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Document of The World Bank FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Public Disclosure Authorized Report No: ICR00005058 IMPLEMENTATION COMPLETION AND RESULTS REPORT 5392-BJ ON A CREDIT Public Disclosure Authorized IN THE AMOUNT OF SDR 22.9 MILLION (US$35 MILLION EQUIVALENT) TO THE REPUBLIC OF BENIN FOR A BENIN YOUTH EMPLOYMENT PROJECT Public Disclosure Authorized Dec 24, 2019 Social Protection and Labor Global Practice Africa 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 may not otherwise be disclosed without World Bank authorization. CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS (Exchange Rate Effective Dec 24, 2019) Currency Unit = CFA Franc (XOF) XOF 1 = US$0.0017 US$ 1 = SDR 0.73 FISCAL YEAR July 1 - June 30 ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS ACE Agent Communal d’Emploi (Employment Agent) ACV Atelier de Compétence de Vie (Life skills Training) ANPE Agence Nationale pour la Promotion de l'Emploi (National Employment Agency) AQP Attestation de Qualification Professionnelle (Certificate of Professional Qualification) BAA Bureau d’Appui aux Artisans (Office of Support to Artisans) BCEAO Banque Centrale des Etats de l’Afrique de l’Ouest (Central Bank of West African States) CESAM Centre de Suivi, d’Assistance, et de Management (A lead Training and Capacity Development Firm in Cotonou/Benin) CFP Centre de Formation Professionnelle (Vocational Training Center) CLR Completion and Learning Review by IEG of a PLR for a concluded CPF/CPS CPF Country Partnership Framework CPS Country Partnership Strategy (predates CPF) CPS Country Partnership Strategy CQM Certificat de Qualification aux Métiers (Work Skills Certificate) CQP Certificat de Qualification Professionnelle (Professional Skills Certificate) CQS Selection based on Consultants’ Qualifications CREE Créez Votre Entreprise (Start Your Business/SYB) DEC Direction des Examens et Concours (Directorate of Exams and Competitions) DETFP Direction de l’Enseignement Technique et de la Formation Professionnelle (Directorate of Technical and Professional Training) - - formerly DAFoP DAFoP Direction de l'Apprentissage et de la Formation Professionnelle (Directorate of Apprenticeships and Professional Training) EFAT Examen de Fin d’Apprentissage Traditionnel (Examination at completion of Traditional Apprenticeship) EMICoV Enquête modulaire intégrée sur les conditions de vie des ménages (Integrated modular survey on the living conditions of households) FA Financing Agreement FCFA Franc de la Communauté Financière Africaine (African Financial Community Franc) FM Financial Management FNPEEJ Fonds National de Promotion de l’Entreprise et de l’Emploi des Jeunes (National Fund for the Promotion of Enterprise and Youth Employment) FODEFCA Fonds de Développement de la Formation Professionnelle Continue et de l’Apprentissage (Continuing and Professional Training and Apprenticeship Fund) FTCD Formation Technique de Reconversion de Courte Durée (Short-term Technical Training) GERME Gérez Mieux Votre Entreprise (Improve Your Business/IYB) IDA International Development Association ILO International Labor Organization INSAE Institut National de Statistique et de l’Analyse Economique (National Institute of Statistics and Economic Analysis) MCMEJF Ministre Chargée de la Microfinance, de l’Emploi des Jeunes et des Femmes (Ministry of Microfinance and Employment of Youth and Women) M&E Monitoring and Evaluation MIS Management Information System PCU Project Coordination Unit PDO Project Development Objectives PEJ Projet Emploi des Jeunes (Youth Employment Project) PLR Performance and Learning Review of a concluded CPS by its WBG team SCRP Stratégie de Croissance pour la Réduction de la Pauvreté (Strategy for Growth and Poverty Reduction) SIGFIP Système Intégré de Gestion des Finances Publiques (Integrated Public Financial Management System) SME Small and Medium Enterprise TRIE Trouvez Votre Idée d'Entreprise (Generate Your Business Idea/GYB) Regional Vice President: Hafez Ghanem Country Director: Coralie Gevers Senior Global Practice Director: Michal Rutkowski Practice Manager: Jehan Arulpragasam Task Team Leader(s): Thomas Bossuroy ICR Main Contributor: Ravindra Cherukupalli TABLE OF CONTENTS DATA SHEET .......................................................................................................................... 1 I. PROJECT CONTEXT AND DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES ....................................................... 5 A. CONTEXT AT APPRAISAL .........................................................................................................5 B. SIGNIFICANT CHANGES DURING IMPLEMENTATION (IF APPLICABLE) ..................................... 11 II. OUTCOME .................................................................................................................... 14 A. RELEVANCE OF PDOs ............................................................................................................ 14 B. ACHIEVEMENT OF PDOs (EFFICACY) ...................................................................................... 14 C. EFFICIENCY ........................................................................................................................... 19 D. JUSTIFICATION OF OVERALL OUTCOME RATING .................................................................... 20 E. OTHER OUTCOMES AND IMPACTS (IF ANY) ............................................................................ 21 III. KEY FACTORS THAT AFFECTED IMPLEMENTATION AND OUTCOME ................................ 23 A. KEY FACTORS DURING PREPARATION ................................................................................... 23 B. KEY FACTORS DURING IMPLEMENTATION ............................................................................. 24 IV. BANK PERFORMANCE, COMPLIANCE ISSUES, AND RISK TO DEVELOPMENT OUTCOME .. 26 A. QUALITY OF MONITORING AND EVALUATION (M&E) ............................................................ 26 B. ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL, AND FIDUCIARY COMPLIANCE ..................................................... 29 C. BANK PERFORMANCE ........................................................................................................... 30 D. RISK TO DEVELOPMENT OUTCOME ....................................................................................... 32 V. LESSONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ............................................................................. 33 ANNEX 1. RESULTS FRAMEWORK AND KEY OUTPUTS ........................................................... 35 ANNEX 2. BANK LENDING AND IMPLEMENTATION SUPPORT/SUPERVISION ......................... 46 ANNEX 3. PROJECT COST BY COMPONENT ........................................................................... 48 ANNEX 4. PRELIMINARY RESULTS OF IMPACT EVALUATION ................................................. 49 ANNEX 5. BORROWER COMMENTS ...................................................................................... 57 ANNEX 6. SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS .................................................................................. 62 ANNEX 7. ADDITIONAL PROGRAM DATA ............................................................................. 63 The World Bank Benin Youth Employment Project (P132667) DATA SHEET BASIC INFORMATION Product Information Project ID Project Name P132667 Benin Youth Employment Project Country Financing Instrument Benin Investment Project Financing Original EA Category Revised EA Category Not Required (C) Not Required (C) Organizations Borrower Implementing Agency Ministry of Small and Medium Enterprises and Republic of Benin Employment Promotion Project Development Objective (PDO) Original PDO The objective of the proposed project is to improve access to employment skills and employment opportunities for underemployed youth in Benin. Page 1 of 66 The World Bank Benin Youth Employment Project (P132667) FINANCING Original Amount (US$) Revised Amount (US$) Actual Disbursed (US$) World Bank Financing 35,000,000 35,000,000 32,111,790 IDA-53920 Total 35,000,000 35,000,000 32,111,790 Non-World Bank Financing 0 0 0 Borrower/Recipient 1,900,000 1,900,000 500,647 Total 1,900,000 1,900,000 500,647 Total Project Cost 36,900,000 36,900,000 32,612,437 KEY DATES Approval Effectiveness MTR Review Original Closing Actual Closing 11-Mar-2014 05-Nov-2014 07-Aug-2017 30-Jun-2018 30-Jun-2019 RESTRUCTURING AND/OR ADDITIONAL FINANCING Date(s) Amount Disbursed (US$M) Key Revisions 24-Apr-2018 18.49 Change in Results Framework Change in Components and Cost Change in Loan Closing Date(s) Reallocation between Disbursement Categories KEY RATINGS Outcome Bank Performance M&E Quality Satisfactory Satisfactory High RATINGS OF PROJECT PERFORMANCE IN ISRs Actual No. Date ISR Archived DO Rating IP Rating Disbursements (US$M) 01 16-Jun-2014 Satisfactory Satisfactory .32 Page 2 of 66 The World Bank Benin Youth Employment Project (P132667) 02 08-Dec-2014 Satisfactory Satisfactory .50 03 12-Jun-2015 Satisfactory Satisfactory 1.95 04 31-Dec-2015 Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory 2.74 05 20-Sep-2016 Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory 2.98 06 07-Apr-2017 Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Unsatisfactory 4.16 07 03-Nov-2017 Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory 6.62 08 27-Apr-2018 Satisfactory Satisfactory 18.49 09 16-Nov-2018 Satisfactory Satisfactory 25.95 10 20-Jun-2019 Highly Satisfactory Satisfactory 32.11 SECTORS AND THEMES Sectors Major Sector/Sector (%) Education 18 Workforce Development and Vocational Education 18 Social