Community Livelihood Enhancement And Resilience

Abstract*

The proposed operation would contribute to poverty reduction and COVID-19 recovery and resilience, in targeted poor rural areas.The activities would build on lessons-learned from the PRF series - in particular from PRF III currently being implemented in fournorthern provinces. The new operation would also focus on reaching the poorest areas in Laos, within up to six provinces,identified using the most recent poverty data. The project would channel... Show More

Development Objective

To improve rural livelihoods and consumption of diverse foods for targeted vulnerable communities, and to respond promptly and effectively in case of Eligible Crisis or Emergency.

Key Details

Project Details

Project ID
P178545
Status
Active
Team Leader
Benjamin Burckhart , Kaori Oshima
Borrower 2
Lao People’s Democratic Republic

Country
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Disclosure Date
May 6, 2022
Approval Date
(as of board presentation)
June 15, 2023
Effective Date
October 17, 2023

Total Project Cost 1
US$ 34.00 million
Implementing Agency
Poverty Reduction Fund - Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
Region
East Asia and Pacific
Fiscal Year 3
2023

Commitment Amount
US$ 45.00 million
Environmental Category
N/A
Last Update Date
February 14, 2024
Closing Date
December 31, 2027

Consultant Services required
Yes
Last Stage Reached
BANK APPROVED

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 change26%
- FY17 - Adaptation18%
- FY17 - Mitigation8%

FY17 - Human Development and Gender

FY17 - Gender82%
FY17 - Nutrition and Food Security39%
- FY17 - Food Security39%
- FY17 - Nutrition39%

FY17 - Social Development and Protection

FY17 - Social Inclusion82%
- FY17 - Participation and Civic Engagement82%

FY17 - Urban and Rural Development

FY17 - Disaster Risk Management72%
- FY17 - Disaster Risk Reduction72%
FY17 - Rural Development89%
- FY17 - Rural Infrastructure and service delivery89%
- FY17 - Rural Markets89%
FY17 - Urban Development28%
- FY17 - Municipal Finance28%

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Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

Financier	Commitments
IDA Credit	34.20
IDA Shorter Maturity Loan (SML)	10.80

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

Product Line	IBRD/IDA
IBRD Commitment	N/A
IDA Commitment	45.00
IBRD + IDA Commitment	45.00

Lending Instrument
Grant Amount	N/A
Total Project Cost**	34.00

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

No data available.

Detailed Financial Activity as of March 31, 2025

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Period	Financier	Transaction Type	Amount (US$)
Jun 15, 2023	IDA-73580	Loan Commitment	34,200,000.00
Jun 15, 2023	IDA-73590	Loan Commitment	10,800,000.00
Jan 25, 2024	IDA-73590	Loan Disb	5,000,000.00

Footnotes

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name	Review	Date
Financial Management	Satisfactory	2024-10-28
Overall Implementation Progress (IP)	Satisfactory	2024-10-28
Progress towards achievement of PDO	Satisfactory	2024-10-28
Procurement	Highly Satisfactory	2024-10-28
Project Management	Moderately Satisfactory	2024-10-28
Monitoring and Evaluation	Moderately Satisfactory	2024-10-28

COMPLETION RATINGS

No data available.

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

No data available.

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Percentage change in travel time to drinking water, agricultural areas, markets, agricultural storages, drying platform and processing site areas.	Value	0.00	0.00	50.00
	Date	June 15, 2023	September 15, 2023	December 31, 2027
	Comment

Children 6–23 months from community nutrition groups households consuming foods from five out of eight recommended food groups	Value	21.00	21.00	33.00
	Date	June 15, 2023	September 15, 2023	December 31, 2027
	Comment

Total direct beneficiaries Value 0.00 0.00 216000.00
Date June 15, 2023 September 15, 2023 December 31, 2027
Comment
of which female Value 0.00 0.00 50.00
Date
Comment
of which non-Lao-Tai Value 0.00 0.00 75.00
Date
Comment

