The World Bank COTE D'IVOIRE - Emergency Youth Employment and Skills Development Project (P122546) REPORT NO.: RES35750 RESTRUCTURING PAPER ON A PROPOSED PROJECT RESTRUCTURING OF COTE D'IVOIRE - EMERGENCY YOUTH EMPLOYMENT AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT PROJECT APPROVED ON SEPTEMBER 15, 2011 TO MINISTRY OF ECONOMY AND FINANCE EDUCATION AFRICA Regional Vice President: Hafez M. H. Ghanem Country Director: Pierre Frank Laporte Senior Global Practice Director: Jaime Saavedra Chanduvi Practice Manager/Manager: Meskerem Mulatu Task Team Leader: Patrick Philippe Ramanantoanina The World Bank COTE D'IVOIRE - Emergency Youth Employment and Skills Development Project (P122546) ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS AEJ: Youth Employment Agency (Agence Emploi Jeune) AF: Additional Financing (AF) AGEROUTE: National Agency for Road Management (Agence Nationale pour le Gestion des Routes) AVEC: Association of Village Savings and Credits (Association Villageoise d’Epargne et de Crédit) LIPW: Labor-Intensive Public Works PDO: Project Development Objective RGA: Revenue Generating Activities SDR: Special drawing rights SME: Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) The World Bank COTE D'IVOIRE - Emergency Youth Employment and Skills Development Project (P122546) Note to Task Teams: The following sections are system generated and can only be edited online in the Portal. BASIC DATA Product Information Project ID Financing Instrument P122546 Investment Project Financing Original EA Category Current EA Category Partial Assessment (B) Partial Assessment (B) Approval Date Current Closing Date 15-Sep-2011 30-Jun-2019 Organizations Borrower Responsible Agency Ministry of Economy and Finance Project Implementation Unit Project Development Objective (PDO) Original PDO The proposed Project Development Objective (PDO) is to improve access to temporary employment and skills development opportunities for young men and women in Cote d'Ivoire' s territory. OPS_TABLE_PDO_CURRENTPDO Summary Status of Financing Net Ln/Cr/Tf Approval Signing Effectiveness Closing Commitment Disbursed Undisbursed IDA-56080 26-Mar-2015 06-May-2015 04-Aug-2015 30-Jun-2019 50.00 37.80 11.63 IDA-H7340 15-Sep-2011 03-Oct-2011 27-Dec-2011 30-Jun-2017 49.80 46.38 0 The World Bank COTE D'IVOIRE - Emergency Youth Employment and Skills Development Project (P122546) Policy Waiver(s) Does this restructuring trigger the need for any policy waiver(s)? No Note to Task Teams: End of system generated content, document is editable from here. I. PROJECT STATUS AND RATIONALE FOR RESTRUCTURING The Emergency Youth Employment and Skills Development Project, financed by IDA Grant No. IDA-H7340 in the amount of US$50 million was approved by the World Bank Board of Executive Directors on September 15, 2011 and became effective on December 27, 2011. The Grant was fully disbursed and closed on June 30, 2017. An Additional Financing- AF (IDA Credit No. IDA-56080) in the amount of US$50 million was approved on March 26, 2015 to expand/extend areas of coverage of project activities and to maximize results and sustainability of the original project. The AF became effective on August 4, 2015 and it is scheduled to close on June 30, 2019. As of April 24, 2019, the AF disbursement rate is 73%. To date, progress towards achievement of the PDO and implementation progress under the project are rated moderately satisfactory in the last ISR (March 23, 2019). 1. Achievement of the current PDO-level Results Indicators are on track and progressing well. Most of indicators have either met their end-targets or are near full achievement as follows: a) Project beneficiaries have reached 54,538 of 56,922 targeted (95.8 %); out of which 43% are female (vs 40% target) b) Number of Labor-Intensive Public Work (LIPW) has reached 22,664 out of 25,175 targeted (90% of achievement) c) Number of skills Development and Entrepreneurship support has surpassed the original target and reached 32,874 out of 31,747 targeted (104% achieved) d) Number of additional days-per-person provided in Labor Intensive Productive Work (LIPW) reached 2,500,071 over 2,679,649 targeted (93% achievement) e) Completion rate of youth participation in apprenticeship and internship programs has surpassed the original end target (89 % against 80 % target), (111.2% achievement) out of which 32% female f) Percentage of youth who are employed or self-employed within six months of completion of the training (Internship and/or Retooling) is 62% against 70% targeted, (89% achievement) 2. Furthermore, the project is on track to achieve most of the intermediate indicators. Though, some indicators related to the training centers under sub-component 2.1, are lagging behind, they are expected to be achieved by the end of the project. Uneven achievements in this sub-component stem from lengthy preparation and adoption of the legal texts for TVET reform on the new governance model for the training centers (on November 22, 2018) which includes private sector participation. 