PNPM Generasi Quarterly Progress Report: January to March 2015 Summary Information Status Active Activity Number RETF: P132585 and P147658 (TF014769) BETF: P111966 (TF092194) Task Team Leader(s) Robert Wrobel (rwrobel@worldbank.org) Executing Agency(ies) Ministry of Villages, Disadvantaged Areas and Transmigration 1 and the World Bank Start date to Closing Date BETF: 26 May 2008 to 31 December 2017 (115 months) RETF:24 June 2013 to 31 December 2017 (54 months) Geographic Coverage 5,400 villages in 499 poor sub-districts in 66 districts located in 11 provinces (East Nusa Tenggara, West Nusa Tenggara, West Java, East Java, North Sulawesi, Gorontalo, West Sulawesi, Maluku, West Kalimantan, Central Kalimantan, and South Sumatra) Approved Budget US$194,741,457 Disbursements during the US$ 202,639 Quarter Disbursements Progress Project Overview US$118,858,659 The development objective of PNPM Generasi is to empower local communities in poor, rural subdistricts in project provinces to increase the utilization of health and education services. The program aims to facilitate the achievement of three Millennium Development Goals in which Indonesia s performance is lagging: (i) the achievement of universal basic education; (ii) a reduction in child mortality; and (iii) improvements in maternal health. Through the existing PNPM Rural platform and utilizing the community-driven development (CDD) approach, PNPM Generasi uses community planning and incentivized sub-district grants to improve outcomes in terms of 12 priority health and education indicators. Communities, with assistance from PNPM facilitators, work with health and education service providers to identify locally appropriate ways to improve access to, and increase the use of, health and education services. Sub-district grants are used to address either small-scale supply or demand constraints, depending on where the need is the greatest. Overall progress towards development objective Progress toward the project s development objective continues to be satisfactory. In addition to using the project Management Information System (MIS) as a source of data for tracking the key performance indicators (KPIs), since 2013 onwards, the Directorate General of Community and Village Empowerment (PMD) has been using data from its Performance Monitoring Survey (PMS) as well. PMS uses a smallcluster sampling methodology to report on progress towards achieving KPIs. Data collection for the second-round PMS for 2014 was completed in January 2015. Findings from the second round of PMS and routine MIS revealed that through December 2014, five out of 12 PNPM Generasi indicators at the project development objective (PDO) level were achieved, while 1 Starting in 2015, the key functions of village development and community empowerment was reassigned from the Ministry of Home Affairs to the new Ministry of Villages, Disadvantaged Areas, and Transmigration.
six out of nine indicators at the intermediate-outcome (component) level were achieved. For example, 89 percent of childbirth deliveries were assisted by trained professionals (against the 2014 target of 80%). 93 percent of Junior Secondary School (JSS)-age children were enrolled (against a target of 70%). 81 percent of children under three years old were weighed monthly, meeting the target. However, the project did not achieve the 2014 target on prenatal care visits, as only 68 percent of pregnant women made at least four visits during the course of pregnancy (against a target of 75 percent). The project fell short in 2014 in terms of involving community members identified to be the poorest in projectplanning and decision-making meetings (51% against a target of 60%). The involvement of women was also slightly underachieved, being rated at 67 percent (against a target of 70%). In addition, the project did also fall short of PDO-level outcome indicators (#4 and #5: participation in monthly pregnancy and nutrition classes for pregnant women and male caregivers). These indicators were introduced in early 2014 and the lag in the achievement of these targets was due to the delays in implementation of the supply-side activities by the Ministry of Health (MOH). With support from the Millennium Challenge Account Indonesia (MCA-I), MOH is taking actions to speed up implementation, including the introduction of a new funds-flow mechanism from MCA-I to the MoH. Key developments during the quarter Data analysis for the second round of PMS is completed, while qualitative research to investigate reasons behind any variances in achievement is still underway. Following the Government of Indonesia (GOI) s decision to re-assign key functions that are related to village development and community empowerment from the Ministry of Home Affairs (MOHA) to the new Ministry of Village, Disadvantaged Areas and Transmigration (MOV), the World Bank together with the Government, carried out a re-appraisal mission from March 3 to 13, 2015 to assess the MOV s technical, institutional, fiduciary, financial, and social and environmental capacity to implement the project. The mission concludes that the proposed changes to the project are feasible and appropriate for the World Bank financing; that adequate safeguards for fiduciary, environmental and social issues have been taken into consideration. Following a wrap-up meeting with the Government on March 13, 2015 and a virtual review that was completed on March 18, 2015, project restructuring is underway including the amendments to the Grant Agreement. A multi-stakeholder project handover workshop chaired by Bappenas was held from March 10 to 11, 2015. Representatives from MOV, PMD-MOHA, Kemenko PMK, MOF, BPKP, MCA-I, the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), the World Bank, PNPM Generasi National Consultants and Secretariat discussed the implications of the institutional rearrangement around village development and community empowerment, and the next steps in order to facilitate the implementation of the PNPM Generasi project under the auspices of