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Tunisia COVID-19 Social Protection Emergency Response Support Project

Abstract*

The Project Development Objective of the Tunisia Covid-19 Social Protection Emergency Response Project is to provide cash support to poor and vulnerable households affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and contribute to strengthening the social protection system in Tunisia. The project will support: (i) the GOT’s measures to mitigate the COVID-19 impact on poor and low-income households as well as (ii) the AMEN Social program. It was prepared with a view...

* 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 Project objective is to provide cash support to poor and vulnerable households affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and contribute to strengthening the social protection system in Tunisia.

Key Details

Project Details

  • P176352

  • Active

  • Mohamed Ben Ghachem , Erkin Mamadaliev

  • Republic of Tunisia

  • Tunisia

  • March 15, 2021

  • (as of board presentation)

    March 31, 2021

  • June 29, 2021

  • US$ 318.00 million

  • N/A

  • March 5, 2024

  • March 31, 2026

  • Yes

  • BANK APPROVED

  • Notes

Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

No data available.
Financier Commitments
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development 300.00
Miscellaneous 1 18.00

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

Product Line IBRD/IDA
IBRD Commitment 300.00
IDA Commitment N/A
IBRD + IDA Commitment 300.00
Lending Instrument
Grant Amount 18.00
Total Project Cost** 318.00

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$)
Feb 22, 2022 IBRD-92300 Loan Disb 7,034,520.00
Feb 9, 2024 IBRD-93710 Loan Disb 8,005,379.00
Jun 29, 2021 IBRD-92300 Loan Disb 737,607.70
Jun 29, 2021 IBRD-92300 Fee Charges 737,607.70
Jul 22, 2021 IBRD-92300 Loan Disb 116,887,264.00
May 12, 2022 IBRD-93710 Loan Disb 932,024.10
May 12, 2022 IBRD-93710 Fee Charges 932,024.10
May 20, 2022 IBRD-93710 Loan Disb 151,295,632.00
Mar 31, 2021 IBRD-92300 Loan Commitment 300,000,000.00
Jun 25, 2024 IBRD-93710 Loan Disb 3,447,230.00
Mar 29, 2022 IBRD-93710 Loan Commitment 400,000,000.00
Jun 1, 2024 IBRD-92300 Int Charges 2,751,046.20
Jun 1, 2024 IBRD-92300 Int Charges 68,038.83
Jun 1, 2024 IBRD-92300 Int Charges 2,665,401.80
May 9, 2024 IBRD-92300 Loan Disb 10,640,532.00
Dec 1, 2023 IBRD-92300 Int Charges 331.81
Dec 1, 2023 IBRD-92300 Int Charges 4,230.01
Dec 1, 2023 IBRD-92300 Int Charges 70,189.73
Dec 1, 2023 IBRD-92300 Int Charges 2,521,355.80
Dec 1, 2023 IBRD-92300 Int Charges 2,613,920.00
Jun 1, 2023 IBRD-92300 Int Charges 69,439.47
Jun 1, 2023 IBRD-92300 Int Charges 1,749,753.60
Jun 1, 2023 IBRD-92300 Int Charges 1,839,069.10
Dec 1, 2022 IBRD-92300 Int Charges 73,624.94
Apr 11, 2023 IBRD-92300 Loan Disb 952,152.75
Sep 14, 2022 IBRD-92300 Loan Disb 7,005,600.00
Dec 1, 2022 IBRD-92300 Int Charges 389,170.47
Dec 1, 2022 IBRD-92300 Int Charges 505,058.88
Jun 1, 2022 IBRD-92300 Int Charges 220,195.05
Jun 1, 2022 IBRD-92300 Int Charges 82,950.61
Jun 1, 2022 IBRD-92300 Int Charges 192,364.16
Dec 1, 2021 IBRD-92300 Int Charges 190,514.00
Dec 1, 2021 IBRD-92300 Int Charges 287,527.97
Oct 1, 2022 IBRD-93710 Int Charges 177,679.00
May 2, 2023 IBRD-93710 Loan Disb 7,669,900.00
Apr 1, 2023 IBRD-93710 Int Charges 1,998,832.10
Oct 1, 2022 IBRD-93710 Int Charges 168,381.77
Apr 21, 2023 IBRD-93710 Loan Disb 58,750,472.00
Apr 1, 2023 IBRD-93710 Int Charges 289,186.12
Aug 30, 2023 IBRD-93710 Loan Disb 7,623,700.00
Oct 1, 2023 IBRD-93710 Int Charges 210,985.40
Oct 1, 2023 IBRD-93710 Int Charges 4,256,330.50
Dec 27, 2023 IBRD-93710 Loan Disb 28,639,492.00
Apr 1, 2024 IBRD-93710 Int Charges 25,178.62
Apr 1, 2024 IBRD-93710 Int Charges 175,661.30
Apr 1, 2024 IBRD-93710 Int Charges 193,384.84
Apr 1, 2024 IBRD-93710 Int Charges 1,654.09
Apr 1, 2024 IBRD-93710 Int Charges 5,736,089.00
Aug 31, 2021 IBRD-92300 Loan Disb 97,748,840.00

Footnotes

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name Review Date
Project Management Moderately Satisfactory 2024-01-24
Procurement Satisfactory 2024-01-24
Monitoring and Evaluation Moderately Satisfactory 2024-01-24
Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Moderately Satisfactory 2024-01-24
Progress towards achievement of PDO Moderately Satisfactory 2024-01-24
Financial Management Moderately Satisfactory 2024-01-24

COMPLETION RATINGS

No data available.