3. There are no outstanding audits. a) Rationale. The purpose of the restructuring is two-fold: (i) to request an 18-months extension of closing date from June 30, 2019 to December 30, 2020, and (ii) to reallocate the credit proceeds among categories. The additional time will allow to better achieve the objective of targeted beneficiaries, particularly the: LIPW and apprenticeship in the training centers in rural areas. internship and entrepreneurship. All programs have been launched for the entire duration/cycle per program. In addition, the proposed extension will also allow (ii) LIPWs beneficiaries to benefit from entrepreneurship training for a better insertion to the labor market and (ii) to complete the training of additional number of beneficiaries for internship and entrepreneurship, already enrolled to respond to increased demand. The World Bank COTE D'IVOIRE - Emergency Youth Employment and Skills Development Project (P122546) b) Reallocation of Credit proceeds: Reallocation among categories is proposed to accommodate primarily the increase in number of LIPW beneficiaries in rural areas and the number of days per month for LIPW, the reduction of the number of vocational training centers to be rehabilitated under the project since other donors will finance the rehabilitation of other TVET centers, the reduction of the subvention for entrepreneurship beneficiaries, and the additional operating costs with the extension of the project closing date c) In addition, this proposed extension is in response to the Government’s requested dated February 27, 2019 4. Following is the implementation progress of AF on all three Components and rational for the changes: Component 1. Temporary Employment Opportunities for Youth. 5. To date, the number of Labor-Intensive Public Work (LIPW) has reached 22,664 out of 25,175 targeted (90% of achievement). Under the AF, the objective of the LIPWs is to reach 12,500 youth to provide temporary jobs. To date about 10,321 youths benefitted from LIPWs the rest (about 2,500) will only complete the works by 2020, which is beyond the current project closing date on June 30, 2018. Component 2. Skills Development and Employment Support for Youth 6. The number of beneficiaries for skills Development and Entrepreneurship support have surpassed the target and reached 32,874 of 31,747 targeted (103.5%). Notwithstanding the achievement of the target, an additional number of beneficiaries have been enrolled to respond to the increasing demand and the extension of closing date will allow to complete the activities. Component 3: Strengthening Institutional Capacity 7. Activities under this component are progressing well. The day-to day management of the project, with qualified staff of the PIU, has been commendable. II. DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED CHANGES Change in the Loan Closing Date 8. The objective of this restructuring is to extend the project closing date by 18 months from June 30, 2019 to December 31, 2020. The additional time will allow the project to complete the program activities, namely the achievement of the LIPWs activities, the inclusion of LIPW beneficiaries in the RGA program and the training of additional number of beneficiaries enrolled in internship and entrepreneurship. The extension of the loan closing date will allow for uninterrupted implementation of the project and for better achievement. Change in the result framework 9. The requested restructuring does not entail any change to PDO indicators and intermediate indicators in the results framework, however the target dates will be adjusted to reflect the revised closing date for those indicators that have not been attained yet. Change in categories of allocation The World Bank COTE D'IVOIRE - Emergency Youth Employment and Skills Development Project (P122546) 10. Reallocation of the proceeds is proposed as follows: a) Category 1: Goods, works, non-consulting services, training, operating costs, and consultants’ services under component 1 of the project. An extra amount of SDR1,100,000 (from Category 2) is necessary to cover the cost increase associated with (i) an additional 500 LIPW beneficiaries in rural areas and (ii) the increase in the number of days per months in LIPW (from 22 to 26) to ensure better income for beneficiaries. b) Category 2: Goods, works, non-consulting services, training, operating costs, and consultants’ services under part B. A reduction of SDR 1,600,000 due to (i) the savings from the equipment cost, and (ii) the decrease in the number of centers to be rehabilitated