Gaza Emergency Cash for Work and Self-Employment Support

Abstract*

The development objective of Gaza Emergency Cash for Work and Self-Employment Support Project for West Bank and Gaza is to provide target youth in Gaza with short‐term income support and increased access to internet‐enabled self-employment opportunities. This project has three components. 1) The first component, Cash for Work, aims to provide cash for work sub‐grants to selected NGOs to implement cash for work subprojects employing target youth. 2)... Show More

Development Objective

To provide target youth in Gaza with short-term income support and increased access to internet-enabled self-employment opportunities

Key Details

Project Details

Project ID
P167726
Status
Closed
Team Leader
Samira Hillis , Cristobal Ridao-Cano, Friederike Rother
Borrower 2
NGO Development Center

Country
West Bank and Gaza
Disclosure Date
July 11, 2018
Approval Date
(as of board presentation)
August 10, 2018
Effective Date
August 27, 2018

Total Project Cost 1
US$ 17.00 million
Implementing Agency
NGO Development Center (NDC)
Region
Middle East and North Africa
Fiscal Year 3
2019

Commitment Amount
US$ 17.00 million
Environmental Category
C
Environmental and Social Risk
Not Applicable
Closing Date
June 30, 2022

Consultant Services required
Yes
Last Stage Reached
BANK APPROVED
Last Update Date
January 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 - Human Development and Gender

FY17 - Gender26%
FY17 - Labor Market Policy and Programs26%
- FY17 - Active Labor Market Programs26%
- FY17 - Skills Development26%

FY17 - Private Sector Development

FY17 - Enterprise Development26%
- FY17 - Entrepreneurship26%
FY17 - ICT26%
- FY17 - ICT Solutions26%
FY17 - Jobs26%
- FY17 - Youth Employment26%

FY17 - Social Development and Protection

FY17 - Social Protection100%
- FY17 - Social Safety Nets100%

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Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

Financier	Commitments
Special Financing	17.00

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

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

Lending Instrument
Grant Amount	17.00
Total Project Cost**	17.00

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

No data available.

Detailed Financial Activity as of April 30, 2025

No data available.

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name	Review	Date
Project Management	Satisfactory	2022-06-25
Procurement	Satisfactory	2022-06-25
Financial Management	Satisfactory	2022-06-25
Progress towards achievement of PDO	Satisfactory	2022-06-25
Monitoring and Evaluation	Satisfactory	2022-06-25
Overall Implementation Progress (IP)	Satisfactory	2022-06-25

COMPLETION RATINGS

INDICATOR	IMPLEMENTATION COMPLETION & RESULTS REPORT: 02-27-2023
Outcomes	Highly Satisfactory
Risk to Development Outcome
Bank Performance	Substantial
Borrower Performance
Government Performance
Implementing Agency

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

INDICATOR	ICR REVIEW: 08-14-2023	PROJECT PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT REPORT:
Outcome Rating	Highly Satisfactory	N/a
Risk To Development Outcome		N/a
Bank Performance	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

Number of youth receiving cash for work from the Project, by gender Value 0.00 4400.00 2200.00
Date August 10, 2018 June 30, 2022 July 1, 2019
Comment
Number of youth receiving e-work support that have done at least one paid freelancing job during the support or 6 months after that, by gender Value 0.00 375.00 0.00
Date August 10, 2018 June 30, 2022
Comment
of which, female Value 0.00 2200.00 1100.00
Date August 10, 2018 June 30, 2022 July 1, 2019
Comment
Of which, female Value 0.00 188.00 0.00
Date August 10, 2018 June 30, 2022 August 1, 2019
Comment

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Number of members from households where youth receive C4W from the Project Value 0.00 26400.00 0.00
Date August 10, 2018 June 30, 2022
Comment
Number of youth receiving e-work support from the project, by gender Value 0.00 750.00 0.00
Date August 10, 2018 June 30, 2022
Comment
From CTP households or households on the waiting list for UNRWA's Job Creation Program Value 0.00 13200.00 0.00
Date August 10, 2018 June 30, 2022
Comment
Of which, female Value 0.00 375.00 0.00
Date August 10, 2018 June 30, 2022
Comment
Number of vulnerable people directly benefiting from services provided through C4W sub-projects Value 0.00 80000.00 0.00
Date August 10, 2018 June 30, 2022
Comment
Percentage of direct beneficiaries of e-work that are satisfied with the support provided by the Project, by type of support and gender Value 0.00 80.00 0.00
Date August 10, 2018 June 30, 2022
Comment
Of which, disabled people Value 0.00 6000.00 0.00
Date August 10, 2018 June 30, 2022
Comment
of which e-work female beneficiaries Value 0.00 80.00 0.00
Date August 10, 2018 June 30, 2022
Comment
Of which, children Value 0.00 20000.00 0.00
Date August 10, 2018 June 30, 2022
Comment
of which e-work male beneficiaries Value 0.00 80.00 0.00
Date August 10, 2018 June 30, 2022
Comment
Percentage of claims and grievances processed, and resolved within 30 days. Value 0.00 60.00 0.00
Date August 10, 2018 June 30, 2022
Comment
Of which, women Value 0.00 20000.00 0.00
Date August 10, 2018 June 30, 2022
Comment
Percentage of direct beneficiaries of C4W that are satisfied with the support provided by the Project, by type of support and gender. Value 0.00 80.00 0.00
Date August 10, 2018 June 30, 2022
Comment
Of which, C4W female beneficiaries Value 0.00 80.00 0.00
Date August 10, 2018 June 30, 2022
Comment
Of which, C4W male beneficiaries Value 0.00 80.00 0.00
Date August 10, 2018 June 30, 2022
Comment
Percentage of claims and grievances processed, and resolved within 30 days. Value 0.00 60.00 0.00
Date August 10, 2018 June 30, 2022
Comment