Urban Youth Employment Project II

Abstract*

The objective of the Second Urban Youth Employment Project for Papua New Guinea is to improve the capacity of participating young men and women in project areas to engage in productive income generating activities. The Project has four components. 1. Youth Job Corps component will raise the awareness of the project in targeted urban areas among youth in their communities, mobilize eligible youth, provide them with Basic Life Skills and Job Readiness... Show More

Development Objective

The development objective is to improve the capacity of participating young men and women in project areas to engage in productive income generating activities.

Key Details

Project Details

Project ID
P166420
Status
Active
Team Leader
En Hui Elaine Chee
Borrower 2
Independent State of Papua New Guinea

Country
Papua New Guinea
Disclosure Date
August 3, 2018
Approval Date
(as of board presentation)
April 22, 2020
Effective Date
July 27, 2021

Total Project Cost 1
US$ 35.00 million
Implementing Agency
National Capital District Commission,Lae City Authority
Region
East Asia and Pacific
Fiscal Year 3
2020

Commitment Amount
US$ 35.00 million
Environmental Category
B
Environmental and Social Risk
Not Applicable
Closing Date
September 30, 2025

Consultant Services required
No
Last Stage Reached
BANK APPROVED
Last Update Date
February 29, 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 - Environment and Natural Resource Management

FY17 - Climate change16%
- FY17 - Adaptation5%
- FY17 - Mitigation11%

FY17 - Human Development and Gender

FY17 - Gender65%
FY17 - Labor Market Policy and Programs60%
- FY17 - Active Labor Market Programs22%
- FY17 - Skills Development51%

FY17 - Private Sector Development

FY17 - Jobs74%
- FY17 - Youth Employment74%

FY17 - Social Development and Protection

FY17 - Social Inclusion53%
- FY17 - Indigenous People and Ethnic Minorities53%
FY17 - Social Protection35%
- FY17 - Disability25%
- FY17 - Social protection delivery systems22%

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Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

Financier	Commitments
IDA Credit	35.00

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

Product Line	IBRD/IDA
IBRD Commitment	N/A
IDA Commitment	35.00
IBRD + IDA Commitment	35.00

