Digital Rural Transformation Project

Abstract*

The development objective of Digital Solutions for Sustainable Development Project for Benin is to improve access to broadband services in targeted rural communities and promote the use of digital solutions to improve efficiency of selected value-chains, financial inclusion and access to markets. This project has five components. 1) The first component, Extending digital connectivity in rural areas, aims to increase the number of individuals, public... Show More

Development Objective

To improve access to broadband services in targeted rural communities and promote the use of digital solutions to improve efficiency of selected value-chains and financial inclusion.

Key Details

Project Details

Project ID
P162599
Status
Active
Team Leader
Xavier Decoster , Tenin Dicko, Senou Houssou
Borrower 2
Republic of Benin

Country
Benin
Disclosure Date
November 7, 2017
Approval Date
(as of board presentation)
July 1, 2019
Effective Date
December 3, 2019

Total Project Cost 1
US$ 100.00 million
Implementing Agency
Ministère du Numérique et de la Digitalisation
Region
Western and Central Africa
Fiscal Year 3
2020

Commitment Amount
US$ 100.00 million
Environmental Category
B
Last Update Date
April 14, 2024
Closing Date
June 30, 2025

Consultant Services required
Yes
Last Stage Reached
BANK APPROVED

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 - Environment and Natural Resource Management

FY17 - Climate change9%
- FY17 - Adaptation9%

FY17 - Finance

FY17 - Financial Infrastructure and Access19%
- FY17 - Financial inclusion19%

FY17 - Human Development and Gender

FY17 - Gender16%

FY17 - Private Sector Development

FY17 - ICT71%
- FY17 - ICT Policies57%
- FY17 - ICT Solutions22%
FY17 - Public Private Partnerships52%

FY17 - Urban and Rural Development

FY17 - Rural Development87%
- FY17 - Rural Infrastructure and service delivery87%
- FY17 - Rural Markets28%

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Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

Financier	Commitments
IDA Credit	100.00

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

Product Line	IBRD/IDA
IBRD Commitment	N/A
IDA Commitment	100.00
IBRD + IDA Commitment	100.00

Lending Instrument
Grant Amount	N/A
Total Project Cost**	100.00

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$)
Jun 25, 2024	IDA-64530	Loan Disb	907,624.70
May 21, 2024	IDA-64530	Loan Disb	119,557.45
Feb 20, 2024	IDA-64530	Loan Disb	5,333.90
Apr 16, 2024	IDA-64530	Loan Disb	162,952.62
Feb 21, 2024	IDA-64530	Loan Disb	308,016.16
Jan 31, 2024	IDA-64530	Loan Disb	207,773.80
Jun 27, 2024	IDA-64530	Loan Cancel	4,895,444.50
Dec 15, 2021	IDA-64530	Loan Disb	117,067.49
Dec 10, 2021	IDA-64530	Loan Disb	151,358.48
Jul 12, 2022	IDA-64530	Loan Disb	234,883.55
Apr 1, 2022	IDA-64530	Loan Disb	213,861.56
Jun 14, 2022	IDA-64530	Loan Disb	449,323.00
Apr 26, 2022	IDA-64530	Loan Disb	312,395.62
Mar 16, 2022	IDA-64530	Loan Disb	215,753.70
Apr 13, 2022	IDA-64530	Loan Disb	-209,223.73
Nov 9, 2022	IDA-64530	Loan Disb	173,049.12
Dec 23, 2021	IDA-64530	Loan Disb	183,267.50
Sep 9, 2022	IDA-64530	Loan Disb	134,132.20
Dec 23, 2022	IDA-64530	Loan Disb	247,373.89
Dec 28, 2021	IDA-64530	Loan Disb	231,529.33
Jan 15, 2022	IDA-64530	Int Charges	11,682.65
Jan 15, 2022	IDA-64530	Int Charges	11,682.65
Jan 15, 2022	IDA-64530	Int Charges	63.99
Jan 15, 2022	IDA-64530	Int Charges	63.99
Aug 17, 2022	IDA-64530	Loan Disb	189,479.69
Jan 14, 2022	IDA-64530	Loan Disb	65,419.88
Jan 17, 2023	IDA-64530	Loan Disb	172,394.83
Mar 3, 2023	IDA-64530	Loan Disb	354,252.34
Mar 3, 2023	IDA-64530	Loan Disb	321,879.20
Apr 19, 2023	IDA-64530	Loan Disb	236,731.14
Apr 5, 2023	IDA-64530	Loan Disb	129,955.28
Jan 4, 2023	IDA-64530	Loan Disb	805,516.30
Nov 4, 2022	IDA-64530	Loan Disb	186,142.34
Nov 7, 2022	IDA-64530	Loan Disb	162,542.95
Aug 22, 2023	IDA-64530	Loan Disb	191,655.06
Jul 15, 2023	IDA-64530	Int Charges	315.15
Jul 15, 2023	IDA-64530	Int Charges	315.15
Jul 15, 2023	IDA-64530	Int Charges	34,054.00
Jul 15, 2023	IDA-64530	Int Charges	34,054.00
Jun 14, 2023	IDA-64530	Loan Disb	128,467.97
Jun 20, 2023	IDA-64530	Loan Disb	228,039.20
Jan 17, 2023	IDA-64530	Int Charges	317.14
Jan 17, 2023	IDA-64530	Int Charges	22,945.40
Jan 17, 2023	IDA-64530	Int Charges	22,945.40
Feb 24, 2023	IDA-64530	Loan Disb	218,245.10
Jan 17, 2023	IDA-64530	Int Charges	317.14
May 24, 2023	IDA-64530	Loan Disb	913,597.94
May 24, 2023	IDA-64530	Loan Disb	270,401.16
May 24, 2023	IDA-64530	Loan Disb	336,318.38
May 25, 2023	IDA-64530	Loan Disb	287,689.94
May 24, 2023	IDA-64530	Loan Disb	380,658.25
Sep 14, 2023	IDA-64530	Loan Disb	209,406.55
Dec 3, 2020	IDA-64530	Loan Disb	108,885.82
Dec 18, 2020	IDA-64530	Loan Disb	77,805.72
Jul 15, 2020	IDA-64530	Int Charges	4,726.07
Jul 15, 2020	IDA-64530	Int Charges	4,726.07
Feb 18, 2021	IDA-64530	Loan Disb	99,414.95
Sep 18, 2020	IDA-64530	Loan Disb	280,188.10
Nov 19, 2020	IDA-64530	Loan Disb	101,403.16
Oct 21, 2020	IDA-64530	Loan Disb	135,016.60
May 12, 2020	IDA-64530	Loan Cancel	50,162,040.00
Jun 9, 2020	IDA-64530	Loan Disb	91,957.03
May 19, 2020	IDA-64530	Loan Disb	218,767.12
Jul 15, 2021	IDA-64530	Int Charges	9,593.19
Jul 15, 2021	IDA-64530	Int Charges	253.14
Jul 15, 2021	IDA-64530	Int Charges	253.14
May 10, 2021	IDA-64530	Loan Disb	229,749.08
Mar 16, 2021	IDA-64530	Loan Disb	236,146.86
Jan 22, 2021	IDA-64530	Int Charges	6,923.08
Oct 7, 2021	IDA-64530	Loan Disb	477,764.40
Jun 17, 2021	IDA-64530	Loan Disb	114,265.44
Sep 3, 2021	IDA-64530	Loan Disb	51,950.00
Jul 15, 2021	IDA-64530	Int Charges	9,593.19
Mar 30, 2022	IDA-64530	Loan Disb	215,069.33
Jul 15, 2022	IDA-64530	Int Charges	312.42
Jul 15, 2022	IDA-64530	Int Charges	312.42
Jul 15, 2022	IDA-64530	Int Charges	16,177.24
Jul 15, 2022	IDA-64530	Int Charges	16,177.24
Feb 15, 2022	IDA-64530	Loan Disb	223,396.36
May 13, 2022	IDA-64530	Loan Disb	182,777.14
Jul 1, 2019	IDA-64530	Loan Commitment	100,000,000.00
Jul 23, 2024	IDA-64530	Int Charges	71,689.90
Jul 23, 2024	IDA-64530	Int Charges	1,575.37
Jul 23, 2024	IDA-64530	Int Charges	1,575.37
Apr 19, 2024	IDA-64530	Loan Disb	127,905.36
Apr 19, 2024	IDA-64530	Loan Disb	134,404.52
Jun 14, 2024	IDA-64530	Loan Disb	198,445.89
May 2, 2024	IDA-64530	Loan Disb	947,397.20
Apr 18, 2024	IDA-64530	Loan Disb	2,267,850.50
Mar 14, 2024	IDA-64530	Loan Disb	329,018.25
Jun 25, 2024	IDA-64530	Loan Disb	1,936,148.00
Jun 25, 2024	IDA-64530	Loan Disb	1,350,271.10
Jul 11, 2023	IDA-64530	Loan Disb	51,006.93
Jun 30, 2023	IDA-64530	Loan Disb	720,082.06
Dec 21, 2023	IDA-64530	Loan Disb	186,058.19
Oct 20, 2023	IDA-64530	Loan Disb	194,252.88
Oct 12, 2023	IDA-64530	Loan Disb	163,724.80
Oct 12, 2023	IDA-64530	Loan Disb	591,473.40
Dec 14, 2023	IDA-64530	Loan Disb	227,948.98
Dec 28, 2023	IDA-64530	Loan Disb	381,330.78
Dec 7, 2023	IDA-64530	Loan Disb	212,237.75
Nov 29, 2023	IDA-64530	Loan Disb	217,050.34
Dec 19, 2023	IDA-64530	Loan Disb	687,665.70
Dec 19, 2023	IDA-64530	Loan Disb	855,301.90
Jun 26, 2024	IDA-64530	Loan Disb	252,903.98
Apr 25, 2024	IDA-64530	Loan Disb	167,350.27
Jan 22, 2024	IDA-64530	Int Charges	2,782.01
Jan 22, 2024	IDA-64530	Int Charges	2,782.01
Jan 22, 2024	IDA-64530	Int Charges	50,126.29
Jan 22, 2024	IDA-64530	Int Charges	50,126.29
Jul 23, 2024	IDA-64530	Int Charges	71,689.90
Apr 14, 2020	IDA-64530	Loan Disb	250,248.88
Dec 3, 2019	IDA-64530	Loan Disb	885,396.06
Jan 22, 2021	IDA-64530	Int Charges	6,923.08
Jan 22, 2021	IDA-64530	Int Charges	357.82
Jan 22, 2021	IDA-64530	Int Charges	357.82

