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Document of The World Bank FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Public Disclosure Authorized Report No: 32648-SV Public Disclosure Authorized PROJECT APPRAISAL DOCUMENT ON A PROPOSED LOAN IN THE AMOUNT OF US$21.O MILLION TO THE TO THE REPUBLIC OF EL SALVADOR Public Disclosure Authorized FOR A SOCIAL PROTECTION PROJECT September 26,2005 Human Development Sector Management Unit Central America Country Management Unit Latin America and the Caribbean Region Public Disclosure Authorized This document has a restricted distribution and may be used by recipients only in the performance of their official duties. Its contents mav not otherwise be disclosed without World Bank authorization. EL SALVADOR CURRENCY UNIT = US$ FISCAL YEAR January 1 - December 31 ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS ACE Community Education Association ACOLGUA Lencas Community Association in Guatajiagua (Asociaci6n de Comunidades Lencas en Guatajiagua) ADESCO Community Development Association (Asociaci6n de Desarrollo C omunit ario) AIEPI Integrated Care ofChildhood Diseases (Atenci6n Integrada a las Enfermedades Prevalentes de la Infancia) AIN-C Integrated Care for Children (Atenci6n Integral en Nutrici6n a Nivel Comunitario) ANDA National Water and Sewage Administration APL Adaptable Program Lending ARI Acute Respiratory Diseases (Enfermedades Respiratorias Agudas) CABEI Central American Bank for Economic Integration CAFTA Central American Free Trade Agreement CAS Country Assistance Strategy CCNIS National Salvadoran Indigenous Coordination Council CCT Conditional Cash Transfer CDE School Directive Counsel (Consejo Directivo Escolar) CONCULTURA National Council for Art and Culture DGT General Treasury Directorate DIGESTYC National Directorate for Statistical and Census (Direcci6n General de Estadisticas y Censos) DUI Identity Document (Documento Unico de Identidad) EDUCO Community-Managed Education Program in Rural Areas (Programa Educativo con participaci6n de la Comunidad) EHPM National Household Survey (Encuesta de Hogares y Prop6sitos Midtiples) ERA Acute Respiratory Diseases (Enfermedades Respiratorias Agudas) FESAL National Family Health Survey (Encuesta Nacional de Salud Familiar) FISDL Social Investment Fund and Local Development FLACSO Latin American Faculty of Social Science (Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales) FMR Financial Monitoring Report FONAVIPO National Fund ofPopular Housing (Fondo Nacional de Vivienda Popular) FUSADES Salvadoran Foundation for Economic and Social Development (Fundaci6n Salvadorefia para el Desarrollo) GDP Gross Domestic Product GOES Government ofEl Salvador IBRD Intemational Bank for Reconstruction Development ICB International Competitive Bidding IDA International Development Association FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY IDB Inter American Development Bank IPDP Indigenous People Development Plan IPSAS Cash Basis International Public Sector Accounting Standard ISA International Standards on Auditing ISSS Salvadoran Social Security Institute (Instituto Salvadoreiio de Seguro Social) KFW Kreditanstalt fir Wiederaufbau LCS LCR Sector Units LIL Learning and Innovation Loan MDG Millennium Development Goal MINED Ministry ofEducation MOE Ministry ofEducation MOH Ministry ofHealth MSPAS Ministry of Public Health and Social Assistance NCB National Competitive Bidding NGO Non-Governmental Organization PAE Annual School Plan PAM World Action Plan (Plan de Acci6n Mundial) PCN Project Concept Note PCU Project Coordinator Unit PEI Institutional Education Project PHC Primary Health Care PHRD Special Fund for Policy and Human Resources Development PIC Public Information Center PID Project Information Document PlU Project Implementation Unit POA Plan of Action PRA Participatory Rural Appraisal QCBS Quality and Cost Based Selection WQ Request for Quotations RHESSA Earthquake and Emergency Rec. and Health Services Extension Project RNPN National Registry of Persons (Registro Nacional de Personas Naturales) RVP Regional Vice President SBD Standard Bidding Documents SIBASI Basic Comprehensive Health System (Sistema Basico de Salud Integral) SIL Specific Investment Loan STP Technical Secretariat of the Presidency TOR Terms ofReference UNDP United Nations Development Programme USAID United States Agency for International Development Vice President: Pamela Cox Country ManagerDirector: Jane Armitage Sector Manager: Helena Ribe Sector Leader: Laura Rawlings Task Team Leader: Andrew D. Mason This document has a restricted distribution and may be used by recipients only in the performance of their official duties. Its contents may not be otherwise disclosed without World Bank authorization. EL SALVADOR Social Protection project CONTENTS Page A . STRATEGIC CONTEXT AND RATIONALE ................................................................. 1 1. Country and sector issues.................................................................................................... 1 2 . Rationale for Bank involvement ......................................................................................... 5 3 . Higher level objectives to which the project contributes .................................................... 6 B. PROJECT DESCRIPTION ................................................................................................. 7 1. Lending instrument ............................................................................................................. 7 2 . Project development objective and key indicators .............................................................. 7 3 . Project components ............................................................................................................. 8 4 . Lessons learned and reflected in the project design.......................................................... 16 5 . Alternatives considered and reasons for rejection ............................................................ 17 C. IMPLEMENTATION ........................................................................................................ 19 1. Partnership arrangements .................................................................................................. 19 2 . Institutional and implementation arrangements. ............................................................... 20 3. Monitoring and evaluation ofoutcomes/results ................................................................ 24 ... 4 . Sustalnablllty..................................................................................................................... 25 5 . Critical risks and possible controversial aspects ............................................................... 26 6 . Loan conditions and covenants ......................................................................................... 28 D . APPRAISAL SUMMARY ................................................................................................. 28 1. Economic and financial analyses ...................................................................................... 28 2 . Technical ........................................................................................................................... 29 3 . Fiduciary ........................................................................................................................... 33 4 . Social................................................................................................................................. 34 5 . Environment...................................................................................................................... 35 6 . Safeguard policies ............................................................................................................. 35 7 . Policy Exceptions and Readiness...................................................................................... 35 Annex 1: Country and Sector or Program Background ......................................................... 36 Annex 2: Major Related Projects Financed by the Bank and/or other Agencies ................. 47 Annex 3: Results Framework and Monitoring........................................................................ 49 Annex 4: Detailed Project Description...................................................................................... 54 Annex 5: Project Costs ............................................................................................................... 72 Annex 6: Implementation Arrangements ................................................................................. 75 Annex 7: Financial management and disbursement arrangements ....................................... 80 Annex 8: Procurement Arrangements ...................................................................................... 85 Annex 9: Economic and Financial Analysis ............................................................................. 90 Annex 10: Safeguard Policy Issues............................................................................................ 98 Annex 11: Project Preparation and Supervision ................................................................... 111 Annex 12: Documents in the Project File ............................................................................... 112 Annex 13: Statement of Loans and Credits ............................................................................ 113 Annex 14: Country at a Glance ............................................................................................... 114 Annex 15: Red Solidaria Area of Intervention .Municipalities ..........................................