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Social Support for Resilient Livelihoods Project

Abstract*

The development objectives of Social Support for Resilient Livelihoods Project are to improve resilience among the poor and vulnerable population and to strengthen the national platform for safety nets in Malawi. This project has four components. 1) The first component, Improving Social and Economic Inclusion, focuses on the consolidation of an appropriate package of support for beneficiary households with a mix of program interventions, including...

* 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 objectives of the Project are to improve resilience among the poor and vulnerable population and to strengthen the national platform for safety nets in the Republic of Malawi.

Key Details

Project Details

  • P169198

  • Active

  • Chipo Msowoya , Ivan Drabek

  • The Republic of Malawi

  • Malawi

  • December 21, 2018

  • (as of board presentation)

    December 10, 2019

  • June 1, 2020

  • US$ 329.50 million

  • Malawi National Local Government Finance Committee

  • Eastern And Southern Africa

  • 2020

  • US$ 329.50 million

  • N/A

  • May 16, 2024

  • December 31, 2027

  • No

  • BANK APPROVED

  • Notes

Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

No data available.
Financier Commitments
IDA Credit 28.00
Free-standing TFs AFR Human Development 17.00
IDA Grant 284.50

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

Product Line IBRD/IDA
IBRD Commitment N/A
IDA Commitment 312.50
IBRD + IDA Commitment 312.50
Lending Instrument
Grant Amount 17.00
Total Project Cost** 329.50

Summary Status of World Bank Financing (US$ Millions) as of January 31, 2025

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

Detailed Financial Activity as of January 31, 2025

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Period Financier Transaction Type Amount (US$)
Feb 15, 2023 IDA-E0310 Loan Disb 8,960,573.00
Nov 9, 2022 IDA-D5300 Loan Disb 41,134,436.00
Sep 26, 2023 IDA-E0310 Loan Disb 165,993.23
Aug 4, 2023 IDA-E1480 Loan Disb 43,876,044.00
Aug 4, 2023 IDA-E0310 Loan Disb 15,079,703.00
Aug 31, 2023 IDA-E0310 Loan Disb 599,558.75
Dec 18, 2023 IDA-E0310 Loan Disb 22,710,996.00
Dec 19, 2023 IDA-E0310 Loan Disb 165,993.25
Oct 13, 2023 IDA-E0310 Loan Disb -165,993.25
May 7, 2024 IDA-E0310 Loan Disb 217,466.17
Apr 25, 2024 IDA-E0310 Loan Disb 277,182.00
Dec 10, 2019 IDA-D5300 Loan Commitment 125,000,000.00
Dec 21, 2022 IDA-E1480 Loan Commitment 110,000,000.00
May 25, 2022 IDA-E0310 Loan Commitment 159,500,000.00
May 25, 2022 IDA-71080 Loan Commitment 28,000,000.00
Oct 7, 2020 IDA-D5300 Loan Disb 30,666,600.00
Jun 23, 2021 IDA-D5300 Loan Disb 4,026,827.00
Jun 1, 2022 IDA-D5300 Loan Disb 11,705,680.00
Apr 20, 2022 IDA-D5300 Loan Disb 1,346,585.00
Oct 26, 2021 IDA-D5300 Loan Disb 2,653,286.00
Feb 7, 2022 IDA-D5300 Loan Disb 128,532.87
Dec 21, 2021 IDA-D5300 Loan Disb 563,739.90
Feb 3, 2022 IDA-D5300 Loan Disb 402,671.30
Jan 27, 2022 IDA-D5300 Loan Disb 10,203,121.00
Sep 22, 2022 IDA-D5300 Loan Disb 192,098.95
Oct 26, 2022 IDA-D5300 Loan Disb 19,582,298.00
Jun 12, 2023 IDA-E0310 Loan Disb 35,341,580.00

Footnotes

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name Review Date
Procurement Satisfactory 2024-12-19
Project Management Moderately Satisfactory 2024-12-19
Financial Management Moderately Satisfactory 2024-12-19
Progress towards achievement of PDO Satisfactory 2024-12-19
Monitoring and Evaluation Satisfactory 2024-12-19
Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Satisfactory 2024-12-19

COMPLETION RATINGS

No data available.