Footnotes

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name	Review	Date
Overall Implementation Progress (IP)	Satisfactory	2025-01-12
Project Management	Moderately Satisfactory	2025-01-12
Monitoring and Evaluation	Moderately Satisfactory	2025-01-12
Progress towards achievement of PDO	Satisfactory	2025-01-12
Financial Management	Satisfactory	2025-01-12

COMPLETION RATINGS

No data available.

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

No data available.

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Population with a mobile money account in rural areas (aged 15+) Value 16.00 36.70 18.00
Date December 31, 2017 October 31, 2023 June 30, 2024
Comment
Mobile broadband (3G and above) penetration rates Value 15.00 18.70 22.00
Date December 31, 2018 October 31, 2023 June 30, 2024
Comment
Number of e-money accounts opened in rural areas by the population aged 15+ Value 0.00 0.00 0.00
Date
Comment
Number of e-money accounts opened in rural areas by the population aged 15+ (women) Value 0.00 0.00 0.00
Date
Comment
Farmers reached with non-financial digital services Value 0.00 7972.00 500000.00
Date July 1, 2019 October 31, 2023 June 30, 2024
Comment
Farmers reached with non-financial digital services (women) Value 0.00 2337.00 250000.00
Date November 9, 2020 October 31, 2023 June 30, 2024
Comment
Non-Farmers reached with non-financial agricultural assets or services Value 0.00 355.00 15000.00
Date November 9, 2020 October 31, 2023 June 30, 2024
Comment

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Made or received digital payments in last year Value 28.00 43.70 31.00
Date December 31, 2017 October 31, 2023 June 30, 2024
Comment
Made or received digital payments in the last year - Female Value 19.00 37.00 22.00
Date December 31, 2017 October 31, 2023 June 30, 2024
Comment
Merchants accepting mobile money payments through project support Value 0.00 0.00 800.00
Date November 9, 2020 October 31, 2023 June 30, 2024
Comment
People provided with new or enhanced access to broadband internet Value 6800000.00 10149194.00 8600000.00
Date June 30, 2020 October 31, 2023 June 30, 2024
Comment
Number of people that benefitted from new access to Internet service. Value 0.00 916790.00 1800000.00
Date November 9, 2020 October 31, 2023 June 30, 2024
Comment
People provided with new or enhanced access to broadband internet – Female Value 0.00 0.00 0.00
Date
Comment
Beneficiaries reached with trainings Value 0.00 862.00 54000.00
Date July 1, 2019 October 31, 2023 June 30, 2024
Comment
Beneficiaries reached with trainings - Female Value 0.00 160.00 27000.00
Date July 1, 2019 October 31, 2023 June 28, 2024
Comment
Public officials trained on ICT policy and regulatory environment Value 0.00 0.00 100.00
Date July 1, 2019 October 31, 2023 June 30, 2024
Comment
Farmers adopting improved agricultural technology Value 0.00 0.00 400000.00
Date July 1, 2019 October 31, 2023 June 30, 2024
Comment
Farmers adopting improved agricultural technology - Female Value 0.00 0.00 0.00
Date
Comment

Number of beneficiaries having received technical and financial support for the development of digital solutions (hackathon / App challenge)	Value	0.00	0.00	10.00
	Date	November 9, 2020	October 31, 2023	June 30, 2024
	Comment

Public grievances captured by GRM responded to in less than 24h Value 0.00 94.30 70.00
Date July 1, 2019 October 31, 2023 June 30, 2024
Comment
Beneficiaries that feel project investments reflected their needs Value 0.00 0.00 80.00
Date November 9, 2020 October 31, 2023 June 30, 2024
Comment
Beneficiaries that feel project investments reflected their needs - Female Value 0.00 0.00 80.00
Date November 9, 2020 October 31, 2023 June 30, 2024
Comment

Population with a mobile money account in rural areas (aged 15+)	Value	16.00	36.70	18.00
	Date	December 31, 2017	October 31, 2023	June 30, 2024
	Comment

Mobile broadband (3G and above) penetration rates	Value	15.00	18.70	22.00
	Date	December 31, 2018	October 31, 2023	June 30, 2024
	Comment

Made or received digital payments in last year	Value	28.00	43.70	31.00
	Date	December 31, 2017	October 31, 2023	June 30, 2024
	Comment

Made or received digital payments in the last year - Female	Value	19.00	37.00	22.00
	Date	December 31, 2017	October 31, 2023	June 30, 2024
	Comment

People provided with new or enhanced access to broadband internet	Value	6800000.00	10149194.00	8600000.00
	Date	June 30, 2020	October 31, 2023	June 30, 2024
	Comment

Beneficiaries reached with trainings	Value	0.00	862.00	54000.00
	Date	July 1, 2019	October 31, 2023	June 30, 2024
	Comment

Digital Rural Transformation Project

Abstract*

Development Objective

Key Details

Project Details

Sectors

Themes

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Project Map

Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

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

Detailed Financial Activity as of March 31, 2025

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

COMPLETION RATINGS

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS