SCALING-UP SHOCK RESPONSIVE SOCIAL PROTECTION PROJECT ADDITIONAL FINANCING (WB-P181651)

Countries
  • Zambia
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Financial Institutions
  • World Bank (WB)
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Project Status
Approved
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Bank Risk Rating
B
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Voting Date
May 23, 2024
Date when project documentation and funding is reviewed by the Board for consideration and approval. Some development banks will state a "board date" or "decision date." When funding approval is obtained, the legal documents are accepted and signed, the implementation phase begins.
Borrower
Government of Zambia - Ministry of Community Development and Social Services (MCDSS)
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Sectors
  • Law and Government
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Investment Type(s)
Grant
The categories of the bank investment: loan, grant, guarantee, technical assistance, advisory services, equity and fund.
Investment Amount (USD)
$ 13.38 million
Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, this amount is converted to USD ($) on the date of disclosure. Please review updated project documents for more information.
Project Cost (USD)
$ 13.38 million
Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, this amount is converted to USD ($) on the date of disclosure. Please review updated project documents for more information.
Bank Documents
Other Related Projects
Primary Source

Original disclosure @ WB website

Updated in EWS Aug 2, 2024

Disclosed by Bank Mar 29, 2024

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Project Description
If provided by the financial institution, the Early Warning System Team writes a short summary describing the purported development objective of the project and project components. Review the complete project documentation for a detailed description.

According to the Bank’s website, the objective of this project is to protect poor and vulnerable households' consumption in response to shocks in Zambia.

On February 29, 2024, the Government of Republic of Zambia declared a national disaster and emergency in response to the severe drought caused by El Niño weather conditions and exacerbated by climate change. The current extremely dry conditions have precipitated the driest season in the last 40 years in many countries in Southern Africa. In Zambia, it has been estimated that food security of some six million people in 84 of the 116 districts is being impacted by the on-going drought. In an urgent effort to avert a humanitarian crisis, the Government of Republic of Zambia is allocating resources for emergency relief, with a particular focus on scaling up of social assistance programs and food distribution, among other initiatives.

Early Warning System Project Analysis
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The environmental and social (E&S) risks of the AF remain the same as those of the parent project as moderate.

Investment Description
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The proposed Additional Financing (AF) for the Scaling-up Shock Responsive Social Protection Project (SSRSP, the parent project) is an additional grant in an indicative amount of US$13.38 million from the Zambia Girls’ Education and Women’s Empowerment and Livelihoods (GEWEL) Multi-donor Trust Fund (MDTF).


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World Bank

Nadia Selim
Senior Social Protection Specialist

Lansong Zhang
Social Protection Specialist

Borrower/Client/Recipient

Republic of Zambia
Precious Kasengele
Desk Officer for Social Protection, Ministry of Finance and
Precious.Kasengele@mofnp.gov.zm

Implementing Agencies

Ministry of Community Development and Social Services (MCDSS)
Angela Kawandami
Permanent Secretary
Angela.Kawandami@cabinet.gov.zm

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