Liberia Social Safety Nets Project

Abstract*

The objective of the Social Safety Nets Project for Liberia is to establish the key building blocks of a basic national safety net delivery system and provide income support to households who are both extremely poor and food insecure in the Republic of Liberia. There are three components to the project, the first component being strengthening of the national social safety net system. The objective of this component is to improve efficiency, enhance... Show More

Development Objective

The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to establish the key building blocks of a basic national safety net delivery system and provide income support to households who are both extremely poor and food insecure in the Republic of Liberia.

Key Details

Project Details

Project ID
P155293
Status
Closed
Team Leader
Steisianasari Mileiva , Sarika Ringwala
Borrower 2
The Republic of Liberia

Country
Liberia
Disclosure Date
February 25, 2016
Approval Date
(as of board presentation)
April 28, 2016
Effective Date
September 20, 2017

Total Project Cost 1
US$ 18.90 million
Implementing Agency
Ministry of Gender, Children, and Social Protection
Region
Western and Central Africa
Fiscal Year 3
2016

Commitment Amount
US$ 17.14 million
Environmental Category
C
Environmental and Social Risk
Not Applicable
Closing Date
June 30, 2023

Consultant Services required
Yes
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 - Private Sector Development

FY17 - Jobs100%

FY17 - Social Development and Protection

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

Project Map

Interactive Map

Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

Financier	Commitments
IDA Credit	10.00
Rapid Social Response Program	3.50
Adaptive and Dynamic Social Protection Umbrella Partnership	3.64

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

Product Line	IBRD/IDA
IBRD Commitment	N/A
IDA Commitment	10.00
IBRD + IDA Commitment	10.00

Lending Instrument
Grant Amount	7.14
Total Project Cost**	18.90

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$)
Apr 1, 2019	IDA-57910	Int Charges	53.79
Oct 17, 2019	IDA-57910	Int Charges	3,721.08
Oct 17, 2019	IDA-57910	Int Charges	3,721.08
May 30, 2019	IDA-57910	Loan Disb	-499,850.00
Nov 8, 2019	IDA-57910	Loan Disb	580,800.50
Oct 1, 2019	IDA-57910	Int Charges	16.77
Oct 1, 2019	IDA-57910	Int Charges	16.77
Feb 20, 2020	IDA-57910	Loan Disb	-11,750.00
Nov 13, 2018	IDA-57910	Loan Disb	58,544.50
Oct 25, 2018	IDA-57910	Int Charges	3,585.95
Oct 25, 2018	IDA-57910	Int Charges	3,585.95
Oct 25, 2018	IDA-57910	Int Charges	956.25
Oct 25, 2018	IDA-57910	Int Charges	956.25
Jan 22, 2019	IDA-57910	Loan Disb	135,300.60
May 2, 2019	IDA-57910	Int Charges	3,892.39
May 2, 2019	IDA-57910	Int Charges	3,892.39
May 2, 2019	IDA-57910	Int Charges	-3,892.39
May 2, 2019	IDA-57910	Int Charges	-3,892.39
Feb 13, 2018	IDA-57910	Loan Disb	1,000,000.00
Apr 23, 2024	IDA-57910	Loan Repay	-149,172.52
Apr 23, 2024	IDA-57910	Int Charges	-155.46
May 9, 2024	IDA-57910	Loan Repay	149,623.02
May 9, 2024	IDA-57910	Int Charges	155.93
May 9, 2024	IDA-57910	Int Charges	155.93
May 9, 2024	IDA-57910	Int Charges	34,402.01
May 9, 2024	IDA-57910	Int Charges	34,402.01
Apr 28, 2016	IDA-57910	Loan Commitment	10,000,000.00
Nov 21, 2023	IDA-57910	Int Charges	126.74
Nov 21, 2023	IDA-57910	Int Charges	126.74
Nov 21, 2023	IDA-57910	Int Charges	34,883.56
Nov 21, 2023	IDA-57910	Int Charges	34,883.56
Nov 21, 2023	IDA-57910	Loan Repay	151,381.11
Oct 1, 2023	IDA-57910	Loan Repay	696.66
Apr 1, 2024	IDA-57910	Loan Repay	771.40
Apr 23, 2024	IDA-57910	Loan Repay	149,172.52
Apr 23, 2024	IDA-57910	Int Charges	155.46
Apr 23, 2024	IDA-57910	Int Charges	155.46
Apr 23, 2024	IDA-57910	Int Charges	34,298.43
Apr 23, 2024	IDA-57910	Int Charges	34,298.43
Apr 23, 2024	IDA-57910	Int Charges	-155.46
Apr 23, 2024	IDA-57910	Int Charges	-34,298.43
Apr 23, 2024	IDA-57910	Int Charges	-34,298.43
Apr 28, 2023	IDA-57910	Loan Disb	856,268.90
May 11, 2023	IDA-57910	Int Charges	2,323.16
May 11, 2023	IDA-57910	Int Charges	2,323.16
May 11, 2023	IDA-57910	Loan Repay	153,594.28
May 11, 2023	IDA-57910	Int Charges	140.57
May 11, 2023	IDA-57910	Int Charges	140.57
May 11, 2023	IDA-57910	Int Charges	33,076.66
May 11, 2023	IDA-57910	Int Charges	33,076.66
Apr 1, 2022	IDA-57910	Int Charges	255.76
Apr 1, 2022	IDA-57910	Int Charges	255.76
Apr 1, 2022	IDA-57910	Int Charges	17,813.94
Apr 1, 2022	IDA-57910	Int Charges	17,813.94
Aug 22, 2022	IDA-57910	Loan Disb	4,145,292.80
Nov 15, 2022	IDA-57910	Int Charges	18,349.44
Nov 15, 2022	IDA-57910	Int Charges	18,349.44
Nov 15, 2022	IDA-57910	Loan Repay	149,866.20
Oct 1, 2022	IDA-57910	Loan Repay	230.14
Oct 1, 2021	IDA-57910	Int Charges	2,646.25
Oct 1, 2021	IDA-57910	Int Charges	2,646.25
Oct 1, 2021	IDA-57910	Int Charges	18,479.43
Oct 1, 2021	IDA-57910	Int Charges	18,479.43
Feb 5, 2021	IDA-57910	Loan Disb	2,306,396.00
Apr 29, 2021	IDA-57910	Int Charges	10,138.22
Apr 29, 2021	IDA-57910	Int Charges	10,138.22
Apr 1, 2021	IDA-57910	Int Charges	10.26
Apr 1, 2021	IDA-57910	Int Charges	10.26
Apr 1, 2020	IDA-57910	Int Charges	810.19
Apr 1, 2020	IDA-57910	Int Charges	810.19
Jun 4, 2020	IDA-57910	Loan Disb	540,716.25
May 19, 2020	IDA-57910	Int Charges	6,400.79
May 19, 2020	IDA-57910	Int Charges	6,400.79
Oct 1, 2020	IDA-57910	Int Charges	70.53
Oct 1, 2020	IDA-57910	Int Charges	70.53
Oct 8, 2020	IDA-57910	Int Charges	9,160.60
Oct 8, 2020	IDA-57910	Int Charges	9,160.60
May 16, 2019	IDA-57910	Int Charges	3,882.05
May 16, 2019	IDA-57910	Int Charges	3,882.05
Sep 4, 2019	IDA-57910	Loan Disb	499,850.00
Aug 30, 2019	IDA-57910	Loan Disb	222,771.25
May 24, 2019	IDA-57910	Loan Disb	109,859.67
Apr 1, 2019	IDA-57910	Int Charges	53.79

Footnotes

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name	Review	Date
Financial Management	Moderately Satisfactory	2023-06-20
Procurement	Satisfactory	2023-06-20
Project Management	Satisfactory	2023-06-20
Progress towards achievement of PDO	Satisfactory	2023-06-20
Monitoring and Evaluation	Satisfactory	2023-06-20
Overall Implementation Progress (IP)	Satisfactory	2023-06-20

COMPLETION RATINGS

INDICATOR	IMPLEMENTATION COMPLETION & RESULTS REPORT: 12-19-2023
Outcomes	Substantial
Risk to Development Outcome
Bank Performance	Substantial
Borrower Performance
Government Performance
Implementing Agency

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

INDICATOR	ICR REVIEW: 09-12-2024	PROJECT PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT REPORT:
Outcome Rating	Moderately 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

Households with complete data records registered in the Social Registry Value 0.00 267517.00 200000.00
Date April 28, 2016 June 2, 2023 November 18, 2020
Comment
Direct project beneficiaries, disaggregated by households with female cash recipient Value 0.00 25509.00 24800.00
Date April 28, 2016 June 2, 2023 May 10, 2022
Comment
Proportion of cash transfer beneficiary households in the target counties below the extreme poverty line Value 0.00 85.41 0.00
Date April 28, 2016 June 2, 2023
Comment
Households with female cash recipient (Percentage) Value 0 75.12 80.00
Date April 28, 2016 June 2, 2023 November 18, 2020
Comment
Share of cash transfer beneficiary households who are not facing severe food insecurity Value 24.00 68.37 0.00
Date October 25, 2019 June 2, 2023
Comment
Share of project beneficiaries satisfied with project interventions Value 0.00 94.90 50.00
Date April 28, 2016 June 2, 2023
Comment

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

SP programs utilizing the SR Value 0.00 3.00 1.00
Date April 28, 2016 June 2, 2023
Comment
Beneficiaries of social safety net programs Value 0.00 105378.00 115117.00
Date April 28, 2016 June 2, 2023 May 10, 2022
Comment
Proportion of cash transfer beneficiaries with payment tracking records logged in MIS Value 0.00 100.00 60.00
Date April 28, 2016 June 2, 2023
Comment
Beneficiaries of social safety net programs - Female Value 0.00 8628.00 0.00
Date
Comment
Proportion of grievance and redress cases raised under the SCT program recorded in the MIS Value 0.00 100.00 50.00
Date April 28, 2016 June 2, 2023
Comment
Beneficiaries of Safety Nets programs - Unconditional cash transfers (number) Value 0.00 105378.00 115117.00
Date April 28, 2016 June 2, 2023 May 10, 2022
Comment
Average share of cash transfer beneficiaries receiving quarterly cash transfers Value 0.00 98.62 50.00
Date April 28, 2016 June 2, 2023
Comment
Proportion of payments delivered on time (Percentage) Value NA 87.85
Date November 18, 2020 June 2, 2023
Comment
Share of cash transfer beneficiary households, from SCT Phase 2, receiving the joint-financial planning exercise Value 0.00 53.45 0.00
Date May 10, 2022 June 2, 2023
Comment
Share of cash transfer beneficiary households classified as having acceptable food consumption Value 0.00 66.61 0.00
Date April 28, 2016 June 2, 2023
Comment

Households with complete data records registered in the Social Registry	Value	0.00	267517.00	200000.00
	Date	April 28, 2016	June 2, 2023	November 18, 2020
	Comment

Households with female cash recipient (Percentage)	Value	0	75.12	80.00
	Date	April 28, 2016	June 2, 2023	November 18, 2020
	Comment

Share of cash transfer beneficiary households who are not facing severe food insecurity	Value	24.00	68.37	0.00
	Date	October 25, 2019	June 2, 2023
	Comment

SP programs utilizing the SR	Value	0.00	3.00	1.00
	Date	April 28, 2016	June 2, 2023
	Comment

Proportion of payments delivered on time (Percentage)	Value	NA	87.85
	Date	November 18, 2020	June 2, 2023
	Comment