Social Protection and Skills Development Project

Abstract*

The development objective of Social Protection and Skills Development Project for São Tomé and Príncipe (STP) is to support the development of an effective national safety net system for poor households and inclusive and labor market relevant skills development programs. This project has four components. 1) The first component, Institutional and Capacity Strengthening, aims to strengthen the capacity of ministerial staff and institutions responsible... Show More

Development Objective

The Project Development Objective is to support the development of an effective national safety net system for poor households and inclusive and labor market relevant skills development programs.

Key Details

Project Details

Project ID
P163088
Status
Closed
Team Leader
Peter Holland
Borrower 2
Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe

Country
Sao Tome and Principe
Disclosure Date
June 20, 2018
Approval Date
(as of board presentation)
September 27, 2018
Effective Date
April 10, 2019

Total Project Cost 1
US$ 10.00 million
Implementing Agency
Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Communication,Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs,Directorate of Tourism and Hospitality
Region
Eastern and Southern Africa
Fiscal Year 3
2019

Commitment Amount
US$ 10.00 million
Environmental Category
C
Environmental and Social Risk
N/A
Closing Date
December 31, 2024

Consultant Services required
Yes
Last Stage Reached
BANK APPROVED
Last Update Date
March 28, 2024

Associated Projects
P174539

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 - Education42%
- FY17 - Education Governance, School-Based Management15%
- FY17 - Standards, Curriculum and Textbooks34%
- FY17 - Teachers34%
FY17 - Labor Market Policy and Programs54%
- FY17 - Skills Development54%

FY17 - Private Sector Development

FY17 - Jobs15%
- FY17 - Youth Employment15%

FY17 - Social Development and Protection

FY17 - Social Protection56%
- FY17 - Social Safety Nets42%
- FY17 - Social protection delivery systems22%

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Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

Financier	Commitments
IDA Grant	10.00

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	N/A
Total Project Cost**	10.00