Percentage of Income Generating Activities (IGAs) implemented that are viable 1 year after having benefitted from financing under the project	Value	0.00	0.00	50.00
	Date	June 15, 2023	September 15, 2023	December 31, 2027
	Comment

female-owned Value 0.00 0.00 0.00
Date
Comment
non-Lao-Tai-owned Value 0.00 0.00 0.00
Date
Comment
Number of project beneficiary households that have at least one additional source of income from project activities Value 0.00 0.00 13140.00
Date June 15, 2023 September 15, 2023 December 31, 2027
Comment
of which female headed Value 0.00 0.00 10.00
Date
Comment
of which non-Lao-Tai Value 0.00 0.00 65.00
Date
Comment

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Total volume of home-made nutrient powders to enhance diets in the 1,000-day window produced (in kgs) Value 0.00 0.00 30780.00
Date June 15, 2023 September 15, 2023 December 31, 2027
Comment
Percentage of registered grievances that are addressed timely according to agreed procedures Value 0.00 0.00 85.00
Date June 15, 2023 September 15, 2023 December 31, 2027
Comment
Number of key community members graduating from the CLD transformative grassroot leadership training Value 0.00 0.00 4050.00
Date June 15, 2023 September 15, 2023 December 31, 2027
Comment
Percentage of Village Self-Help Group Management Committee members who are female Value 0.00 0.00 70.00
Date June 15, 2023 September 15, 2023 December 31, 2027
Comment
Number of nutrition videos produced by women-led CNG and disseminated for peer learning Value 0.00 0.00 7560.00
Date June 15, 2023 September 15, 2023 December 31, 2027
Comment
Total amount of SHGs savings mobilized Value 0.00 0.00 117000.00
Date June 15, 2023 September 15, 2023 December 31, 2027
Comment
of which female Value 0.00 0.00 60.00
Date
Comment
Percentage of targeted nutrition households growing at least 3 of the projects recommended crops Value 0.00 0.00 70.00
Date June 15, 2023 September 15, 2023 December 31, 2027
Comment
Number of individuals using loans from SHGs Value 0.00 0.00 18360.00
Date June 15, 2023 September 15, 2023 December 31, 2027
Comment
of which non-Lao-Tai Value 0.00 0.00 75.00
Date
Comment
Percentage of convergence villages conducting community nutrition meetings informed by children scorecards twice a year Value 0.00 0.00 70.00
Date September 1, 2023 September 15, 2023 December 27, 2027
Comment
Percentage of beneficiaries who feel village development planning reflected their needs Value 0.00 0.00 80.00
Date June 15, 2023 September 15, 2023 December 31, 2027
Comment
of which female Value 0.00 0.00 6880.00
Date
Comment
of which non-Lao-Tai Value 0.00 0.00 5265.00
Date
Comment
female Value 0.00 0.00 75.00
Date
Comment
non-Lao-Tai Value 0.00 0.00 75.00
Date
Comment
Number of producers adopting improved and/or climate smart agricultural and livestock practices Value 0.00 0.00 12960.00
Date June 15, 2023 September 15, 2023 December 31, 2027
Comment

Percentage of audited climate resilient infrastructures judged by the auditors as conforming to disaster risk reduction procedures and technical specifications	Value	0.00	0.00	80.00
	Date	June 15, 2023	September 15, 2023	December 31, 2027
	Comment

of which female Value 0.00 0.00 4590.00
Date
Comment
Percentage of functional climate-resilient infrastructures with communities conducting regularly maintenance activities Value 0.00 0.00 80.00
Date June 15, 2023 September 15, 2023 December 31, 2027
Comment
of which non Lao-Tai Value 0.00 0.00 3510.00
Date
Comment
Number of households specializing in production of local inputs Value 0.00 0.00 80.00
Date June 15, 2023 September 15, 2023 December 31, 2027
Comment

Total direct beneficiaries	Value	0.00	0.00	216000.00
	Date	June 15, 2023	September 15, 2023	December 31, 2027
	Comment

Total amount of SHGs savings mobilized	Value	0.00	0.00	117000.00
	Date	June 15, 2023	September 15, 2023	December 31, 2027
	Comment

Community Livelihood Enhancement And Resilience

Abstract*

Development Objective

Key Details

Project Details

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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