West Bank Emergency Social Protection COVID-19 Response Project

Abstract*

The project aims to respond to the immediate needs arising from the COVID-19 pandemic by providing temporary emergency cash transfers to vulnerable and poor households and contributing to reducing the deficit in health and social services through temporary job creation. Show More

Development Objective

To provide cash and/or in-kind emergency support and short-term employment opportunities to vulnerable populations in West Bank and Gaza affected by emergency shocks including COVID-19 and in case of an eligible crisis or emergency, respond to it promptly and effectively.

Key Details

Project Details

Project ID
P174078
Status
Active
Team Leader
Samira Hillis , Emily Chapman
Borrower 2
Ministry of Finance,Palestine Liberation Organization (for the Benefit of the Palestinian Authority)

Country
West Bank and Gaza
Disclosure Date
June 19, 2020
Approval Date
(as of board presentation)
July 27, 2020
Effective Date
August 12, 2020

Total Project Cost 1
US$ 40.00 million
Implementing Agency
Ministry of Finance,Ministry of Labor/Palestinian Fund for Employment and Social Protection for Workers,Ministry of Social Development
Region
Middle East and North Africa
Fiscal Year 3
2021

Commitment Amount
US$ 49.42 million
Environmental Category
N/A
Last Update Date
February 27, 2024
Closing Date
December 31, 2025

Consultant Services required
Yes
Last Stage Reached
BANK APPROVED

Associated Projects
P181573
P176199

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 change3%
- FY17 - Adaptation2%
- FY17 - Mitigation2%

FY17 - Human Development and Gender

FY17 - Disease Control100%
- FY17 - Pandemic Response100%

FY17 - Private Sector Development

FY17 - ICT73%
- FY17 - ICT Solutions53%

FY17 - Public Sector Management

FY17 - Public Administration100%
- FY17 - E-Government, incl. e-services80%

FY17 - Social Development and Protection

FY17 - Social Inclusion100%
- FY17 - Participation and Civic Engagement80%
FY17 - Social Protection100%
- FY17 - Social Safety Nets100%

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Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

Financier	Commitments
MNA Region Umbrella 2.0 MDTF	4.61
Palestinian Umbrella for Resilience Support to the Economy M	4.81
Special Financing	40.00

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	49.42
Total Project Cost**	40.00

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

No data available.

Detailed Financial Activity as of March 31, 2025

No data available.

Footnotes

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name	Review	Date
Monitoring and Evaluation	Satisfactory	2024-10-18
Overall Implementation Progress (IP)	Satisfactory	2024-10-18
Progress towards achievement of PDO	Satisfactory	2024-10-18
Procurement	Satisfactory	2024-10-18
Project Management	Satisfactory	2024-10-18
Financial Management	Satisfactory	2024-10-18

COMPLETION RATINGS

No data available.

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

No data available.

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Number of households receiving cash support Value 0.00 119381.00 106752.00
Date June 1, 2020 December 31, 2023 December 31, 2025
Comment
Number of individual beneficiaries Value 0.00 85112.00 0.00
Date
Comment
Of which female Value 0.00 40.00 0.00
Date
Comment
of which in the West Bank Value 0.00 64028.00 62123.00
Date June 1, 2020 December 31, 2023 December 31, 2025
Comment
Of which in Gaza Value 0.00 55353.00 44629.00
Date June 1, 2020 December 31, 2023 December 31, 2025
Comment
Number of standardized individual in-kind food packages distributed Value 0.00 0.00 377000.00
Date November 30, 2023 December 31, 2023 December 31, 2025
Comment
Number of vulnerable populations receiving cash for work from the project Value 0.00 3974.00 3940.00
Date June 1, 2020 December 31, 2023 December 31, 2025
Comment
Of which, female Value 0.00 0.00 0.00
Date
Comment

