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Emergency Social Protection Enhancement and COVID-19 Response Project

Development Objective

The project development objective is to provide cash transfers, temporary employment, and increased access to basic services and economic opportunities to food-insecure populations affected by COVID-19, the conflict and climate-related shocks, as well as to strengthen the capacity of national institutions.

Key Details

Project Details

  • P173582

  • Active

  • Andras Bodor , Jeremy Tomlinson, Omar Al-Aqel

  • United Nations Development Programme (UNDP),United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)

  • Yemen, Republic of

  • November 22, 2020

  • (as of board presentation)

    December 17, 2020

  • December 23, 2020

  • US$ 503.90 million

  • Public Works Project,Social Fund for Development

  • Middle East and North Africa

  • 2021

  • US$ 864.22 million

  • N/A

  • January 29, 2024

  • December 31, 2026

  • BANK APPROVED

  • Notes

Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

No data available.
Financier Commitments
Trust Funds 3.32
IDA Grant 860.90

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

Product Line IBRD/IDA
IBRD Commitment N/A
IDA Commitment 860.90
IBRD + IDA Commitment 860.90
Lending Instrument
Grant Amount 3.32
Total Project Cost** 503.90

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

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

Detailed Financial Activity as of March 31, 2025

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Period Financier Transaction Type Amount (US$)
Sep 12, 2022 IDA-D7620 Loan Disb 7,545,353.00
Mar 24, 2023 IDA-E1630 Loan Commitment 143,500,000.00
Aug 17, 2021 IDA-D7630 Loan Disb 67,559,440.00
Jun 15, 2022 IDA-D7630 Loan Disb 9,251,139.00
May 9, 2022 IDA-D7620 Loan Disb 21,030,000.00
Jun 9, 2022 IDA-E0070 Loan Disb 108,893,816.00
Dec 9, 2021 IDA-D7630 Loan Disb 45,512,468.00
Mar 10, 2021 IDA-D7620 Loan Disb 30,971,650.00
Aug 5, 2021 IDA-D7630 Loan Disb 19,923,654.00
Jun 13, 2024 IDA-E3070 Loan Commitment 150,000,000.00
Dec 17, 2020 IDA-D7630 Loan Commitment 142,500,000.00
Dec 17, 2020 IDA-D7620 Loan Commitment 61,400,000.00
Sep 16, 2022 IDA-E0060 Loan Disb 25,747,332.00
Aug 30, 2024 IDA-E0060 Loan Disb 23,000,000.00
Aug 10, 2023 IDA-E1630 Loan Disb 136,990,000.00
Oct 13, 2022 IDA-D7630 Loan Disb 17,402.56
Oct 4, 2023 IDA-E1640 Loan Disb 7,793,080.00
Jun 28, 2023 IDA-E0060 Loan Disb 25,738,874.00
Mar 30, 2022 IDA-E0070 Loan Commitment 192,000,000.00
Mar 30, 2022 IDA-E0060 Loan Commitment 108,000,000.00
Mar 24, 2023 IDA-E1640 Loan Commitment 63,500,000.00
Oct 14, 2022 IDA-E0070 Loan Disb 72,524,096.00

Footnotes

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name Review Date
Procurement Satisfactory 2025-03-27
Financial Management Moderately Satisfactory 2025-03-27
Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Satisfactory 2025-03-27
Progress towards achievement of PDO Satisfactory 2025-03-27
Monitoring and Evaluation Satisfactory 2025-03-27
Project Management Satisfactory 2025-03-27

COMPLETION RATINGS

No data available.

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

No data available.

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INDICATORBASELINECURRENTTARGET
  • Beneficiaries of social safety net programsValue0.001418991.001500000.00
    DateDecember 17, 2020October 31, 2023December 31, 2026
    Comment
  • Number of direct beneficiaries of wage employmentValue0.0053596.00155208.00
    DateDecember 17, 2020October 31, 2023December 31, 2026
    Comment
  • Number of people with increased access to basic services.Value0.00773171.001122880.00
    DateDecember 17, 2020October 31, 2023December 31, 2026
    Comment
  • UCT program implementation functions fully transferred to SFDValueNoYesYes
    DateDecember 17, 2020October 31, 2023December 31, 2026
    Comment
  • Beneficiaries of Safety Nets programs - Unconditional cash transfers (number)Value0.001418991.001500000.00
    DateDecember 17, 2020October 31, 2023December 31, 2026
    Comment
  • Number of beneficiaries (female)Value0.0012519.0033710.00
    DateDecember 17, 2020October 31, 2023December 31, 2026
    Comment
  • Of which, femaleValue0.00386586.00528397.00
    DateDecember 17, 2020October 31, 2023December 31, 2026
    Comment
  • Number of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME's) supported by the ProjectValue0.004898.0010009.00
    DateDecember 17, 2020October 31, 2023December 31, 2026
    Comment
  • Beneficiaries of social safety net programs - FemaleValue0.000.000.00
    Date
    Comment
  • Number of beneficiaries (IDPs)Value0.006080.0022281.00
    DateDecember 17, 2020October 31, 2023December 31, 2026
    Comment
  • Household membersValue0.009610315.009350000.00
    DateDecember 17, 2020October 31, 2023December 31, 2026
    Comment
  • Number of female led SMEs supported by the projectValue0.00597.002778.00
    DateDecember 17, 2020October 31, 2023December 31, 2026
    Comment
  • People provided with access to improved sanitation services to reduce water-borne diseases exacerbated by climate changeValue0.0057001.00272845.00
    DateDecember 17, 2020October 31, 2023December 31, 2026
    Comment
  • Number of beneficiary households benefitting from the cash for nutrition programValue0.0085976.00106500.00
    DateDecember 17, 2020October 31, 2023December 31, 2026
    Comment
  • Number of beneficiary households (Social Welfare Fund)Value0.005763.009300.00
    DateDecember 17, 2020October 31, 2023December 31, 2026
    Comment
  • Number of beneficiaries (female)Value0.0092674.00111600.00
    DateDecember 16, 2020October 31, 2023December 31, 2026
    Comment
  • Number of beneficiaries (children)Value0.00137707.00153000.00
    DateDecember 17, 2020October 31, 2023December 31, 2026
    Comment

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS

INDICATORBASELINECURRENTTARGET
  • Beneficiaries of social safety net programsValue0.001418991.001500000.00
    DateJanuary 27, 2022October 31, 2023December 31, 2026
    Comment
  • Surveyed beneficiaries who report receiving the right benefit amount (UNICEF)Value0.0099.9498.00
    DateDecember 17, 2020October 31, 2023December 31, 2026
    Comment
  • Number of female beneficiaries of wage employment (cash for nutrition)Value0.002776.003920.00
    DateDecember 17, 2020October 31, 2023December 31, 2026
    Comment
  • Grievances received, addressed and responded to within a timeline that has been specified and publicly communicated by the project (UNICEF)Value0.0095.00100.00
    DateDecember 17, 2020October 31, 2023December 31, 2026
    Comment
  • Number of indirect beneficiaries of wage employment (cash for nutrition)Value0.0016656.0023520.00
    DateDecember 17, 2020October 31, 2023December 31, 2026
    Comment
  • Beneficiaries of Safety Nets programs - Unconditional cash transfers (number)Value0.001418991.001500000.00
    DateJanuary 27, 2022October 31, 2023December 31, 2026
    Comment
  • Number of direct beneficiaries of wage employment (cash for work)Value0.0022138.0077500.00
    DateDecember 17, 2020October 31, 2023December 31, 2026
    Comment
  • Beneficiaries of social safety net programs - FemaleValue0.000.000.00
    Date
    Comment
  • Surveyed beneficiaries who express satisfaction with the project (UNICEF)Value0.0098.00100.00
    DateDecember 17, 2020October 31, 2023December 31, 2026
    Comment
  • Number of beneficiaries (female)Value0.000.000.00
    Date
    Comment
  • Surveyed beneficiaries who report receiving the right payment amount (UNDP)Value0.00100.0098.00
    DateDecember 17, 2020October 31, 2023December 31, 2026
    Comment
  • Number of districts where beneficiaries can receive unconditional cash transfers digitallyValue0.000.006.00
    DateJanuary 31, 2023October 31, 2023December 31, 2026
    Comment
  • Grievances received, addressed and responded to within a timeline that has been specified and publicly communicated by the project (UNDP)Value0.0098.0090.00
    DateDecember 17, 2020October 31, 2023December 31, 2026
    Comment
  • Number of indirect beneficiaries of wage employment (family members of direct beneficiaries) (cash for work)Value0.00132828.00372312.00
    DateDecember 17, 2020October 31, 2023December 31, 2026
    Comment
  • Surveyed beneficiaries who express satisfaction with project interventions (UNDP)Value0.0092.0080.00
    DateDecember 17, 2020October 31, 2023December 31, 2026
    Comment
  • Number of people with increased access to basic services (cash for work)Value0.00288540.00452750.00
    DateDecember 17, 2020October 31, 2023December 31, 2026
    Comment
  • Capacity building action plan for SFD adopted and implementedValueNoYesYes
    DateDecember 17, 2020October 31, 2023December 31, 2026
    Comment
  • Cubic meters of water schemes constructed/rehabilitated (cash for work)Value0.0010796.0046066.00
    DateDecember 17, 2020October 31, 2023December 31, 2026
    Comment
  • Capacity building action plan for PWP adopted and implementedValueNoYesYes
    DateDecember 17, 2020October 31, 2023December 31, 2026
    Comment
  • Area of agriculture land and terraces rehabilitated (cash for work)Value0.00537.002477.00
    DateDecember 17, 2020October 31, 2023December 31, 2026
    Comment
  • Positive impact of geo-focused bundles on food security and malnutrition sustained one year after interventions end in target communitiesValueNoNoYes
    DateJanuary 27, 2022October 31, 2023December 31, 2026
    Comment
  • Length of roads improved (cash for work)Value0.0088.00209.00
    DateDecember 17, 2020October 31, 2023December 31, 2026
    Comment
  • Number of direct beneficiaries of wage employment (community assets)Value0.0013972.0051993.00
    DateDecember 17, 2020October 31, 2023December 31, 2026
    Comment
  • Number of female beneficiariesValue0.00556.002167.00
    DateDecember 17, 2020October 31, 2023December 31, 2026
    Comment
  • Number of indirect beneficiaries of wage employment (community assets)Value0.0083832.00311958.00
    DateDecember 17, 2020October 31, 2023December 31, 2026
    Comment
  • Number of people with increased access to basic services (community assets)Value0.00484631.00670130.00
    DateDecember 17, 2020October 31, 2023December 31, 2026
    Comment
  • Cubic meters of water schemes constructed/rehabilitated (community assets)Value0.0066415.00147402.00
    DateDecember 17, 2020October 31, 2023December 31, 2026
    Comment
  • Area of agriculture land rehabilitated (community assets)Value0.002582.005012.00
    DateDecember 17, 2020October 31, 2023December 31, 2026
    Comment
  • Length of roads improved (community assets)Value0.0053.00163.00
    DateDecember 17, 2020October 31, 2023December 31, 2026
    Comment
  • Number of MFIs to access the new YLG portfolio guarantee scheme (economic opportunities and food market resilience)Value0.005.006.00
    DateDecember 17, 2020October 31, 2023December 31, 2026
    Comment
  • Number of SME loans guaranteed by the new capitalization to the YLG (economic opportunities and food market resilience)Value0.003089.003754.00
    DateDecember 17, 2020October 31, 2023December 31, 2026
    Comment
  • Number of Village Saving and Loans Associations (economic opportunities and food market resilience)Value0.00170.00715.00
    DateDecember 17, 2020October 31, 2023December 31, 2026
    Comment
  • SMEs receiving TA and grants that produce and facilitate food distribution (economic opportunities and food market resilience)Value0.001789.006255.00
    DateDecember 17, 2020October 31, 2023December 31, 2026
    Comment
  • Business associations supported in the target sectors directly through grants and TA (economic opportunities and food market resilience)Value0.0020.0050.00
    DateDecember 17, 2020October 31, 2023December 31, 2026
    Comment
  • Number of new seasonal and permanent wage employment supported (economic opportunities and food market resilience)Value0.0014710.0021595.00
    DateDecember 17, 2020October 31, 2023December 31, 2026
    Comment