Community and Local Government Basic Social Services Project

Abstract*

The development objective of the Community and Local Government Basic Social Services Project for Benin is to improve access to decentralized basic social services and social safety nets, and to strengthen the social protection system. There are three components to the project, the first component being improving decentralized service delivery. This component aims to continue support for improving the delivery of basic services at the decentralized... Show More

Development Objective

The development objective of the project is to improve access to decentralized basic social services and social safety nets, and tostrengthen the social protection system.

Key Details

Project Details

Project ID
P163560
Status
Closed
Team Leader
John Van Dyck
Borrower 2
Republic of Benin

Country
Benin
Disclosure Date
September 15, 2017
Approval Date
(as of board presentation)
July 6, 2018
Effective Date
January 2, 2019

Total Project Cost 1
US$ 40.00 million
Implementing Agency
Ministry of Decentralization and Local Government
Region
Western and Central Africa
Fiscal Year 3
2019

Commitment Amount
US$ 40.00 million
Environmental Category
B
Last Update Date
February 13, 2024
Closing Date
June 30, 2022

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 - Finance

FY17 - Finance for Development57%
- FY17 - Infrastructure Finance57%

FY17 - Private Sector Development

FY17 - ICT17%
- FY17 - ICT Solutions17%

FY17 - Public Sector Management

FY17 - Public Administration19%
- FY17 - Municipal Institution Building19%

FY17 - Social Development and Protection

FY17 - Social Protection41%
- FY17 - Social Insurance and Pensions11%
- FY17 - Social Safety Nets41%

FY17 - Urban and Rural Development

FY17 - Rural Development60%
- FY17 - Rural Infrastructure and service delivery57%
- FY17 - Rural Markets11%

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 February 28, 2025

No data available.

Detailed Financial Activity as of February 28, 2025

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Period	Financier	Transaction Type	Amount (US$)
Jan 2, 2019	IDA-D3430	Loan Disb	1,499,072.00
Feb 8, 2019	IDA-D3430	Loan Disb	14,230,270.00
Sep 21, 2021	IDA-D3430	Loan Disb	2,698,569.80
Feb 25, 2021	IDA-D3430	Loan Disb	4,379,941.50
Sep 20, 2019	IDA-D3430	Loan Disb	3,225,832.00
Dec 27, 2019	IDA-D3430	Loan Disb	948,966.80
Jul 6, 2018	IDA-D3430	Loan Commitment	40,000,000.00
Feb 16, 2022	IDA-D3430	Loan Disb	889,386.56
Jun 4, 2021	IDA-D3430	Loan Disb	4,756,664.00
Oct 18, 2022	IDA-D3430	Loan Disb	-615,627.50
Oct 18, 2022	IDA-D3430	Loan Disb	-391.49
Oct 31, 2022	IDA-D3430	Loan Cancel	724,583.00
Mar 10, 2020	IDA-D3430	Loan Disb	5,990,402.00

Footnotes

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name	Review	Date
Project Management	Satisfactory	2021-11-29
Progress towards achievement of PDO	Satisfactory	2021-11-29
Procurement	Satisfactory	2021-11-29
Financial Management	Satisfactory	2021-11-29
Monitoring and Evaluation	Satisfactory	2021-11-29
Overall Implementation Progress (IP)	Satisfactory	2021-11-29

COMPLETION RATINGS

INDICATOR	IMPLEMENTATION COMPLETION & RESULTS REPORT: 01-31-2023
Outcomes	Substantial
Risk to Development Outcome
Bank Performance	Substantial
Borrower Performance
Government Performance
Implementing Agency

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

INDICATOR	ICR REVIEW: 09-25-2023	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

Students enrolled in schools constructed/rehabilitated under the project Value 0.00 31939.00 0.00
Date March 1, 2018 December 6, 2022
Comment
Beneficiaries of social safety net programs Value 12983.00 19216.00 0.00
Date March 1, 2018 December 6, 2022
Comment
Households enrolled in National Social Registry Value 170000.00 417334.00 369761.00
Date March 1, 2018 January 24, 2023 December 8, 2022
Comment
Number of communes carrying out community driven investments with non-project financing Value 0.00 25.00 0.00
Date March 1, 2018 December 6, 2022
Comment
Beneficiaries of social safety net programs - Female Value 0.00 0.00 0.00
Date March 1, 2018 December 21, 2018
Comment
Beneficiaries of Safety Nets programs - Unconditional cash transfers (number) Value 12983.00 18000.00 0.00
Date March 1, 2018 June 30, 2022
Comment
Beneficiaries of Safety Nets programs - Cash-for-work, food-for-work and public works (number) Value 0.00 16200.00 0.00
Date March 1, 2018 June 30, 2022
Comment
Beneficiaries of job-focused interventions Value 0.00 12006.00 0.00
Date March 1, 2018 December 6, 2022
Comment
Beneficiaries of job-focused interventions - Female Value 0.00 0.00 0.00
Date March 1, 2018 December 21, 2018
Comment

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Socio-economic infrastructure subprojects executed by communities through delegation of responsibility from communes Value 0.00 380.00 0.00
Date March 1, 2018 December 6, 2022
Comment
Cash transfer payments made within 5 days of when they are due, according to the annual payment calendar Value 0.00 90.00 0.00
Date March 1, 2018 June 30, 2022
Comment
Communes having executed at least one subproject Value 0.00 77.00 0.00
Date March 1, 2018 December 6, 2022
Comment
Proportion of total safety nets transfers received by households ranked as poor or extreme poor by PMT Value 0.00 100.00 0.00
Date March 1, 2018 December 7, 2022
Comment
Number of additional classrooms built or rehabilitated at the primary level resulting from project interventions Value 0.00 515.00 0.00
Date March 1, 2018 December 6, 2022
Comment
Public works schemes completed with satisfactory technical quality Value 0.00 100.00 0.00
Date March 1, 2018 December 7, 2022
Comment
Health facilities constructed, renovated, and/or equipped (number) Value 0.00 23.00 0.00
Date March 1, 2018 December 6, 2022
Comment
Proportion of total cost of public works sub-projects allocated to wages Value 0.00 70.00 0.00
Date March 1, 2018 June 30, 2022
Comment
Local government officials trained on procurement Value 0.00 500.00 0.00
Date March 1, 2018 June 30, 2022
Comment
Roads rehablitated Value 0.00 1768.20 0.00
Date March 1, 2018 December 7, 2022
Comment
Communes showing improvement by the end of the project on the annual procurement audit Value 0.00 20.00 0.00
Date March 1, 2018 June 30, 2022
Comment
Communes with up to date financial audits with published action plans to correct any revealed deficiencies Value 0.00 90.00 0.00
Date March 1, 2018 June 30, 2022
Comment
Communities that have received Grassroots Management Training (GMT) Value 0.00 360.00 0.00
Date March 1, 2018 June 30, 2022
Comment
Women in leadership positions in community associations Value 0.00 40.00 0.00
Date March 1, 2018 June 30, 2022
Comment
Beneficiaries of citizen engagement activities (Grassroots Management Training) Value 0.00 70000.00 0.00
Date March 1, 2018 June 30, 2022
Comment
Percent of domestic revenues transferred by Government to communes through the FADeC Value 4.60 4.60 0.00
Date March 1, 2018 June 30, 2022
Comment

Students enrolled in schools constructed/rehabilitated under the project	Value	0.00	31939.00	0.00
	Date	March 1, 2018	December 6, 2022
	Comment

Beneficiaries of social safety net programs	Value	12983.00	19216.00	0.00
	Date	March 1, 2018	December 6, 2022
	Comment

Households enrolled in National Social Registry	Value	170000.00	417334.00	369761.00
	Date	March 1, 2018	January 24, 2023	December 8, 2022
	Comment

Roads rehablitated	Value	0.00	1768.20	0.00
	Date	March 1, 2018	December 7, 2022
	Comment

Percent of domestic revenues transferred by Government to communes through the FADeC	Value	4.60	4.60	0.00
	Date	March 1, 2018	June 30, 2022
	Comment

Number of communes carrying out community driven investments with non-project financing	Value	0.00	25.00	0.00
	Date	March 1, 2018	December 6, 2022
	Comment

Cash transfer payments made within 5 days of when they are due, according to the annual payment calendar	Value	0.00	90.00	0.00
	Date	March 1, 2018	June 30, 2022
	Comment

Proportion of total safety nets transfers received by households ranked as poor or extreme poor by PMT	Value	0.00	100.00	0.00
	Date	March 1, 2018	December 7, 2022
	Comment

Number of additional classrooms built or rehabilitated at the primary level resulting from project interventions	Value	0.00	515.00	0.00
	Date	March 1, 2018	December 6, 2022
	Comment