REPUBLIC OF RWANDA MINISTRY IN CHARGE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT Jya Mbere Project/Socio-Economic Inclusion of Refugees and Host Communities Project (SEIRHCP) Quarter Two Progress Report October - December 2020 March 2021 1 Contents I. Executive Summary of the implementation period (October - December 2021) ................. 6 II. Update on the Implementation of Strategic Plan for Refugee Inclusion 2019-2024 ...........10 III. Implementation Progress by Component .........................................................................11 Component One: Access to Basic services and Socio-economic Investments ........................11 Sub-component 1(a): Access to basic services ..................................................................13 Sub-component 1(b): Socioeconomic Investments ...........................................................22 Component Two: Economic Opportunity .............................................................................24 Subcomponent 2(a): Access to finance ............................................................................24 Subcomponent 2(b): Capacity building for access to finance ............................................24 Component Three: Environmental Management .................................................................26 Component Four: Project Management/M&E......................................................................26 Staffing and provision of equipment ................................................................................26 Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) ...................................................................................27 Compliance with Safeguards Policies ...............................................................................28 Stakeholder Engagement ................................................................................................30 Technical Team (TT) & Project Steering Committee (PSC) Meetings ..................................31 Grievance Redress Mechanism ........................................................................................31 Strategic communications for raising awareness on refugees right to work ......................32 Capacity building.............................................................................................................33 Financial Management and Disbursements......................................................................33 Procurement implementation progress ...........................................................................33 V. Updates on the implementation of the second implementation support mission conducted from 5th to 9th October 2020 .................................................................................................34 VI. Key Challenges and way forward ........................................................................................37 VI. Key planned activities for Jan-March, 2021 ......................................................................37 VIII. Appendices......................................................................................................................39 Annex 1. Summary of stakeholder Engagement Activities ................................................39 Annex 2: Summary of progress against the results framework..........................................41 2 LIST OF TABLES Table 1: Updates on implementation progress of SPRI .................................................................................................11 Table 2: Status of component one subprojects ..............................................................................................................12 Table 3: Progress of construction works for 40 classrooms in Gisagara District ........................................................13 Table 4: Number of casual labors per site for classrooms under construction in Gisagara District..........................14 Table 5: Summary of progress for ongoing feasibility studies for classrooms construction......................................16 Table 6: Summary of progress for supply of desks in existing schools in Gatsibo District.........................................17 Table 7: Number of students using supplied desks on existing schools in Gatsibo ....................................................17 Table 8: Number of casual workers for supply of desks at existing classrooms in Gatsibo .......................................17 Table 9: Implementation progress of feasibility studies for construction/upgrade of TVETs ...................................19 Table 10: Number of equipment lots supplied to the Ngarama Health Center ..........................................................20 Table 11: Implementation progress of health center subprojects as of Dec 2020......................................................21 Table 12: Implementation progress of water supply system as of Dec 2020 ..............................................................22 Table 13: Implementation progress markets subproject as of Dec 31,2020 ...............................................................23 Table 14: Progress for access to finance as of December 31, 2020 ..............................................................................24 Table 15: Progress of activities for Needs Assessment of beneficiaries of component two .....................................25 Table 16: Progress of activities to support implementation of component two ........................................................25 Table 17: Progress for rehabilitation of ravines and construction of surface or ground water reservoirs ..............26 Table 18: Summary of compliance with safeguards for ongoing construction activities in Gisagara as of December 31,2021 ......................................................................................................................................................................29 Table 19: Summary of grievance redress as of December 31, 2021 .............................................................................31 Table 20: Summary of procurement implementation progress....................................................................................33 3 LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1: Location of refugee camps and Refugee statistics, as of November 30,2020 ............................................... 6 Figure 2: Elevation of bricks masonry works at GS MUGOMBWA block 1 ..................................................................15 Figure 3: Elevation of Bricks masonry works for First floor completed at EP nyabitare ............................................15 Figure 4: Casting concrete columns for first floor at GS MUGOMBWA Block 2 ..........................................................15 Figure 5:First floor slab casted at EP LINDA.....................................................................................................................15 Figure 6: Ongoing construction of Pit latrines.................................................................................................................15 Figure 7: ongoing construction of Pit laytrines at EP NYABITARE.................................................................................15 Figure 8: Sample of Picture for delivered desks under use ...........................................................................................18 Figure 9: Surgical lamp and Lab Fridge.............................................................................................................................20 Figure 10: Radiant warmer and Autoclave ......................................................................................................................21 Figure 11: Temperature and address recording as well as hand washing stations with fences before accessing the site .............................................................................................................................................................................30 Figure 12: Illustration of site visit meeting with workers at GS Mugombwa ..............................................................30 Figure 13: The Director of GS Mugombwa briefing WB country Manager and Minister of MINEMA before site tour ............................................................................................................................................................................32 Figure 14: Different delegates touring construction site ...............................................................................................32 4 Acronyms AEC: African Entrepreneur Collective BPR: Bank Populaire du Rwanda COVID 19: Corona Virus Disease 19 DIA: District Implementation Agreement ESA: Environmental and Social Audit IDA: International Development Association ISM: Implementation Support Mission IT: Information Technology JV: Joint Venture LODA: Local Administrative Entities Development Agency NST1: National Strategy for Transformation One MINEMA: Ministry in Charge of Emergency Management MININFRA: Ministry of Infrastructure MoH: Ministry of Health RBC: Rwanda Biomedical Center RFP: Request for Proposal RPF: Resettlement Policy Framework RTDA: Rwanda Transport Development Agency SEIRHCP: Social Economic Inclusion of Refugee and Host Community Project ToRs: Terms of References TT: Technical Team TVET: Technical and Vocational Education and Training UNHCR: United Nation High Commission of Refugees WASAC: Water and Sanitation Corporation WDA: Workforce Development Agency 5 I.