Integrated Social Protection for Resilience and Opportunity Project (WB-P512324)

Regions
  • Africa
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Countries
  • Malawi
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
Approved
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
Sep 15, 2026
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 Malawi - National Local Government Finance Committee
A public entity (government or state-owned) provided with funds or financial support to manage and/or implement a project.
Sectors
  • Climate and Environment
  • Industry and Trade
  • Law and Government
The service or industry focus of the investment. A project can have several sectors.
Investment Type(s)
Grant
The categories of the bank investment: loan, grant, guarantee, technical assistance, advisory services, equity and fund.
Investment Amount (USD)
$ 110.00 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)
$ 165.90 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 Sep 17, 2026

Disclosed by Bank Feb 10, 2026

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Project Description
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According to the Bank’s website, the objective of this project is to increase the resilience to climate and economic shocks and expand job opportunities for poor and vulnerable groups.

INSPIRE-O is an investment project financing (IPF) project focusing on strengthening climate and economic risk resilience and creation of economic inclusion opportunities/jobs NOW for the poor and vulnerable groups. It will aim to deliver impact at scale. INSPIRE-O will build on results achieved and lessons learned from the predecessor SSRLP on enhancing climate and economic risk resilience and creating economic inclusion/jobs NOW for the poor opportunities. It will incorporate sustainability aspects, including through (i) building support for social protection (SP) through government structures and reshaping the domestic agenda on sustainable and adaptive social safety nets, jobs for vulnerable groups, collaboration on active labour market and social insurance programming ; (ii) phasing in increased domestic financing over the medium-term for public works and social cash transfers; (iii) building partnerships with both donors and private sector on jobs and economic inclusion; (iv) continuing SP evidence generation & reforms including alignment with energy and other infrastructure reforms; and (v) scaling up graduation from core programs including phased roll out of micro-entrepreneurship support.

The project will utilize the multiplicity of SP instruments to support life cycle approach and promote greater productivity and human capital growth for sustainable pathways out of poverty, with enhanced linkages with other operations including FSRP; M-Thrive and other relevant operations and corporate initiatives including Agriconnect and M300.

Early Warning System Project Analysis
For a project with severe or irreversible impacts to local community and natural resources, the Early Warning System Team may conduct a thorough analysis regarding its potential impacts to human and environmental rights.

INSPIRE-O is designed to enhance CS-LIPW activities within catchment areas. These efforts are intended to contribute to resilient downstream infrastructure, including improved irrigation schemes for commercial agriculture, more resilient roads with reduced flooding and runoff, and enhanced water retention and river flow supporting hydropower generation. The project will not support construction-related activities and, at least initially, will not cover urban catchments. Urban catchments are supported under the Regional Climate Resilience Project. Consequently, the project’s environmental and social risk rating is considered Moderate.

Investment Description
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A proposed grant in the amount of sdr 81.2 million (us$110 million equivalent).
Total Project Cost: US$ 165.90 million


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CONTACT POINT - World Bank

Task Team Leader: Chipo Msowoya
Title: Senior Social Protection Specialist
Email: cmsowoya@worldbank.org

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