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Early Years Nutrition and Child Development Project

Abstract*

The development objective of Early Years Nutrition and Child Development Project for Benin is to reduce stunting and improve Early Childhood Development (ECD) outcomes in children under five years of age in targeted communes. This project has four components. 1) The first component, Management and Coordination of Interventions for the Early Years, aims is to improve policy, multisectoral strategy, and governance arrangements for an integrated approach...

* The project abstract is drawn from the PAD, SAR or PGD and may not accurately reflect the project's current nature

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Development Objective

The PDO (SOP-1) is to improve the delivery of early child nutrition and development interventions and support emergency services in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in targeted Communes in the Recipient's territory.

Key Details

Project Details

  • P166211

  • Closed

  • Fatoumata Barry

  • Republic of Benin

  • Benin

  • March 23, 2018

  • (as of board presentation)

    February 21, 2019

  • July 16, 2019

  • US$ 50.00 million

  • Permanent Secretariat of the national Food and Nutrition Council (SP CAN)

  • Western and Central Africa

  • 2019

  • US$ 50.00 million

  • C

  • Not Applicable

  • May 31, 2024

  • TBD

  • BANK APPROVED

  • June 5, 2024

  • Notes

Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

No data available.
Financier Commitments
IDA Grant 50.00

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

Product Line IBRD/IDA
IBRD Commitment N/A
IDA Commitment 50.00
IBRD + IDA Commitment 50.00
Lending Instrument
Grant Amount N/A
Total Project Cost** 50.00

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

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Financier Approval Date Closing Date Principal Disbursed Repayments Interest, Charges & Fees

Detailed Financial Activity as of April 30, 2025

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Period Financier Transaction Type Amount (US$)
Dec 29, 2023 IDA-D4250 Loan Disb -326.19
Jun 9, 2021 IDA-D4250 Loan Disb 1,908,048.90
Jun 6, 2024 IDA-D4250 Loan Disb 7,686.20
Dec 21, 2023 IDA-D4250 Loan Disb 985,003.80
Oct 17, 2023 IDA-D4250 Loan Disb -10,978.89
Apr 11, 2024 IDA-D4250 Loan Disb 2,010,268.00
May 7, 2024 IDA-D4250 Loan Disb 6,650,000.00
Jul 12, 2023 IDA-D4250 Loan Disb 24,094.80
Jun 29, 2023 IDA-D4250 Loan Disb 12,355.78
Oct 17, 2023 IDA-D4250 Loan Disb -44,492.24
Oct 17, 2022 IDA-D4250 Loan Disb 6,023.70
Oct 27, 2022 IDA-D4250 Loan Disb 129,979.51
Feb 15, 2023 IDA-D4250 Loan Disb 2,444,460.80
Oct 19, 2021 IDA-D4250 Loan Disb 2,163,652.20
Apr 8, 2022 IDA-D4250 Loan Disb 4,042,539.00
Jun 28, 2022 IDA-D4250 Loan Disb 3,269,990.00
Aug 19, 2019 IDA-D4250 Loan Disb 11,687,268.00
Nov 26, 2019 IDA-D4250 Loan Disb 523,780.10
Jul 16, 2019 IDA-D4250 Loan Disb 257,423.70
Jun 11, 2020 IDA-D4250 Loan Disb 9,764,154.00
Mar 9, 2021 IDA-D4250 Loan Disb 3,392,378.20
Jun 16, 2021 IDA-D4250 Loan Disb 34,767.72
Feb 21, 2019 IDA-D4250 Loan Commitment 50,000,000.00

Footnotes

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name Review Date
Financial Management Unsatisfactory 2024-06-06
Procurement Moderately Satisfactory 2024-06-06
Project Management Moderately Satisfactory 2024-06-06
Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Moderately Unsatisfactory 2024-06-06
Progress towards achievement of PDO Moderately Satisfactory 2024-06-06
Monitoring and Evaluation Moderately Satisfactory 2024-06-06

COMPLETION RATINGS

No data available.

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

No data available.

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INDICATORBASELINECURRENTTARGET
  • Children 0-23 months who benefit from a package of nutrition servicesValue35.0094.000.00
    DateJune 28, 2019May 31, 2024
    Comment
  • Children 0-59 months who benefit from a package of early stimulation servicesValue0.0033.000.00
    DateJune 28, 2019May 31, 2024
    Comment
  • Household visits by GrACE members in the past one monthValue0.00360094.000.00
    DateJune 29, 2018May 31, 2024
    Comment
  • Caregivers with children 0-59 months who have received education on parenting practices that promote ECD within the previous three monthsValue0.0060.000.00
    DateJune 28, 2019May 31, 2024
    Comment
  • Of which % maleValue0.0044.000.00
    DateJune 28, 2019May 31, 2024
    Comment
  • Women with children 0-59 months trained and practicing household gardens, small animal raising, or transformation of diverse foods rich in nutrition within the last 6 monthsValue9000.0034729.000.00
    DateJune 28, 2019May 31, 2024
    Comment
  • COVID-19 isolation sites made functionalValue0.003.000.00
    DateApril 24, 2020May 31, 2024
    Comment

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS

INDICATORBASELINECURRENTTARGET
  • A child stimulation strategy and training modules to provide early stimulation services to children aged 0-59 developed and rolled outValueNoYes
    DateJune 28, 2019March 31, 2023
    Comment
  • Validation of manuel of harmonized package of servicesValueNoYes
    DateJune 28, 2019March 31, 2023
    Comment
  • Locally manufactured face masks procuredValue0.002564595.000.00
    DateApril 24, 2020July 13, 2020
    Comment
  • Children aged 0-24 months receiving monthly growth monitoring and promotionValue75.0094.000.00
    DateJune 28, 2019November 27, 2023
    Comment
  • Communes that have conducted joint missions to support implementation at community level in the last 6 monthsValue20.0040.000.00
    DateJune 28, 2019November 27, 2023
    Comment
  • Children followed by GrACE in targeted communes with a verified certification of birthValue0.0044.000.00
    DateJune 28, 2019November 27, 2023
    Comment
  • Communes that have put in place a feedback mechanism for citizen beneficiariesValue0.007.000.00
    DateJune 28, 2019November 30, 2023
    Comment
  • Communes that have an advanced strategy to provide community-based prenatal and post-natal services, according to a checklistValue0.005.000.00
    DateNovember 22, 2019November 27, 2023
    Comment
  • People who have received essential health, nutrition, and population (HNP) servicesValue0.00787948.000.00
    DateJune 28, 2019November 27, 2023
    Comment
  • Functional community spaces for child learning and playValue0.00513.000.00
    DateJune 28, 2019November 27, 2023
    Comment
  • Number of women and children who have received basic nutrition servicesValue0.00787948.000.00
    DateJune 28, 2019November 27, 2023
    Comment
  • GrACE members trained to deliver servicesValue0.000.000.00
    DateJune 28, 2019November 27, 2023
    Comment
  • Regional and national reviews held to evaluate progressValue0.008.000.00
    DateJune 28, 2019November 27, 2023
    Comment
  • Households with children 0-5 years of age with a hand washing station with soap and waterValue15000.00150491.000.00
    DateJune 28, 2019November 27, 2023
    Comment
  • Community leaders who participated in community radio programs on new themes and approaches to ECDValue0.00235.000.00
    DateJune 28, 2019November 27, 2023
    Comment