BI-Social Safety Nets (Merankabandi)

Abstract*

The objectives of the Social Safety Nets Project for Burundi are to provide regular cash transfers to extreme poor and vulnerable households with children in selected areas while strengthening the delivery mechanisms for the development of a basic social safety net system. This project has three components. 1) The first component, Support to the cash transfer program, will support the development and implementation of the Merankabandi cash transfer... Show More

Development Objective

The objectives of the proposed Project are to provide regular cash transfers to extreme poor and vulnerable households with childrenin selected areas while strengthening the delivery mechanisms for the development of a basic social safety net system.

Key Details

Project Details

Project ID
P151835
Status
Closed
Team Leader
Philippe Auffret
Borrower 2
The Republic of Burundi

Country
Burundi
Disclosure Date
November 8, 2016
Approval Date
(as of board presentation)
December 15, 2016
Effective Date
July 27, 2017

Total Project Cost 1
US$ 40.00 million
Implementing Agency
Ministry of Human Rights, Social Affairs and Gender
Region
Eastern and Southern Africa
Fiscal Year 3
2017

Commitment Amount
US$ 40.00 million
Environmental Category
B
Environmental and Social Risk
Not Applicable
Closing Date
June 30, 2022

Consultant Services required
TBD
Last Stage Reached
BANK APPROVED
Last Update Date
January 17, 2024

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 - Gender81%
FY17 - Health Systems and Policies33%
- FY17 - Adolescent Health33%
- FY17 - Child Health33%
FY17 - Nutrition and Food Security81%
- FY17 - Food Security63%
- FY17 - Nutrition33%

FY17 - Social Development and Protection

FY17 - Social Protection100%
- FY17 - Social Safety Nets100%

FY17 - Urban and Rural Development

FY17 - Disaster Risk Management81%
- FY17 - Disaster Risk Reduction81%

Project Map

Interactive Map

Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

Financier	Commitments
IDA Grant	40.00

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

Product Line	IBRD/IDA
IBRD Commitment	N/A
IDA Commitment	40.00
IBRD + IDA Commitment	40.00

Lending Instrument
Grant Amount	N/A
Total Project Cost**	40.00

Summary Status of World Bank Financing (US$ Millions) as of April 30, 2025

No data available.

Detailed Financial Activity as of April 30, 2025

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Period	Financier	Transaction Type	Amount (US$)
May 18, 2020	IDA-D1540	Loan Disb	385,262.62
Jun 29, 2020	IDA-D1540	Loan Disb	584,782.00
Jun 26, 2020	IDA-D1540	Loan Disb	349,458.60
Mar 25, 2020	IDA-D1540	Loan Disb	1,239,996.80
Mar 25, 2020	IDA-D1540	Loan Disb	359,533.03
May 16, 2022	IDA-D1540	Loan Disb	1,057,241.40
Jun 30, 2022	IDA-D1540	Loan Disb	72,464.68
Jun 28, 2021	IDA-D1540	Loan Disb	487,779.22
Nov 3, 2021	IDA-D1540	Loan Disb	125,342.22
Aug 30, 2021	IDA-D1540	Loan Disb	56,018.15
Oct 25, 2021	IDA-D1540	Loan Disb	153,738.92
Nov 2, 2021	IDA-D1540	Loan Disb	109,015.16
Nov 12, 2021	IDA-D1540	Loan Disb	124,268.90
May 17, 2021	IDA-D1540	Loan Disb	660,752.40
Jun 21, 2021	IDA-D1540	Loan Disb	147,170.69
May 14, 2021	IDA-D1540	Loan Disb	132,725.77
Apr 8, 2021	IDA-D1540	Loan Disb	456,791.50
Jan 4, 2021	IDA-D1540	Loan Disb	861,666.25
Dec 15, 2020	IDA-D1540	Loan Disb	160,260.12
Feb 10, 2021	IDA-D1540	Loan Disb	56,916.46
Feb 10, 2021	IDA-D1540	Loan Disb	446,722.88
Mar 16, 2021	IDA-D1540	Loan Disb	941,728.00
Mar 22, 2021	IDA-D1540	Loan Disb	103,568.28
Mar 24, 2021	IDA-D1540	Loan Disb	866,866.25
Nov 3, 2022	IDA-D1540	Loan Disb	-13,982.70
May 11, 2022	IDA-D1540	Loan Disb	43,148.07
Mar 30, 2022	IDA-D1540	Loan Disb	714,705.94
Jun 28, 2022	IDA-D1540	Loan Disb	54,728.73
Feb 14, 2022	IDA-D1540	Loan Disb	83,379.73
Jan 12, 2022	IDA-D1540	Loan Disb	171,641.03
Jun 23, 2022	IDA-D1540	Loan Disb	1,000,000.00
Jun 23, 2022	IDA-D1540	Loan Disb	82,778.13
Jun 29, 2022	IDA-D1540	Loan Disb	154,796.06
Jun 29, 2022	IDA-D1540	Loan Disb	14,548.92
Jun 13, 2022	IDA-D1540	Loan Disb	35,988.51
Mar 22, 2022	IDA-D1540	Loan Disb	47,631.16
Apr 25, 2022	IDA-D1540	Loan Disb	291,300.78
Mar 9, 2022	IDA-D1540	Loan Disb	253,932.98
Feb 16, 2022	IDA-D1540	Loan Disb	118,067.99
Sep 1, 2021	IDA-D1540	Loan Disb	99,490.08
May 23, 2022	IDA-D1540	Loan Disb	910,263.20
Jun 24, 2022	IDA-D1540	Loan Disb	156,367.78
Apr 1, 2022	IDA-D1540	Loan Disb	312,349.12
Jun 9, 2022	IDA-D1540	Loan Disb	102,824.32
Jun 27, 2022	IDA-D1540	Loan Disb	12,595.97
Jun 27, 2022	IDA-D1540	Loan Disb	28,972.34
Dec 15, 2016	IDA-D1540	Loan Commitment	40,000,000.00
Nov 3, 2022	IDA-D1540	Loan Cancel	286,480.84
Oct 17, 2022	IDA-D1540	Loan Disb	-448.45
Oct 17, 2022	IDA-D1540	Loan Disb	-7,197.80
Sep 29, 2022	IDA-D1540	Loan Disb	-234,942.67
Dec 17, 2021	IDA-D1540	Loan Disb	155,597.77
Jan 3, 2022	IDA-D1540	Loan Disb	141,219.02
Jan 3, 2022	IDA-D1540	Loan Disb	102,797.47
Apr 19, 2018	IDA-D1540	Loan Disb	128,576.00
Jan 25, 2018	IDA-D1540	Loan Disb	328,743.62
Jul 27, 2018	IDA-D1540	Loan Disb	50,993.26
Jun 18, 2018	IDA-D1540	Loan Disb	94,817.98
Jun 18, 2018	IDA-D1540	Loan Disb	46,386.40
Jun 26, 2018	IDA-D1540	Loan Disb	484,971.80
Sep 14, 2018	IDA-D1540	Loan Disb	270,496.28
Sep 14, 2018	IDA-D1540	Loan Disb	13,120.94
Sep 14, 2018	IDA-D1540	Loan Disb	161,567.53
May 17, 2018	IDA-D1540	Loan Disb	118,239.49
Nov 27, 2017	IDA-D1540	Loan Disb	52,596.97
Sep 19, 2017	IDA-D1540	Loan Disb	500,000.00
Feb 13, 2018	IDA-D1540	Loan Disb	42,409.05
Feb 16, 2018	IDA-D1540	Loan Disb	800,000.00
Dec 4, 2017	IDA-D1540	Loan Disb	53,093.95
Dec 29, 2017	IDA-D1540	Loan Disb	85,673.33
Mar 14, 2018	IDA-D1540	Loan Disb	500,000.00
Jun 10, 2019	IDA-D1540	Loan Disb	245,191.75
Jun 25, 2019	IDA-D1540	Loan Disb	1,109,241.40
Mar 22, 2019	IDA-D1540	Loan Disb	238,080.17
Feb 5, 2019	IDA-D1540	Loan Disb	1,129,278.60
Dec 17, 2018	IDA-D1540	Loan Disb	203,763.33
Jun 30, 2021	IDA-D1540	Loan Disb	166,258.73
Aug 25, 2020	IDA-D1540	Loan Disb	1,211,579.00
Dec 18, 2020	IDA-D1540	Loan Disb	946,083.40
Mar 17, 2021	IDA-D1540	Loan Disb	586,372.50
Sep 28, 2022	IDA-D1540	Loan Disb	-22,996.38
Oct 17, 2022	IDA-D1540	Loan Disb	-7,328.76
Jun 2, 2020	IDA-D1540	Loan Disb	671,275.20
Jul 7, 2020	IDA-D1540	Loan Disb	73,660.57
Aug 10, 2020	IDA-D1540	Loan Disb	207,452.95
Oct 9, 2020	IDA-D1540	Loan Disb	156,842.81
Nov 5, 2020	IDA-D1540	Loan Disb	1,143,255.10
Nov 10, 2020	IDA-D1540	Loan Disb	238,734.77
Sep 8, 2020	IDA-D1540	Loan Disb	163,857.89
Dec 17, 2019	IDA-D1540	Loan Disb	1,114,158.20
Apr 6, 2020	IDA-D1540	Loan Disb	513,537.34
Apr 9, 2020	IDA-D1540	Loan Disb	233,468.77
Dec 17, 2018	IDA-D1540	Loan Disb	25,951.35
Oct 12, 2018	IDA-D1540	Loan Disb	182,127.53
Dec 7, 2018	IDA-D1540	Loan Disb	179,415.67
Dec 7, 2018	IDA-D1540	Loan Disb	1,224,410.60
Dec 7, 2018	IDA-D1540	Loan Disb	141,260.83
Feb 4, 2019	IDA-D1540	Loan Disb	146,422.27
Jun 27, 2018	IDA-D1540	Loan Disb	22,374.70
Jun 28, 2018	IDA-D1540	Loan Disb	32,483.25
Jun 27, 2018	IDA-D1540	Loan Disb	135,949.31
Jul 10, 2018	IDA-D1540	Loan Disb	166,745.02
Jun 27, 2018	IDA-D1540	Loan Disb	292,700.00
Jun 20, 2018	IDA-D1540	Loan Disb	228,359.28
Jul 10, 2018	IDA-D1540	Loan Disb	2,770.56
Dec 3, 2018	IDA-D1540	Loan Disb	301,993.12
Nov 26, 2018	IDA-D1540	Loan Disb	269,628.20
Sep 28, 2018	IDA-D1540	Loan Disb	110,200.00
Nov 15, 2018	IDA-D1540	Loan Disb	97,963.59
Feb 1, 2019	IDA-D1540	Loan Disb	138,595.45
Mar 14, 2018	IDA-D1540	Loan Disb	800,000.00
Mar 14, 2018	IDA-D1540	Loan Disb	152,884.73
Jan 21, 2020	IDA-D1540	Loan Disb	24,699.09
Feb 28, 2020	IDA-D1540	Loan Disb	122,576.14
Dec 9, 2019	IDA-D1540	Loan Disb	125,324.14
Dec 23, 2019	IDA-D1540	Loan Disb	130,271.78
Mar 10, 2020	IDA-D1540	Loan Disb	110,423.87
Aug 9, 2019	IDA-D1540	Loan Disb	187,860.95
Oct 23, 2019	IDA-D1540	Loan Disb	1,122,757.10
Nov 14, 2019	IDA-D1540	Loan Disb	154,389.52
Mar 27, 2020	IDA-D1540	Loan Disb	1,599,437.00
Oct 9, 2019	IDA-D1540	Loan Disb	152,297.77
Jun 28, 2019	IDA-D1540	Loan Disb	289,716.60
Apr 10, 2019	IDA-D1540	Loan Disb	135,530.80
Jun 10, 2019	IDA-D1540	Loan Disb	151,056.61
Apr 10, 2019	IDA-D1540	Loan Disb	1,119,527.50
Aug 29, 2019	IDA-D1540	Loan Disb	1,130,008.60
May 24, 2019	IDA-D1540	Loan Disb	125,000.00
Sep 12, 2019	IDA-D1540	Loan Disb	91,463.45
May 8, 2019	IDA-D1540	Loan Disb	179,035.88

Footnotes

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name	Review	Date
Project Management	Satisfactory	2022-04-14
Progress towards achievement of PDO	Satisfactory	2022-04-14
Monitoring and Evaluation	Satisfactory	2022-04-14
Overall Implementation Progress (IP)	Satisfactory	2022-04-14
Procurement	Moderately Satisfactory	2022-04-14
Financial Management	Moderately Satisfactory	2022-04-14

COMPLETION RATINGS

INDICATOR	IMPLEMENTATION COMPLETION & RESULTS REPORT: 02-23-2023
Outcomes	Substantial
Risk to Development Outcome
Bank Performance	Substantial
Borrower Performance
Government Performance
Implementing Agency

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

INDICATOR	ICR REVIEW: 08-03-2023	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		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

Beneficiaries of Safety Nets programs (number) Value 0.00 48000.00 24000.00
Date July 27, 2017 June 30, 2022
Comment
Beneficiaries of Safety Nets programs - Female (number) Value 0.00 24000.00 12000.00
Date July 27, 2017 June 30, 2022
Comment
Beneficiaries of Safety Nets programs - Unconditional cash transfers (number) Value 0.00 48000.00 24000.00
Date July 27, 2017 June 30, 2022
Comment
Proportion of households enrolled in the beneficiary database living below the extreme poverty line Value 0.00 70.00 50.00
Date July 27, 2017 June 30, 2022
Comment

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Percentage of community members (of which women) satisfied with the targeting process Value 0.00 70.00 60.00
Date July 27, 2017 June 30, 2022
Comment
Cash transfer program grievance redress mechanism implemented Value 0.00 0.00 0.00
Date July 27, 2017 June 30, 2022
Comment
Process evaluation implemented Value 0.00 12.00 0.00
Date July 27, 2017 June 30, 2022
Comment
Proportion of beneficiary households in the beneficiary collines participating in behavior change promotion activities Value 0.00 80.00 50.00
Date July 27, 2017 June 30, 2022
Comment
Households with up-to-date information (less than 3-year old) in the registry Value 0.00 90.00 100.00
Date July 27, 2017 June 30, 2022
Comment
Basic knowledge of implementers about SSNs and/or the CT program (concepts and practice) Value No Knowledge TBD
Date July 27, 2017 June 30, 2022
Comment
Proportion of beneficiary households that increased their food consumption by more than 10% than the control group Value 0.00 40.00 0.00
Date July 27, 2017 June 30, 2022
Comment
Social Registry MIS developed (modules) and working (reports) Value 0.00 0.00 0.00
Date July 27, 2017 June 30, 2022
Comment
Impact evaluation realized Value 0.00 3.00 0.00
Date July 27, 2017 June 30, 2022
Comment
Beneficiaries receiving payments on the schedule set-up in the operational manual Value 0.00 80.00 0.00
Date July 27, 2017 June 30, 2022
Comment

Public expenditure in social assistance programs tracked and available on a yearly basis at the Permanent Executive Secretariat of the National SP Commission	Value	0.00	0.00	0.00
	Date	July 27, 2017	June 30, 2022
	Comment

Proportion of beneficiaries who know the dates of their payments and exact amounts Value 0.00 75.00 50.00
Date July 27, 2017 June 30, 2022
Comment
Proportion of beneficiary mothers of children less than 2 years old who breast-feed according to the recommended protocol Value 15.00 40.00 0.00
Date July 27, 2017 June 30, 2022
Comment

Process evaluation implemented	Value	0.00	12.00	0.00
	Date	July 27, 2017	June 30, 2022
	Comment

Basic knowledge of implementers about SSNs and/or the CT program (concepts and practice)	Value	No Knowledge	TBD
	Date	July 27, 2017	June 30, 2022
	Comment

Impact evaluation realized	Value	0.00	3.00	0.00
	Date	July 27, 2017	June 30, 2022
	Comment

Proportion of beneficiary mothers of children less than 2 years old who breast-feed according to the recommended protocol	Value	15.00	40.00	0.00
	Date	July 27, 2017	June 30, 2022
	Comment