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

No data available.

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INDICATORBASELINECURRENTTARGET
  • Proportion of Social Cash Transfers project beneficiary households with an improved food consumption scoreValue47.9041.9047.90
    DateApril 1, 2021June 7, 2024December 31, 2027
    Comment
  • National social registry platform is institutionalizedValueFormal institutional mechanisms not establishedFunctional review on institutionalization of the UInstitutional mechanisms established and operation
    DateOctober 1, 2019June 7, 2024June 28, 2024
    Comment
  • Disaster risk financing mechanism is established for scalable Social Cash TransfersValueNo mechanism existsIndicator target achieved. Mechanism established aMechanism established and functional in selected d
    DateOctober 1, 2019June 7, 2024June 28, 2024
    Comment
  • of which femaleValue0.0063.000.00
    Date
    Comment
  • Eligible project beneficiary households with ongoing income generating investments one year after receipt of the livelihood supportpackageValue0.00293034.00229500.00
    DateOctober 1, 2019June 7, 2024December 31, 2027
    Comment
  • of which femaleValue0.0062.000.00
    Date
    Comment
  • Beneficiaries of the COVID-19 emergency response cash transfer program.Value0.00240858.00200150.00
    DateSeptember 1, 2020June 7, 2024September 30, 2021
    Comment
  • Direct Project BeneficiariesValue123682.00787059.00778000.00
    DateMarch 1, 2022June 7, 2024December 31, 2027
    Comment
  • Proportion of female project beneficiaries of SCTPValue63.0063.000.00
    Date
    Comment
  • Proportion of female beneficiaries of EPWPValue0.000.000.00
    Date
    Comment
  • Beneficiaries of the Emergency Cash Transfer programValue0.00153841.00405000.00
    DateOctober 7, 2022June 7, 2024December 31, 2027
    Comment
  • Female beneficiaries of the Emergency Cash Transfer ProgramValue63.0063.000.00
    Date
    Comment
  • Beneficiaries of SCTP vertical expansion to existing rural householdsValue0.0094183.00300000.00
    DateOctober 31, 2022June 7, 2024December 31, 2023
    Comment
  • Beneficiaries of horizontal expansion of SCTP to new poor urban householdsValue0.0059658.00105000.00
    DateOctober 31, 2022June 7, 2024December 31, 2027
    Comment

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS

INDICATORBASELINECURRENTTARGET
  • E-payment system established and providing e-transfers to atleast 50 percent of beneficiariesValueNo beneficiaries receive electronic transfers.35 percent (274,021) of beneficiaries receive elecMore than 50 percent of beneficiaries
    DateOctober 1, 2019June 7, 2024June 28, 2024
    Comment
  • Proportion of children in beneficiary households aged 6-17 years enrolled in primary and secondary schools with more than 80% of attendance annually (Percentage)Value95.7497.0055.00
    DateNovember 30, 2020June 7, 2024June 28, 2024
    Comment
  • Percentage of grievances registered that are actually addressedValue42.6% PWP; 48.9% SCTP;EPWP 43%; SCTP 100%100% PWP; 100% SCTP;
    DateJune 19, 2018June 7, 2024June 28, 2024
    Comment
  • Proportion of grievances about the Urban Cash Transfer intervention resolved within specified number of daysValue0.00100.0060.00
    DateSeptember 1, 2020June 7, 2024September 30, 2021
    Comment
  • Direct project beneficiaries of EPWPValue0.00533982.00520000.00
    DateOctober 1, 2019June 7, 2024June 30, 2025
    Comment
  • Female direct project beneficiaries of EPWP.Value0.00218226.00260000.00
    DateOctober 1, 2019June 7, 2024June 30, 2025
    Comment
  • EPWP beneficiaries - youth under 35 years of ageValue0.00186820.00312000.00
    DateOctober 1, 2019June 7, 2024June 30, 2025
    Comment
  • Percentage of households reporting satisfaction or direct benefits from the community assets createdValue86.9095.1088.10
    DateNovember 30, 2020June 7, 2024June 28, 2024
    Comment
  • Percentage of households having at least 3 meals per day.Value40.3028.0048.00
    DateNovember 30, 2020June 7, 2024June 28, 2024
    Comment
  • SCTP beneficiary households having at least three meals per dayValue45.300.000.00
    Date
    Comment
  • EPWP beneficiary households having at least three meals per dayValue35.300.000.00
    Date
    Comment
  • Livelihoods groups and cooperatives formed with approved business plan and accessing livelihood for investmentValue114.007022.005780.00
    DateNovember 30, 2020June 7, 2024December 31, 2027
    Comment
  • Beneficiaries HHs participating in functional Saving and Loans Groups (SLGs)Value32562.00351428.00590000.00
    DateNovember 30, 2020November 10, 2023June 28, 2024
    Comment
  • Youth beneficiaries of functional SLGsValue32.0921.000.00
    Date
    Comment
  • Female beneficiaries of functional SLGsValue30.6269.000.00
    Date
    Comment
  • Adoption of triggering mechanism for SCTP scale-upsValueNone existsHandbook adopted and in useHandbook adopted and in use
    DateOctober 1, 2019June 7, 2024June 28, 2024
    Comment
  • Households covered by SCTP scalability mechanismValue0.00300000.00300000.00
    DateOctober 1, 2019June 7, 2024June 30, 2025
    Comment
  • Existing rural SCTP beneficiaries receiving at least one monthly emergency cash top upValue0.00125793.00300000.00
    DateOctober 1, 2020June 7, 2024December 31, 2027
    Comment
  • New urban beneficiaries of emergency cash transfers covered by at least one monthly cash transferValue0.00122026.00179000.00
    DateOctober 1, 2020June 7, 2024December 31, 2027
    Comment
  • Beneficiaries of social safety net programsValue123682.00787742.00778000.00
    DateDecember 10, 2019June 7, 2024December 31, 2027
    Comment
  • Climate-smart community assets created by typeValue0.006817.000.00
    DateMarch 1, 2022June 7, 2024June 30, 2025
    Comment
  • Community assets created in line with the prescribed technical standardsValue82.5094.0085.00
    DateMarch 1, 2022June 7, 2024June 30, 2025
    Comment
  • Hectarage of forest landscape restored and arable land under soil conservation practices (in hectares)Value0.000.000.00
    DateMarch 3, 2022June 7, 2024June 30, 2025
    Comment
  • Forest landscape restored (in hectares)Value0.000.000.00
    Date
    Comment
  • Arable land under soil conservation practices (in hectares)Value0.000.000.00
    Date
    Comment
  • New AIP beneficiaries adopting best fertilizer practices, including organic fertilizer making.Value0.00150859.00180000.00
    DateMarch 3, 2022June 7, 2024June 30, 2025
    Comment
  • AIP transitioned beneficiaries accessing inputs at market rate.Value0.0052647.00220000.00
    DateMarch 3, 2022June 7, 2024June 30, 2025
    Comment
  • UBR data coverage increased to 100 percent households in 11 districts that are at 50 percent coverage as of 2018Value50 percent coverage in 11 districts100 percent coverage in 6 districts.100 percent coverage in 11 districts
    DateOctober 1, 2019June 7, 2024June 28, 2024
    Comment
  • Development of an anti-corruption strategyValueNo strategy existsStrategy draftedStrategy adopted
    DateOctober 1, 2019June 7, 2024June 28, 2024
    Comment
  • Beneficiaries of Social Cash Transfer ProgramsValue123682.00253077.00258000.00
    DateOctober 1, 2019June 7, 2024December 31, 2027
    Comment
  • Security and privacy protocols developed and in useValueNone existsProtocols not yet developed.Security and privacy protocols developed and in us
    DateOctober 1, 2019June 7, 2024June 28, 2024
    Comment
  • Proportion of Female Beneficiaries of Social Cash Transfer ProgramsValue63.4063.000.00
    Date
    Comment