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 1, 2021	IDA-D7780	Loan Disb	2,500,000.00
May 23, 2023	IDA-D3760	Loan Disb	82,229.01
Oct 21, 2021	IDA-D7780	Loan Disb	1,600,032.40
Oct 13, 2021	IDA-D7780	Loan Disb	195,118.90
Aug 20, 2021	IDA-D7780	Loan Disb	98,572.06
Dec 14, 2021	IDA-D7780	Loan Disb	34,101.80
Dec 13, 2021	IDA-D7780	Loan Disb	1,500,032.10
Feb 25, 2022	IDA-D7780	Loan Disb	33,696.61
Mar 25, 2022	IDA-D7780	Loan Disb	900,031.75
Jul 23, 2024	IDA-D7780	Loan Disb	180,712.72
Mar 25, 2024	IDA-D7780	Loan Disb	80,419.46
Jan 23, 2024	IDA-D7780	Loan Disb	56,398.00
Feb 6, 2024	IDA-D7780	Loan Disb	90,761.36
Mar 3, 2021	IDA-D7780	Loan Commitment	8,000,000.00
Sep 27, 2018	IDA-D3760	Loan Commitment	10,000,000.00
Jul 15, 2019	IDA-D3760	Loan Disb	2,000,000.00
Nov 27, 2019	IDA-D3760	Loan Disb	485,981.75
Nov 13, 2019	IDA-D3760	Loan Disb	800,000.00
May 21, 2020	IDA-D3760	Loan Disb	110,031.80
Apr 20, 2020	IDA-D3760	Loan Disb	37,857.30
Mar 11, 2020	IDA-D3760	Loan Disb	430,452.06
Dec 27, 2019	IDA-D3760	Loan Disb	217,751.00
Dec 31, 2019	IDA-D3760	Loan Disb	58,421.19
Oct 21, 2020	IDA-D3760	Loan Disb	400,050.90
Nov 13, 2020	IDA-D3760	Loan Disb	63,000.00
Jul 9, 2020	IDA-D3760	Loan Disb	21,622.08
Jul 23, 2020	IDA-D3760	Loan Disb	500,583.47
Jan 11, 2021	IDA-D3760	Loan Disb	383,529.56
Dec 11, 2020	IDA-D3760	Loan Disb	52,000.01
Feb 16, 2021	IDA-D3760	Loan Disb	32,935.43
May 21, 2021	IDA-D3760	Loan Disb	317,653.50
Jul 14, 2021	IDA-D3760	Loan Disb	700,065.10
Apr 8, 2021	IDA-D3760	Loan Disb	229,955.00
Apr 9, 2021	IDA-D3760	Loan Disb	267,415.50
Jul 13, 2021	IDA-D3760	Loan Disb	32,074.45
Aug 10, 2020	IDA-D3760	Loan Disb	-500,496.30
Sep 7, 2021	IDA-D3760	Loan Disb	248,384.98
Aug 19, 2021	IDA-D3760	Loan Disb	31,658.84
Jul 5, 2022	IDA-D3760	Loan Disb	31,022.86
Jul 5, 2022	IDA-D3760	Loan Disb	86,893.45
Aug 9, 2022	IDA-D3760	Loan Disb	30,807.46
Apr 4, 2022	IDA-D3760	Loan Disb	162,699.98
Mar 14, 2022	IDA-D3760	Loan Disb	449,303.78
Apr 4, 2022	IDA-D3760	Loan Disb	196,194.00
May 20, 2022	IDA-D3760	Loan Disb	800,000.00
Aug 3, 2022	IDA-D3760	Loan Disb	191,125.94
Aug 10, 2022	IDA-D3760	Loan Disb	30,854.16
Aug 10, 2022	IDA-D3760	Loan Disb	86,420.90
Nov 4, 2022	IDA-D3760	Loan Disb	225,644.89
Jul 5, 2022	IDA-D3760	Loan Disb	-86,893.45
Jul 5, 2022	IDA-D3760	Loan Disb	-31,022.86
May 3, 2023	IDA-D3760	Loan Disb	120,000.00
May 3, 2023	IDA-D3760	Loan Disb	82,526.96
Nov 4, 2022	IDA-D3760	Loan Disb	87,665.15
Jun 15, 2023	IDA-D3760	Loan Disb	181,735.02
Jan 19, 2023	IDA-D3760	Loan Disb	178,583.30
Apr 24, 2023	IDA-D3760	Loan Disb	60,899.12
May 10, 2021	IDA-D7780	Loan Disb	500,000.00

Footnotes

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name	Review	Date
Overall Implementation Progress (IP)	Satisfactory	2024-12-23
Progress towards achievement of PDO	Highly Satisfactory	2024-12-23
Project Management	Satisfactory	2024-12-23
Monitoring and Evaluation	Satisfactory	2024-12-23
Procurement	Satisfactory	2024-12-23
Financial Management	Moderately Satisfactory	2024-12-23

COMPLETION RATINGS

No data available.

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

No data available.

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Beneficiaries of social safety net programs Value 850.00 15325.00 16000.00
Date June 1, 2018 December 29, 2023 December 31, 2024
Comment
Participants completing labor market relevant courses in tourism supported by the Project Value 0.00 532.00 525.00
Date June 1, 2018 December 29, 2023 December 31, 2024
Comment
Beneficiaries of social safety net programs - Female Value 850.00 850.00 3100.00
Date June 1, 2018 December 31, 2023
Comment
Safety net beneficiaries completing courses in tourism supported by the Project Value 0.00 0.00 135.00
Date June 1, 2018 December 29, 2023 December 31, 2024
Comment
Beneficiaries of Safety Nets programs - Other cash transfers programs (number) Value 850.00 2549.00 4500.00
Date June 1, 2018 December 29, 2023 December 31, 2024
Comment
Percentage of which are female Value 0.00 0.00 0.00
Date
Comment
Safety net program beneficiaries completing the entreprenuerial training course (ACPE) Value 0.00 67.00 120.00
Date June 1, 2018 December 29, 2023 December 31, 2024
Comment
Direct beneficiaries of the shock response program to COVID-19 Value 0.00 0.00 0.00
Date
Comment
Percentage of which are female Value 0.00 0.00 0.00
Date
Comment
Graduates from the EHT that are employed within 6 months of graduating Value 0.00 0.00 30.00
Date June 1, 2018 December 29, 2023 December 31, 2024
Comment
Beneficiaries of the shock response program to COVID-19 - Female Value 0.00 12528.00 9500.00
Date December 21, 2020 December 29, 2023 December 31, 2024
Comment
Beneficiary households in Q1 and Q2 of the income distribution Value 0.00 97.00 60.00
Date June 1, 2018 December 29, 2023 December 31, 2024
Comment

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Households receiving cash transfers on time Value 0.00 99.00 80.00
Date June 5, 2018 December 29, 2023 December 31, 2024
Comment
MEAS and DPSS staff trained to effectively monitor and implement social safety net programs Value 0.00 67.00 30.00
Date June 1, 2018 December 29, 2023 December 31, 2024
Comment
Beneficiaries participating in complimentary activities Value 0.00 85.00 80.00
Date June 5, 2018 December 29, 2023 December 31, 2024
Comment
Ministerial and TVET center staff trained to effectively monitor and govern skills development programs Value 0.00 40.00 30.00
Date June 1, 2018 December 29, 2023 December 31, 2024
Comment
National trainers recruited and certified to teach courses at the EHT Value 40.00 44.00 70.00
Date June 1, 2018 December 29, 2023 December 31, 2024
Comment
Safety net beneficiaries that complete the ACPE course and set up a small business Value 0.00 90.00 30.00
Date June 1, 2018 December 29, 2023 December 31, 2024
Comment
Beneficiaries registered in the Social Registry Value 33.00 100.00 100.00
Date June 1, 2018 December 29, 2023 December 31, 2024
Comment
School Board including regulatory framework and business plan for EHT established Value No Yes Yes
Date June 1, 2018 December 29, 2023 December 31, 2024
Comment
Cash transfer payments completed by a payment agent Value 0.00 100.00 70.00
Date June 1, 2018 December 29, 2023 December 31, 2024
Comment
Entrepreneurial skills training incorporated into general secondary education curriculum for grades 10 and 11 Value No Yes Yes
Date June 1, 2018 December 29, 2023 December 31, 2024
Comment
Complaints registered by the GRM resolved in a timely manner Value 0.00 100.00 70.00
Date June 1, 2018 December 29, 2023 December 31, 2024
Comment
Secondary education students trained Value 0.00 0.00 0.00
Date
Comment
National Skills Development Coordination Committee established and meets annually Value No Yes Yes
Date June 1, 2018 December 29, 2023 December 31, 2024
Comment
Secondary education teachers trained Value 0.00 0.00 0.00
Date
Comment
National Skills Development Plan in key growth sectors developed Value No Yes Yes
Date June 1, 2018 December 29, 2023 December 31, 2024
Comment
TVET Institutions conducting tracer studies annually Value 0.00 80.00 80.00
Date June 1, 2018 December 29, 2023 December 31, 2024
Comment

Beneficiaries of social safety net programs	Value	850.00	15325.00	16000.00
	Date	June 1, 2018	December 29, 2023	December 31, 2024
	Comment

Participants completing labor market relevant courses in tourism supported by the Project	Value	0.00	532.00	525.00
	Date	June 1, 2018	December 29, 2023	December 31, 2024
	Comment

National trainers recruited and certified to teach courses at the EHT	Value	40.00	44.00	70.00
	Date	June 1, 2018	December 29, 2023	December 31, 2024
	Comment

Beneficiaries registered in the Social Registry	Value	33.00	100.00	100.00
	Date	June 1, 2018	December 29, 2023	December 31, 2024
	Comment

Secondary education students trained	Value	0.00	0.00	0.00
	Date
	Comment

Secondary education teachers trained	Value	0.00	0.00	0.00
	Date
	Comment

Social Protection and Skills Development 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