disablity (PWD) Value 14.00 25.00 18.00
Date March 29, 2019 June 30, 2023
Comment
Proportion of valid complaints registered in the GRM by ACC Call Center Value 0.00 20.00 0.00
Date March 29, 2019 June 30, 2023
Comment
Proportion of beneficiaries receiving communication materials on the SSN behavioral change messages Value 0.00 80.00 60.00
Date March 29, 2019 June 30, 2023 June 30, 2023
Comment
Proportion of beneficiary data updates resolved within 90 days (Percentage) Value N/A 75
Date March 29, 2019 June 30, 2023
Comment

Social Protection Registry for Integrated National Targeting (SPRINT) operationalized	Value	SPRINT established	SPRINT operationalized	SPRINT houses data from at least two other program
	Date	March 29, 2019	June 30, 2023
	Comment

Proportion of household representatives collecting the cash transfers who are women Value 92.00 90.00 85.00
Date July 1, 2019 June 30, 2023 June 30, 2023
Comment
Implementation strategy of the Social Protection policy revised and launched (Yes/No) Value No YES
Date March 29, 2019 June 30, 2023
Comment

Proportion of payments delivered on time	Value	0.00	50.00	75.00
	Date	March 25, 2014	June 30, 2023	June 30, 2023
	Comment

Proportion of beneficiaries who receive cash transfer in the current payment period	Value	91.00	95.00	0.00
	Date	March 29, 2019	June 30, 2023
	Comment

Proportion of households with Persons with Disablity (PWD)	Value	14.00	25.00	18.00
	Date	March 29, 2019	June 30, 2023
	Comment

Proportion of household representatives collecting the cash transfers who are women	Value	92.00	90.00	85.00
	Date	July 1, 2019	June 30, 2023	June 30, 2023
	Comment