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Number of poor households in Gaza benefiting from one-time emergency payments as a result of COVID-19 Value 0.00 7600.00 7600.00
Date May 1, 2021 December 31, 2023 December 31, 2025
Comment
Component 1.1. Number of newly enrolled households receiving emergency cash transfer Value 0.00 90225.00 77715.00
Date June 1, 2020 December 31, 2023 December 31, 2025
Comment
Number of PFESP, MoL and MoSD staff benefiting from training and capacity building activities Value 0.00 254.00 35.00
Date June 1, 2020 December 31, 2023 December 31, 2025
Comment
Number of beneficiaries receiving cash for work from the project Value 0.00 3974.00 3940.00
Date June 1, 2020 December 31, 2023 December 31, 2025
Comment
of which female Value 0.00 0.00 0.00
Date
Comment
of which in the West Bank Value 0.00 45748.00 42470.00
Date June 1, 2020 December 31, 2023 December 31, 2025
Comment
Beneficiary households receiving digital payment Value 0.00 0.00 5.00
Date June 1, 2020 December 31, 2023 December 31, 2025
Comment
of which in Gaza Value 0.00 44477.00 35245.00
Date June 1, 2020 December 31, 2023 December 31, 2025
Comment
Beneficiaries who expressed satisfaction with the project intervention Value 0.00 80.00 80.00
Date June 1, 2020 December 31, 2023 December 31, 2025
Comment
Number of members of households where beneficiaries receive C4W Value 0.00 20538.00 19700.00
Date June 1, 2020 December 31, 2023 December 31, 2025
Comment
Female beneficiaries who expressed satisfaction with the project intervention Value 0.00 0.00 0.00
Date
Comment
Percentage of female beneficiaries Value 0.00 0.00 0.00
Date
Comment
Number of members from newly enrolled households benefiting from cash transfers Value 0.00 451125.00 388575.00
Date June 1, 2020 December 31, 2023 December 31, 2025
Comment
From the CTP households or on the CTP waiting list Value 0.00 17.00 20.00
Date June 1, 2020 December 31, 2023 December 31, 2025
Comment
Of which, females Value 0.00 0.00 0.00
Date
Comment
Beneficiaries who expressed satisfaction with delivery and communication of the project intervention Value 0.00 81.00 80.00
Date August 3, 2020 December 31, 2023 December 31, 2025
Comment
Component 1.2.: Number of CTP beneficiary households receiving cash support Value 0.00 29156.00 29037.00
Date June 1, 2020 December 31, 2023 December 31, 2025
Comment
Number of vulnerable people directly benefiting from health and social services provided through C4W sub-projects Value 0.00 361136.00 66954.00
Date June 1, 2020 December 31, 2023 December 31, 2025
Comment
Number of individual beneficiaries Value 0.00 145780.00 145184.00
Date June 1, 2020 December 31, 2023 December 31, 2025
Comment
Of which, females Value 0.00 0.00 0.00
Date
Comment
Female beneficiaries who expressed satisfaction with delivery and communication of the project intervention Value 0.00 0.00 0.00
Date
Comment
Of which, children Value 0.00 0.00 0.00
Date
Comment
Beneficiary households that are aware of women and family protection services available to them Value 0.00 0.00 0.00
Date
Comment
Of which, females Value 0.00 40.00 0.00
Date
Comment
High frequency crisis monitoring survey is implemented Value 0.00 1.00 1.00
Date August 3, 2020 December 31, 2023 December 31, 2025
Comment
Of which, disabled Value 0.00 0.00 0.00
Date
Comment
Of which in the West Bank Value 0.00 18280.00 19653.00
Date June 1, 2020 December 31, 2023 December 31, 2025
Comment

Percentage of grievances, complaints and inquiries addressed within the timeframe outlined in the project operations manual (Percentage)	Value	0.00	100.00	80.00
	Date	June 1, 2020	December 31, 2023	December 31, 2025
	Comment

Percentage of claims and grievances processed and resolved within 30 days (Percentage) Value 0.00 100.00 80.00
Date June 1, 2020 December 31, 2023 December 31, 2025
Comment
Of which in Gaza Value 0.00 10876.00 9384.00
Date June 1, 2020 December 31, 2023 December 31, 2025
Comment

Percentage of complaints, and inquiries addressed within the 30 day time frame publicly communicated by the project (Percentage)	Value	0.00	100.00	80.00
	Date	June 1, 2020	December 31, 2023	December 31, 2025
	Comment

Number of beneficiaries receiving standardized in-kind food packages Value 0.00 0.00 377000.00
Date November 30, 2023 December 31, 2023 December 31, 2025
Comment
Of which, females Value 0.00 0.00 0.00
Date
Comment

Number of individual beneficiaries	Value	0.00	85112.00	0.00
	Date
	Comment

of which in the West Bank	Value	0.00	64028.00	62123.00
	Date	June 1, 2020	December 31, 2023	December 31, 2025
	Comment

Of which in Gaza	Value	0.00	55353.00	44629.00
	Date	June 1, 2020	December 31, 2023	December 31, 2025
	Comment

Percentage of female beneficiaries	Value	0.00	0.00	0.00
	Date
	Comment

Beneficiary households that are aware of women and family protection services available to them	Value	0.00	0.00	0.00
	Date
	Comment

West Bank Emergency Social Protection COVID-19 Response Project

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 March 31, 2025

Detailed Financial Activity as of March 31, 2025

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

COMPLETION RATINGS

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS