INTEGRATED SAFEGUARDS DATA SHEET CONCEPT STAGE Report No.: AC3149

Public Disclosure Authorized Date ISDS Prepared/Updated: 09/11/2007

I. BASIC INFORMATION

A. Basic Project Data

Country: Bolivia Project ID: P101084 Project Name: Enhancing Human Capital of Children and Youth Task Team Leader: Manuel Salazar Estimated Appraisal Date: January 22, Estimated Board Date: March 25, 2008 2008 Managing Unit: LCSHS-DPT Lending Instrument: Specific Investment

Public Disclosure Authorized Loan Sector: Other social services (100%) Theme: Other human development (P) IBRD Amount (US$m.): 0.00 IDA Amount (US$m.): 10.00 GEF Amount (US$m.): 0.00 PCF Amount (US$m.): 0.00 Other financing amounts by source: BORROWER/RECIPIENT 6.00 6.00

Public Disclosure Authorized B. Project Objectives [from section 2 of PCN] To increase the effectiveness of the Mi Primer Empleo Digno program and enhance its capacity to improve employability of the poor young population, the Project would support the program by developing mechanisms to identify the most vulnerable youths, address market needs regarding trained youths, and enhance Government capacity to manage and monitor the program. The project is also expected to support government in defining a mid-term youth development strategy.

The proposed project is aimed at strengthening the recently launched social protection network by supporting the implementation, scaling up, and improving effectiveness of two key interventions ?the Zero Malnutrition Program aimed at improving nutritional status in rural areas, and the Mi Primer Empleo Digno program seeking to increase labor market opportunities for youth in urban areas. The project development objectives will be achieved through: (i) Public Disclosure Authorized increasing demand of pregnant women and mothers with children under two living in the poorest rural municipalities for basic health services needed to reduce chronic malnutrition; and (ii) improving the effectiveness of the Mi Primer Empleo Digno for increasing employability of youth. The proposed project also aims at improving management of the social protection network by enhancing government institutional capacity and developing appropriate instruments and mechanisms to better monitoring, coordination, following up and evaluation..

To contribute to reduce chronic malnutrition, the project will provide technical assistance and funds to support the ZMP by implementing and carrying out a conditional cash transfer program. Transfers to families are expected to be an effective incentive for families to (a) increase the proportion of pregnant women and children younger than 2 living in the poorest municipalities who have access to basic health service providers and to an appropriate maternal and infant health referral system, and regular monitor of children?s growth and development, (b) improve household?s feeding, hygiene, and child care practices; and (c) raise food consumption of beneficiary households.

C. Project Description [from section 3 of PCN] Component 1 ? Conditional Cash Transfers to reduce chronic malnutrition (Estimated total cost US$12 million; IDA funds US$7.5 million; counterpart funds: US$4.5). This component will complement the ZMP through designing, implementing, and scaling up a conditioned monetary benefit to families with children less than 2 living in the municipalities with the highest levels of nutritional vulnerability. The objective of this intervention is (i) to create an incentive for very poor families to invest in the human capital of their young children through adequate health and nutritional care and to provide an income support to improve consumption; and (ii) provide a monetary support to families to increase their household food consumption. To achieve this objectives, the program will pay transfers to families subject to the utilization of basic health services to prevent chronic malnutrition among children younger than 2, including periodical ante- and post-natal check-ups, regular monitoring of children?s height and weight, and pertinent counseling about feeding practices, exclusive breastfeeding, hygiene practices and knowledge about illness?s alerts. The conditional cash transfer program will benefit about 45,000 families living in the most vulnerable 52 municipalities.

Component 2 ? Improving the effectiveness of the Skills Training Program for Low Income Unemployed Youth in Urban Areas - The proposed project aims at increasing effectiveness of the PED Program and provide technical assistance to formulate a mid-term youth development strategy in Bolivia.. The PED Program seeks to improve employability of low income youth through increasing their knowledge, skills and behavior and offering a labor market experience. Given the estimated capacity of private firms to offer jobs to the labor force trained by the program, the Government has set a conservative target for the PED Program and expects that the program will benefit about 20,000 youths in four years.

Component 3 - Institutional strengthening of the RPS - This component has the purpose of enhancing the GOB?s capacity to design and strengthen management, coordination, and monitoring of the RPS. This component will help the government to improve planning and policy making of the RPS, and define, test and implement mechanisms for better coordination and monitoring program implementation and progress.

D. Project location (if known) Component 1 will implement a conditional cash transfer program in the poorest 52 municipalities targeted by the Zero Malnutrition Program listed in the table below: Chuquisaca: Porosa, Azurduy,Tarvita,Zuda?es, Presto,Mojocoya,Icla,Tomina,Sopachuy,Tarabuco,Yamparaez,San Lucas,Incahuasi,Culpina

La Paz: Santiago de Callapa,Ayata,Sapahaqui,Curva,Chacarilla,

Cochabamba:Ayopaya, Morochata, Arque, Tacopaya, Sicaya, Tapacari, Vila Vila, Bolivar

Oruro:El Chorro, Belen de Andamarca

Tarija: Yunchara

Santa Cruz: Gutierrez, Moro Moro, Pucara

Beni: Exaltacion, Loreto, Puero Siles

Pando: Santa Rosa del Abuna

Potosi: Tinquipaya, Urmiri, Chayanta, Betanzos, Tacobamba, Colquechaca, Ravelo, Pocoata, Ocurri, San Pedro de Buena Vista, Toro Toro, Villa de Sacaca, Caripuyo, Arampampa, and Acasio.

Component 2 will focused on supporting the Ministry of Labor to enhance its institutional capacity to manage, coordinate, and monitor the Mi Primer Empleo Digno program, a youth training intervention to be implemented in the main cities of the country.

Component 3 is institutional support to the head quarters of the Ministry of Development Planning and UDAP in La Paz.

E. Borrower’s Institutional Capacity for Safeguard Policies [from PCN] The Enhancing Human Capital of Children and Youth Project is expected to trigger the Indigenous Peoples (OD 4.10) policy. As part of project preparation a social assessment will be carried out and an indigenous people plan will be prepared in consultation with indigenous communities. Results from the IPP will inform project preparation and will be included in the project?s manual of operation.

F. Environmental and Social Safeguards Specialists Mr William F. Waters (LCSHS-DPT)

II. SAFEGUARD POLICIES THAT MIGHT APPLY Safeguard Policies Triggered Yes No TBD Environmental Assessment (OP/BP 4.01) X Natural Habitats (OP/BP 4.04) X Forests (OP/BP 4.36) X Pest Management (OP 4.09) X Physical Cultural Resources (OP/BP 4.11) X Indigenous Peoples (OP/BP 4.10) X There will be a social assessment prepared before appraisal. Involuntary Resettlement (OP/BP 4.12) X Safety of Dams (OP/BP 4.37) X Projects on International Waterways (OP/BP 7.50) X Projects in Disputed Areas (OP/BP 7.60) X

Environmental Category: C - Not Required

III. SAFEGUARD PREPARATION PLAN

A. Target date for the Quality Enhancement Review (QER), at which time the PAD-stage ISDS would be prepared: 01/03/2008

B. For simple projects that will not require a QER, the target date for preparing the PAD-stage ISDS: 01/03/2008

C. Time frame for launching and completing the safeguard-related studies that may be needed. The specific studies and their timing1 should be specified in the PAD-stage ISDS. The related stadies and social assesment will be completed by January 2008

IV. APPROVALS

Signed and submitted by: Task Team Leader: Mr Manuel Salazar 09/11/2007 Approved by: Regional Safeguards Coordinator: Mr Reidar Kvam Comments: Sector Manager: Ms Helena G. Ribe Comments:

1 Reminder: The Bank’s Disclosure Policy requires that safeguard-related documents be disclosed before appraisal (i) at the InfoShop and (ii) in-country, at publicly accessible locations and in a form and language that are accessible to potentially affected persons.