Eswatini Youth Employment Opportunities Project (WB-P507360)

Countries
  • Eswastini
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Financial Institutions
  • World Bank (WB)
International, regional and national development finance institutions. Many of these banks have a public interest mission, such as poverty reduction.
Project Status
Proposed
Stage of the project cycle. Stages vary by development bank and can include: pending, approval, implementation, and closed or completed.
Bank Risk Rating
B
Environmental and social categorization assessed by the development bank as a measure of the planned project’s environmental and social impacts. A higher risk rating may require more due diligence to limit or avoid harm to people and the environment. For example, "A" or "B" are risk categories where "A" represents the highest amount of risk. Results will include projects that specifically recorded a rating, all other projects are marked ‘U’ for "Undisclosed."
Voting Date
May 5, 2025
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 Eswatini - Ministry of Economic Planning and Development
A public entity (government or state-owned) provided with funds or financial support to manage and/or implement a project.
Sectors
  • Law and Government
The service or industry focus of the investment. A project can have several sectors.
Investment Type(s)
Loan
The categories of the bank investment: loan, grant, guarantee, technical assistance, advisory services, equity and fund.
Investment Amount (USD)
$ 27.00 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)
$ 27.00 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
Primary Source

Original disclosure @ WB website

Updated in EWS Feb 28, 2025

Disclosed by Bank Dec 12, 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 increase earning opportunities for targeted youth in Eswatini.

The project will respond to the main challenges that face the country with regards to providing meaningful personal development prospects to Eswatini’s youth. Therefore, the project will step in to create first jobs and earning opportunities through economic inclusion interventions. The project will create employment opportunities for targeted youth building on technical work, existing initiatives, and leveraging other partners’ support to this sector by investing in value-added interventions that can operate at scale, particularly for vulnerable youth groups, like young women or youth with disabilities. The activities will engage youth along the agriculture value chain, generating both income and improved food and nutrition. Through climate-smart agricultural practices, and strong delivery systems, beneficiaries can build resilience against weather-related disruptions. Project success will be measured through a set of strategic indicators that would look at the success rate of the project interventions, sustainability of the beneficiaries’ activities over time and increase in the earnings of the beneficiaries.

Early Warning System Project Analysis
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Environmental and Social Risk Classification: Moderate

Investment Description
Here you can find a list of individual development financial institutions that finance the project.

IDA Shorter Maturity Loan (SML): US$ 27.00 million


Contact Information
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World Bank

Kevin Sanya Heraniah
Senior Social Protection Specialist

Hardwick Tchale
Senior Agriculture Economist

Innocent Kibira Najjumba Mulindwa
Senior Education Specialist

Borrower/Client/Recipient

Ministry of Economic Planning and Development
Sifiso Mamba
Chief Economist
mambasg0270@gmail.com

Implementing Agencies

Ministry of Agriculture
Sydney Simelane
Principal Secretary
ps@agriculture.gov.sz

Deputy Prime Minister's Office
Mcusi Shongwe
Director, Social Welfare
mcusis@gmail.com

ACCESS TO INFORMATION

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ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISM OF THE WORLD BANK

The World Bank Inspection Panel is the independent complaint mechanism and fact-finding body for people who believe they are likely to be, or have been, adversely affected by a World Bank-financed project. If you submit a complaint to the Inspection Panel, they may investigate to assess whether the World Bank is following its own policies and procedures for preventing harm to people or the environment. You can contact the Inspection Panel or submit a complaint by emailing ipanel@worldbank.org. Information on how to file a complaint and a complaint request form are available at: https://www.inspectionpanel.org/how-to-file-complaint

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