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

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Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INDICATORBASELINECURRENTTARGET
  • Households receiving Temporary Cash Transfers (TCT)Value0.00896675.00900000.00
    DateMarch 31, 2021January 11, 2024March 31, 2024
    Comment
  • Households receiving the AMEN Social Permanent Cash Transfers (PCTs) through the new selection processValue0.0074518.00248000.00
    DateFebruary 27, 2023January 11, 2024March 31, 2024
    Comment
  • Children 0-5 years old from poor and vulnerable households receiving Family AllowanceValue0.00148793.00120000.00
    DateMarch 31, 2021January 11, 2024March 31, 2024
    Comment
  • Share of women heads of households receiving TCTsValue0.000.000.00
    Date
    Comment
  • Share of women heads of households receiving the AMEN Social PCTs through the new selection processValue0.000.000.00
    Date
    Comment
  • Share of Girl 0-5 years old from poor and vulnerable households receiving Family AllowanceValue0.000.000.00
    Date
    Comment
  • Percentage of beneficiary households receiving PCTs and Family Allowance through digital payment toolsValue50.0045.3080.00
    DateMarch 31, 2021January 11, 2024March 31, 2024
    Comment
  • Percentage of beneficiary women receiving payments digitallyValue50.0061.8080.00
    DateMarch 31, 2021January 11, 2024March 31, 2024
    Comment

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS

INDICATORBASELINECURRENTTARGET
  • Households eligible for TCTsValue0.00896657.00940000.00
    DateMarch 31, 2021January 11, 2024March 31, 2024
    Comment
  • Children 0-5 years old of households receiving Family Allowance among all children 0-5 years old enrolled in AMEN Social registryValue35.0070.96100.00
    DateMarch 31, 2021January 11, 2024March 31, 2024
    Comment
  • AMEN Social program Annual monitoring report publishedValueNoNoYes
    DateFebruary 20, 2023January 11, 2024March 31, 2024
    Comment
  • Pilot evaluation report of the family allowances for poor and vulnerable households, recommendations, and action plan validated andpublishedValueNoYesYes
    DateMarch 31, 2021January 11, 2024March 31, 2024
    Comment
  • PMT formula updated and implemented for new Household beneficiariesValueNoNoYes
    DateMarch 31, 2021January 11, 2024March 31, 2024
    Comment
  • Households eligible for TCTs already enrolled in the AMEN Social registryValue0.000.000.00
    Date
    Comment
  • Grievances, complaints and inquiries related to the PCT of AMEN Social program addressed within the time frame outlined in the project operations manualValue20.0054.4040.00
    DateMarch 31, 2021January 11, 2024March 31, 2024
    Comment
  • Extension of the Family Allowances to Children 0-5 of Families benefiting from a subsidized health card under AMEN Social registry adopted by the governmentValueNoYesYes
    DateMarch 31, 2021January 11, 2024March 31, 2024
    Comment
  • Establishment of an integrated and functional delivery system to provide social protection services efficiently in climate vulnerable areasValueNoNoYes
    DateMarch 31, 2021January 11, 2024March 31, 2024
    Comment
  • Beneficiaries who expressed satisfaction with the project interventions, including on delivery and communication modalitiesValue45.0061.3960.00
    DateMarch 31, 2021January 11, 2024March 31, 2024
    Comment
  • Share of Boys 3-5 years beneficiaries of family allowance having early childhood education activitiesValue0.0056.0025.00
    DateMarch 31, 2022January 11, 2024March 31, 2023
    Comment
  • Electronic dashboard to monitor payments disbursment and cash-outValueNoNoYes
    DateMarch 31, 2021January 11, 2024March 31, 2024
    Comment
  • Governance and institutional arrangement of AMEN Social program improvedValueNoNoYes
    DateJanuary 24, 2022January 11, 2024March 31, 2024
    Comment
  • Women beneficiaries who expressed satisfaction with the project interventions, including on delivery and communication modalitiesValue40.0040.000.00
    Date
    Comment
  • Share of Girls 3-5 years beneficiaries of family allowance having early childhood education activitiesValue0.000.000.00
    Date
    Comment
  • Households enrolled in the AMEN Social registry receiving PCTsValue260000.00337494.00310000.00
    DateMarch 31, 2021January 11, 2024March 31, 2024
    Comment
  • Manual data cross-checks of households enrolled in the AMEN Social Registry reducedValueNoNoYes
    DateJanuary 24, 2022January 11, 2024March 31, 2024
    Comment
  • Procedures and recertification protocols to assess the welfare all households enrolled in the AMEN Social Registry improvedValueNoNoYes
    DateJanuary 24, 2022January 11, 2024March 31, 2024
    Comment
  • Creation and establishment of the Higher Council for Social DevelopmentValueNoNoYes
    DateJanuary 24, 2022January 11, 2024March 31, 2024
    Comment