and equipped by the project. The funds will be reallocated to Category 1 (SDR 1,100,000) and Category 4 (SDR 500,000). c) Category 3: Sub-grants under sub-component B of part B of the project. A reduction of SDR700.000 due to (i) a decrease in RGA subvention for LIPW beneficiaries as they already benefit a matching grant through the LIPW program in component 1 and (ii) a 10% contribution made by beneficiaries toward their validated business plan when joining the entrepreneurship program. The remaining SDR 2,900,000 are committed for provision of sub grants to enrolled beneficiaries for installation after completion of training. The reallocation will be made to Category 4 (SDR 700,000). d) Category 4: Goods, works, non-consulting services, training, operating costs and consultants’ services under part C of the project. An addition of SDR 1,200,000 to cover the costs for project management with the extension of 18 months of the project closing date. (SDR 500,000 from Category 2 and SDR 700.000 from Category 3). Table 1: Changes in category’s allocation Amount of Credit Allocated (Expressed in SDR) Category Current Revised (1) Goods, works, non-consulting services, consultants'services, Training, and Operating Costs under Part A of the Project 10,600,000 11,700,000 (2) Goods, works, non-consulting services, consultants'services, Training, and Operating Costs under Part B of the Project (Excluding Sub-Grants under subcomponent B(iii)) 17,700,000 16,100,000 (3) Sub-Grants under subcomponent B(iii) of Part B of the Project 3,600,000 2,900,000 (4) Goods, works, non-consulting services, consultants' services, Training, and Operating Costs under Part C of the Project 3,600,000 4,800,000 TOTAL AMOUNT 35,500,000 35,500,000 Note to Task Teams: The following sections are system generated and can only be edited online in the Portal. III. SUMMARY OF CHANGES Changed Not Changed Results Framework ✔ The World Bank COTE D'IVOIRE - Emergency Youth Employment and Skills Development Project (P122546) Components and Cost ✔ Loan Closing Date(s) ✔ Reallocation between Disbursement Categories ✔ Implementation Schedule ✔ Implementing Agency ✔ DDO Status ✔ Project's Development Objectives ✔ Cancellations Proposed ✔ Disbursements Arrangements ✔ Disbursement Estimates ✔ Overall Risk Rating ✔ Safeguard Policies Triggered ✔ EA category ✔ Legal Covenants ✔ Institutional Arrangements ✔ Financial Management ✔ Procurement ✔ Other Change(s) ✔ Economic and Financial Analysis ✔ Technical Analysis ✔ Social Analysis ✔ Environmental Analysis ✔ IV. DETAILED CHANGE(S) OPS_DETAILEDCHANGES_COMPONENTS_TABLE COMPONENTS Current Current Proposed Proposed Cost Action Component Name Component Name Cost (US$M) (US$M) Component 1 - Temporary Component 1 - Temporary Employment Opportunities 33.00 Revised Employment Opportunities 34.53 (US$18 million) (US$18 million) The World Bank COTE D'IVOIRE - Emergency Youth Employment and Skills Development Project (P122546) Component 2 - Skills Component 2 - Skills Development and Employment 52.00 Revised Development and Employment 48.80 Support (US$22 million): Support (US$22 million): Component 3 - Strengthening Component 3 - Strengthening Institutional Capacity (US$5 10.00 Revised Institutional Capacity (US$5 11.67 million) million) TOTAL 95.00 95.00 OPS_DETAILEDCHANGES_LOANCLOSING_TABLE LOAN CLOSING DATE(S) Original Revised Proposed Proposed Deadline Ln/Cr/Tf Status Closing Closing(s) Closing for Withdrawal Applications IDA-56080 Effective 30-Jun-2019 30-Dec-2020 30-Apr-2021 27-Feb-2017, 30- IDA-H7340 Closed 30-Jun-2015 Jun-2017, 11-Apr- 2018 OPS_DETAILEDCHANGES_REALLOCATION _TABLE REALLOCATION BETWEEN DISBURSEMENT CATEGORIES Financing % Current Allocation Actuals + Committed Proposed Allocation (Type Total) Current Proposed IDA-56080-001 | Currency: XDR iLap Category Sequence No: 1 Current Expenditure Category: GD, WRK, N/CS, TR, OP COST PART A 10,600,000.00 9,578,942.48 11,700,000.00 100.00 100.00 iLap Category Sequence No: 2 Current Expenditure Category: GD, WRK, N/CS, TR OP COST PART B 17,700,000.00 10,874,180.51 16,100,000.00 100.00 100.00 iLap Category Sequence No: 3 Current Expenditure Category: SUBGRANT/SUBCOMP. B(iii) PART B 3,600,000.00 0.00 2,900,000.00 100.00 100.00 iLap Category Sequence No: 4 Current Expenditure Category: GOOD, WK, NON/CONS, TR, OC PART C The World Bank COTE D'IVOIRE - Emergency Youth Employment and Skills Development Project (P122546) 3,600,000.00 3,057,974.09 4,800,000.00 100.00 100.00 Total 35,500,000.00 23,511,097.08 35,500,000.00 . The World Bank COTE D'IVOIRE - Emergency Youth Employment and Skills Development Project (P122546) . Results framework COUNTRY: Cote d'Ivoire COTE D'IVOIRE - Emergency Youth Employment and Skills Development Project Project Development Objectives(s) The proposed Project Development Objective (PDO) is to improve access to temporary employment and skills development opportunities for young men and women in Cote d'Ivoire' s territory. Project Development Objective Indicators by Objectives/ Outcomes RESULT_FRAME_TBL_PDO Indicator Name DLI Baseline Intermediate Targets End Target 1 2 3 4 5 to improve access to temporary employement and skills development opportunities Direct project beneficiaries 25,422.00 27,700.00 32,533.00 42,366.00 52,199.00 56,922.00 56,922.00 (Number) Female beneficiaries 0.00 30.00 30.00 30.00 30.00 30.00 30.00 (Percentage) Labor Intensive Public 12,675.00 13,675.00 15,675.00 22,164.00 24,000.00 25,175.00 25,175.00 Work (LIPW) (Number) Action: This indicator has been Revised Skills Development 12,747.00 14,025.00 16,858.00 22,691.00 28,524.00 31,247.00 31,747.00 (Number) Number of additional person days provided in LIPW (disaggregated by 1,564,649.00 1,634,649.00 1,814,649.00 2,184,649.00 2,564,649.00 2,679,649.00 2,679,649.00 gender, district and type of sub-project) (Number) The World Bank COTE D'IVOIRE - Emergency Youth Employment and Skills Development Project (P122546) RESULT_FRAME_TBL_PDO Indicator Name DLI Baseline Intermediate Targets End Target 1 2 3 4 5 Action: This indicator has been Revised Completion rate of youth participating in apprenticeship and 76.00 0.00 30.00 80.00 80.00 80.00 80.00 internship programs (Percentage) Action: This indicator has been Revised Female beneficiaries 32.00 0.00 40.00 40.00 40.00 40.00 40.00 (Percentage) Percentage of youth who are employed or self employed within six months 0.00 70.00 of completion (internship/retooling) (Percentage) Action: This indicator has been Revised Female Beneficiaries 0.00 42.00 (Percentage) PDO Table SPACE The World Bank COTE D'IVOIRE - Emergency Youth Employment and Skills Development Project (P122546) Intermediate Results Indicators by Components RESULT_FRAME_TBL_IO Indicator Name DLI Baseline Intermediate Targets End Target 1 2 3 4 5 6 Component 1 - Temporary Employment Opportunities (US$18 million) Roads rehabilitated/maintained 2,537.00 3,537.00 (kilometers) (Kilometers) Action: This indicator has been Revised Component 2 - Skills Development and Employment Support (US$22 million): Number of youth enrolled in apprenticeship/dual 4,294.00 5,295.00 8,795.00 10,795.00 12,295.00 14,295.00 14,295.00 training program (Number) Action: This indicator has been Revised Female beneficiaries 30.00 30.00 30.00 30.00 30.00 30.00 30.00 (Percentage) Percentage of Youth who have completed apprenticeship/Dual 70.00 80.00 80.00 80.00 80.00 80.00 80.00 training program (Percentage) Percentage of youth who are employed or self employed within 6 0.00 0.00 50.00 60.00 70.00 70.00 70.00 months of completion (apprenticeship/dual The World Bank COTE D'IVOIRE - Emergency Youth Employment and Skills Development Project (P122546) RESULT_FRAME_TBL_IO Indicator Name DLI Baseline Intermediate Targets End Target 1 2 3 4 5 6 training program) (Percentage) Number of public private joint management agreements signed in the 0.00 0.00 0.00 3.00 6.00 10.00 10.00 centers supported by the project (Number) Action: This indicator has been Revised Youth who have completed 0.00 30.00 80.00 80.00 80.00 80.00 80.00 Internship/Retooling program (Percentage) Total number of internship/retooling 53,342.00 63,342.00 93,342.00 123,342.00 153,342.00 193,342.00 193,342.00 weeks provided (Number) Number of AGRs or micro projects supported by 0.00 3,000.00 the project (Number) Action: This indicator has been Revised Number of youth who receive entrepreneurship 2,077.00 7,077.00 training program (Number) Action: This indicator has been Revised The World Bank COTE D'IVOIRE - Emergency Youth Employment and Skills Development Project (P122546) RESULT_FRAME_TBL_IO Indicator Name DLI Baseline Intermediate Targets End Target 1 2 3 4 5 6 Component 3 - Strengthening Institutional Capacity (US$5 million) Percentage of LIPW participants' wages paid in a timely manner per 6 100.00 90.00 95.00 95.00 95.00 95.00 95.00 months cycle (Percentage) Action: This indicator has been Revised Percentage of total costs going to wage bills (all 56.00 50.00 50.00 50.00 50.00 50.00 50.00 sub-components) (Percentage) Number of tracer survey 1.00 0.00 1.00 2.00 3.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 (Number) Number of staff trained in impact evaluation (IE) 0.00 0.00 2.00 4.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 methods. (Number) Number of impact evaluation (IE) completed 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 (Number) IO Table SPACE The World Bank COTE D'IVOIRE - Emergency Youth Employment and Skills Development Project (P122546) Note to Task Teams: End of system generated content, document is editable from here. Please delete this note when finalizing the document