Lending Instrument
Grant Amount	N/A
Total Project Cost**	35.00

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$)
Sep 15, 2022	IDA-64050	Int Charges	1,964.33
Sep 15, 2022	IDA-64050	Int Charges	6,908.77
Sep 15, 2022	IDA-64050	Int Charges	6,908.77
Sep 15, 2022	IDA-64050	Int Charges	11,514.59
Sep 13, 2022	IDA-64050	Loan Disb	61,561.44
Sep 21, 2022	IDA-64050	Loan Disb	54,504.76
Sep 21, 2022	IDA-64050	Loan Disb	46,187.19
Sep 21, 2022	IDA-64050	Loan Disb	61,863.95
Sep 23, 2022	IDA-64050	Loan Disb	40,311.62
Feb 7, 2023	IDA-64050	Loan Disb	112,896.61
Mar 29, 2023	IDA-64050	Loan Disb	77,233.82
Feb 6, 2023	IDA-64050	Loan Disb	80,369.43
Mar 15, 2023	IDA-64050	Int Charges	14,533.67
Mar 15, 2023	IDA-64050	Int Charges	63.83
Mar 15, 2023	IDA-64050	Int Charges	63.83
Mar 20, 2023	IDA-64050	Loan Disb	44,777.95
Mar 15, 2023	IDA-64050	Int Charges	8,724.04
Mar 15, 2023	IDA-64050	Int Charges	8,724.04
May 16, 2023	IDA-64050	Loan Disb	329,379.16
Feb 14, 2024	IDA-64050	Loan Disb	9,303.99
Sep 4, 2024	IDA-64050	Loan Disb	296,007.56
Jul 2, 2024	IDA-64050	Loan Disb	17,942.20
Jun 18, 2024	IDA-64050	Loan Disb	177,569.20
Sep 4, 2024	IDA-64050	Loan Disb	7,140.00
Feb 16, 2024	IDA-64050	Loan Disb	7,076.25
Mar 15, 2024	IDA-64050	Int Charges	23,493.70
Mar 15, 2024	IDA-64050	Int Charges	23,493.70
Mar 15, 2024	IDA-64050	Int Charges	36,639.48
Jul 3, 2024	IDA-64050	Loan Disb	6,657.13
Jul 3, 2024	IDA-64050	Loan Disb	11,598.46
Mar 25, 2024	IDA-64050	Loan Disb	302,127.40
Jul 11, 2024	IDA-64050	Loan Disb	114,579.24
Jul 11, 2024	IDA-64050	Loan Disb	7,899.10
May 13, 2024	IDA-64050	Loan Disb	500,985.03
Jun 27, 2024	IDA-64050	Loan Disb	7,108.13
Mar 6, 2024	IDA-64050	Loan Disb	122,127.65
May 21, 2024	IDA-64050	Loan Disb	11,606.23
Jun 27, 2024	IDA-64050	Loan Disb	190,824.81
Apr 22, 2020	IDA-64050	Loan Commitment	35,000,000.00
Sep 27, 2023	IDA-64050	Loan Disb	9,285.89
Jul 7, 2023	IDA-64050	Loan Disb	282,692.47
Sep 6, 2023	IDA-64050	Loan Disb	5,700.00
Sep 6, 2023	IDA-64050	Loan Disb	309,642.10
Sep 6, 2023	IDA-64050	Loan Disb	599,065.56
Sep 15, 2023	IDA-64050	Int Charges	111.74
Sep 15, 2023	IDA-64050	Int Charges	12,385.21
Sep 15, 2023	IDA-64050	Int Charges	12,385.21
Sep 15, 2023	IDA-64050	Int Charges	19,327.07
Sep 15, 2023	IDA-64050	Loan Disb	9,288.80
Jul 20, 2023	IDA-64050	Loan Disb	570,000.00
Jun 1, 2023	IDA-64050	Loan Disb	193,089.73
Dec 18, 2023	IDA-64050	Loan Disb	24,156.99
Oct 24, 2023	IDA-64050	Loan Disb	9,305.80
Dec 13, 2023	IDA-64050	Loan Disb	10,855.61
Apr 12, 2024	IDA-64050	Loan Disb	13,328.00
Jul 24, 2024	IDA-64050	Loan Disb	316,295.34
Nov 13, 2023	IDA-64050	Loan Disb	390,651.62
Nov 14, 2023	IDA-64050	Loan Disb	143,337.30
Jan 2, 2024	IDA-64050	Loan Disb	21,643.13
Dec 15, 2023	IDA-64050	Loan Disb	41,797.69
Oct 16, 2023	IDA-64050	Loan Disb	471,597.10
Nov 16, 2023	IDA-64050	Loan Disb	276,888.78
Mar 15, 2024	IDA-64050	Int Charges	1,327.75
Feb 15, 2024	IDA-64050	Loan Disb	479,224.78
Feb 16, 2024	IDA-64050	Loan Disb	12,078.50
Feb 21, 2024	IDA-64050	Loan Disb	11,469.87
Aug 9, 2024	IDA-64050	Loan Disb	9,729.65
May 31, 2024	IDA-64050	Loan Disb	2,820.01
May 31, 2024	IDA-64050	Loan Disb	66,769.87
May 31, 2024	IDA-64050	Loan Disb	56,916.80
Feb 29, 2024	IDA-64050	Loan Disb	462,625.66
Jul 9, 2024	IDA-64050	Loan Disb	5,734.18
May 24, 2024	IDA-64050	Loan Disb	14,477.51
Aug 5, 2024	IDA-64050	Loan Disb	32,790.89
Aug 5, 2024	IDA-64050	Loan Disb	70,280.64
Feb 8, 2024	IDA-64050	Loan Disb	101,308.24
Jun 11, 2024	IDA-64050	Loan Disb	11,143.04
Apr 16, 2024	IDA-64050	Loan Disb	8,997.47
Feb 20, 2024	IDA-64050	Loan Disb	423,555.20
Feb 20, 2024	IDA-64050	Loan Disb	416,524.60
Apr 16, 2024	IDA-64050	Loan Disb	9,180.00
Oct 19, 2022	IDA-64050	Loan Disb	37,365.29
Aug 1, 2022	IDA-64050	Loan Disb	70,017.00
Feb 14, 2022	IDA-64050	Loan Disb	1,972,000.00
Dec 15, 2022	IDA-64050	Loan Disb	118,810.19
Sep 15, 2022	IDA-64050	Int Charges	1,178.60
Sep 15, 2022	IDA-64050	Int Charges	1,178.60

Footnotes

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name	Review	Date
Progress towards achievement of PDO	Moderately Satisfactory	2024-11-12
Procurement	Moderately Satisfactory	2024-11-12
Financial Management	Satisfactory	2024-11-12
Overall Implementation Progress (IP)	Moderately Satisfactory	2024-11-12
Project Management	Moderately Satisfactory	2024-11-12
Monitoring and Evaluation	Satisfactory	2024-11-12

COMPLETION RATINGS

No data available.

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

No data available.

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Total Number of direct project beneficiaries Value 0.00 627.00 6100.00
Date October 30, 2020 September 14, 2023 September 30, 2025
Comment
Of which are women Value 0.00 0.00 946.00
Date
Comment
Of which are Motu Koitabu in NCD Value 0.00 0.00 151.00
Date
Comment
Of which are Ahi in Lae Value 0.00 0.00 57.00
Date
Comment
Percentage of graduates who report being employed 12 months after they complete their internships Value 0.00 0.00 40.00
Date October 30, 2020 September 14, 2023 September 30, 2025
Comment
Of which are women Value 0.00 0.00 15.00
Date
Comment
Percentage of youth who are assessed to have achieved satisfactory performance in the UW&S component Value 0.00 98.61 80.00
Date October 30, 2020 September 14, 2023 September 30, 2025
Comment
Of which are women Value 0.00 0.00 30.00
Date
Comment
Percentage of participants achieving minimum standards in Vocational Training assessments Value 0.00 0.00 75.00
Date October 30, 2020 September 14, 2023 September 30, 2025
Comment
Of which are women Value 0.00 0.00 30.00
Date
Comment

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Number of youth entering BLST Value 0.00 725.00 6700.00
Date September 30, 2020 September 14, 2023 September 30, 2025
Comment
Number of youth placed in Internships Value 0.00 59.00 4600.00
Date October 30, 2020 September 14, 2023 September 30, 2025
Comment

Percentage of GBV cases identified and reported in accordance with GBV and Sexual harassment guidelines and referred for case management	Value	0.00	0.00	100.00
	Date	October 30, 2020	September 14, 2023	September 30, 2025
	Comment

Percentage of participant youth who believe that men and women are equally capable of participating in the workforce Value 0.00 0.00 80.00
Date October 30, 2020 September 14, 2023 December 31, 2024
Comment
Percentage of youth graduating from Internships Value 0.00 0.00 75.00
Date October 30, 2020 September 14, 2023 September 30, 2025
Comment
Percentage of youth accessing the training referral service Value 0.00 0.00 15.00
Date October 30, 2020 September 14, 2023 September 30, 2025
Comment
Percentage of participant youth satisfied with the Grievance Redress Mechanism Value 0.00 100.00 60.00
Date October 30, 2020 September 14, 2023 December 27, 2024
Comment
Of which are women Value 0.00 0.00 1039.00
Date
Comment
Number of youth placed in Vocational Training Value 0.00 0.00 1100.00
Date October 30, 2020 September 14, 2023 September 30, 2025
Comment
Percentage of youth accessing the employment referral service Value 0.00 0.00 25.00
Date October 30, 2020 September 14, 2023 September 30, 2025
Comment
Of which are Motu Koitabu in NCD Value 0.00 0.00 166.00
Date
Comment
Percentage of youth accessing the micro-enterprise referral service Value 0.00 0.00 15.00
Date October 30, 2020 September 14, 2023 September 30, 2025
Comment
Of which are Ahi in Lae Value 0.00 0.00 42.00
Date
Comment
Number of youth who complete Urban Works and Services Value 0.00 283.00 5700.00
Date October 30, 2020 September 14, 2023 September 30, 2025
Comment

Percentage of Vocational Training graduates who report being employed 12 months after they complete their vocational training	Value	0.00	0.00	15.00
	Date	October 30, 2020	September 14, 2023	September 30, 2025
	Comment

Percentage of residents in project locations that report improved perceptions of safety Value 0.00 0.00 30.00
Date October 30, 2020 September 14, 2023 September 30, 2025
Comment

Of which are Motu Koitabu in NCD	Value	0.00	0.00	151.00
	Date
	Comment

Number of youth entering BLST	Value	0.00	725.00	6700.00
	Date	September 30, 2020	September 14, 2023	September 30, 2025
	Comment

Number of youth placed in Internships	Value	0.00	59.00	4600.00
	Date	October 30, 2020	September 14, 2023	September 30, 2025
	Comment

Urban Youth Employment Project II

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 April 30, 2025

Detailed Financial Activity as of April 30, 2025

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

COMPLETION RATINGS

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS