Safety Net and Skills Development Project November 14, 2018

Overview Development Objective Components Duration (i) Provide access to income opportunities and temporary employment to the poor and vulnerable (ii) Put in place building blocks for a social protection system Components (i) Systems Building (ii) Public Works Duration 5 years (2014 - 2018) Project Amount US$ 21m (IDA Credit) Coverage (planned) ~ 52,000 poor HHs (313,00 people) through PWs in Torit, Kapoeta East, Bor, Pibor, Gogrial West and Tonj South Counties, and Juba City Implementing Agency Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security and Ministry of Gender, Child and Social Welfare Third party implementing Partners UNOPS and AAH-I

Key Results – SP system building Transparent & objective targeting criteria established – with biometric enabled enrollment of beneficiaries MIS developed and functional for beneficiary registry & project monitoring GIS based real time data monitoring Payment through commercial banks with biometric and geo-tagged verification Robust GRM based on community leaders & structures Robust environmental, social & fiduciary safeguard monitoring in place Local level implementation capacity strengthened – local gov’t & community based oversight and & coordination

Key Results - PW ~ 52,000 poor & vulnerable HHs ( 313,000 people) reached 74% women 30% IDPs Close to 4 million person days work created ~ US$ 10 million transferred Cash used for food, education, health services etc. 528 PW activities completed -> road maintenance, drainage, routine clearing, social infrastructure maintenance etc. small scale farming Trainings in financial literacy and WASH provided to HHs (pilot in Juba)

Key impacts Support agriculture production Improved accesses to food, education and health services 89% indicated that their household income increased 82% reported increased income led to greater frequency of meals and better quality of the meals Promoted saving & financial literacy 71% started small-scale businesses Of these 67% saved and reinvested Improved WASH & hygiene practices within HHs 98% surveyed felt that there was hygiene improvement in their neighborhoods Improved mobility & accesses for service providers – i.e. water tankers reaching neighborhoods Support agriculture production Greater sense of unity and community cohesion

Successful Implementation approaches Establishment of institutional structures at various local government levels Ease communication and coordination with communities and beneficiaries Build ownership, further enhanced by involving in the project monitoring and oversight Strong community involvement at all stages of project implementation Mobilization and sensitization before targeting and registration Establishment of robust GRM Allow for peaceful resolution of grievances/tensions Strengthening of capacity of communities, beneficiaries & structures Accountability & quality assurance measures reassures implementers but creates cost for communities/beneficiaries – balance is needed

Key Challenges Need is much greater than available limited resources 6 million people face severe food insecurity (June-July 2018) Poverty deteriorated to 82% in 2017 from 66% in 2016 High implementation cost Sustainability of the intervention and outcomes (duration, amount, approaches) Risks related to: Conflict & insecurity Elite capture Potential tension between targeted and non targeted communities /local governments

Safety Net as an Enabler Safety net programs (esp. PW) can: Increase HH income to enable purchase of basic services Improve connectivity to markets & service centers (roads) Enhance HH capacity & awareness through trainings Delivery systems (for use by others) can: Pre-targeted group of poor & vulnerable beneficiaries (cost –efficiency) Payment transfer platform established GRM established for peaceful resolution of conflict Local oversight & coordination structures established

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