the MOV. It was agreed that MOV should continue providing technical and managerial support, extend the contracts of facilitators, continue the Administrative Services Firm for Phase 2 (ASF-2) contract, and agree to pay for the delayed salaries for facilitators and computer operators from January 2015 onward, as these facilitators have kept working up until the present. From February 25 to March 6, 2015, the World Bank and the Government teams carried out a separate mission to prepare the World Bank Implementation Completion and Results report (ICR) in order to close the project under the original trust fund for Generasi (TF097410) in three provinces: East Nusa Tenggara (Kupang district), Gorontalo (Gorontalo district), and West Java (Sumedang district). The ICR mission learned several lessons from project implementation. For instance, the provision of incentivized community block grants to devise programs to boost the use of basic health care and education services has proven to be an effective tool in areas where use of services is constrained not just by demand, but also by supply and access. Establishing communication between the users and the front-line service providers at the local level is mutually appreciated and enriches both parties understanding of the issues faced in a specific sector. Generasi empowerment process increased social capital and induced community asset use. The final ICR is currently under review, and will be submitted before its due date. An Early Childhood Education and Development frontline service delivery proposal has been submitted to the PSF Joint Management Committee (JMC) and was approved. Supported by MCA-I, Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) training has been rolled out in six
provinces (West Sulawesi, West Java, East Java, South Sumatera, West Kalimantan and Central Kalimantan) with varying degrees of coverage (from 70% in West Java to 1% in East Java). Further expansion of IYCF training in the rest of the 11 provinces has commenced during this quarter. Starting this quarter, other supply-side activities also begun roll-out, which include: (i) finalization of Growth Monitoring Training module; (ii) procurement process for Quality Control Specialist for Multiple Micronutrient Supplement (Taburia) component; (iii) finalization of Terms of Reference (TOR) and Request for Proposal (RFP) for the procurement of anthropometry kits; (iv) training of Provincial Health Office (PHO) and District Health Office (DHO) staff on and rolling out of the community-led total sanitation model in selected district in West Java; and (v) finalization of formative research on National Awareness Campaign on Stunting. Data collection for baseline of impact evaluation of the Indonesia Nutrition Project managed by MCA-I was also completed and is currently in the data-cleaning and data-analysis stage. Critical challenges Following the GOI s decision of moving Generasi implementing agency from MOHA (DitJen PMD) to MOV, grants spending has been temporarily stalled. This has not only been affecting Generasi project activities but also creating the uncertainty among field facilitators in continuing their work. Starting from mid-march 2015, all of the consultants contracts at the national and the provincial levels were temporarily frozen, due to uncertainties on the part of the administrative service firm to pay for the consultants salaries. This was also the case for the district and subdistrict facilitators who have not received their salary since January. This situation has compelled some facilitators to resign from the Generasi program, which will pose further challenges to future Generasi operations. PMD has urged MOV to take into account this situation and put necessary actions to enable the backdated payment of facilitators who are still working in the field from January onward. At the grassroots level, the stoppage of grant disbursements has resulted in tensions among field facilitators and community members, especially the beneficiaries who can no longer receive Generasi assistance. Prompt actions should be made in order to facilitate the transition of Generasi project from MOHA to MOV. The formal handover of the Generasi implementing agency from MOHA to MOV that is facilitated by Kemenko PMK will be made sometime in next quarter, and this will provide a legal basis for the implementation of the Generasi project under the auspices of MOV. Following the re-assignment of the PNPM Generasi project, the Generasi MIS server is now under the management of the World Bank Generasi team, albeit the updating of MIS data is currently not available due to project s suspension. The team will therefore transfer the MIS day-to-day operations to MOV when the latter s new person in charge is appointed. Activities planned during the next quarter Participate in the handover event of PNPM Generasi program from MOHA to MOV, and provide necessary technical assistance for smooth program implementation under the new Ministry. These include finalizing the Project s Restructuring Paper (RP) and amendments to the Grant Agreement. The GOI has made a special request to the Bank to expedite the grant amendment process. PNPM Generasi s communication strategy phase II s first step was completed during the first quarter of 2015, while the second step will be developed in the next quarter. This is aimed at producing a comprehensive communication strategy that can be used as a PNPM Generasi approach to change community behavior, improve the capacity of program actors, and to strengthen communities proposed activities in terms of addressing health and education challenges. Initiate a coordination meeting on Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) activities between Generasi and MCA-I, while waiting for the re-activation of NMC consultants, outlining an agreement on the sharing mechanism of M&E data among MCA-I and Generasi including government implementing partners. A concept note for the fourth round of Generasi Impact Evaluations is being developed.
Key Performance Indicators Indicator Baseline (2012) (2017) Achievements (as of Dec 31, 2014) 2 PDO#1: Improved access to and utilization of health services in the targeted areas % of pregnant women receiving four prenatal care visits % of deliveries assisted by trained professionals % of children under three weighed monthly % of pregnant women participating in pregnancy and nutrition class monthly 4 % of male caregivers participating in pregnancy and nutrition class monthly % of parents 0-2 year olds participating in children parenting for 2015 Achieved in 2015 3 Remarks 70 >80 68-12 >75 n/a n/a Source: PMS 2014 75 >85 89 +4 >80 n/a n/a Source: PMS 2014 75 >85 81-5 >80 n/a n/a Source: PMS 2014 0 >60 17.2 42.8 55 n/a n/a Source: PMS 2014 0 40 1.4 38.6 20 n/a n/a Source: PMS 2014 0 >60 55 5 >55 n/a n/a Source: PMS 2014 PDO#2: Improved access to and utilization of education services in the targeted areas Junior secondary enrollment rate 65 >85 93 +8 >70 n/a n/a Source: PMS 2014 PDO#3: % community members involved in planning and decision-making meetings Women 65 >75 67-8 75 n/a n/a Source: MIS data Poorest community members 60 >60 51-9 >60 n/a n/a Source: MIS data 2 Data on cumulative achievements for the first quarter 2015 cannot be obtained as the project was put on hold during the transition of the implementing agency from MOHA to MOV. The cumulative achievement data is based on the findings of the PMS conducted in 2014. The first PMS was carried out in 2013. 3 Data on the achievement of PDO indicators in 2015 cannot be obtained until the third round of PMS is conducted. 4 As mentioned, this indicator introduced in 2014 lags behind the target due to the delays in the supply side activities by the Ministry of Health.
Key Performance Indicators Indicator Baseline (2012) PDO#4: Total number of beneficiaries: 499 kecamatan (old and new locations) 5.4 million (2017) 6.7 million 5 Achievements (as of Dec 31, 2014) 2 4,977,979-1.7 million for 2015 6.7 Achieved in 2015 3 n/a n/a Remarks Source: MIS data (based on 40% villages that have uploaded the data) -1 1.3 130 kecamatan (new location) 0 1.3 million 0.3 million n/a n/a Source: MIS data million million % of which female 50 55 57 +2 55 n/a n/a Source: MIS data Component 1: Generasi Kecamatan Grants IOI (intermediate outcome indicator)#1: % of sub-districts with 100% disbursement rate at 85 >90 99.6 +9.6 90 n/a n/a Source: MIS data 6 the end of program cycle IOI#2: % of previous non-users as beneficiaries of sub-projects 25 >50 46-4 50 n/a n/a Source: MIS data IOI#3: % of sub-districts in which service providers attended MAD 60 80 99.4 +9.4 70 n/a n/a Source: MIS data Component 2: Facilitation Support IOI#4: % of district government which conducted supervision to communities as planned IOI#5: % sub-districts conducted planning and coordination 45 50 n/a n/a 50 n/a n/a Data on supervision by district government is not available 40 80 99.4 +19.4 80 n/a n/a Source: MIS data 5 A modification of the end of year target of project beneficiaries, from 6.7 to 4.9 million, is proposed in the Grant Agreement addendum. The revised estimate uses actual population data from the 2010 census figures, which reflects the relatively low population densities of the three expansion provinces South Sumatra, West Kalimantan and Central Kalimantan. 6 The disbursement rate at the first quarter of 2015 could not be obtained due to the stoppage of grant disbursements starting from January 2015.
Key Performance Indicators Indicator Baseline (2012) (2017) Achievements (as of Dec 31, 2014) 2 for 2015 Achieved in 2015 3 Remarks workshop with district-level health and education office to discuss Generasi activities IOI#6: % of district-level MIS data completed (verified, entered and 80 85 77-8 85 n/a n/a Source: MIS data submitted) IOI#7: % of sub-districts in which 50% of villages conducted crossvillage audits as planned 60 >70 44-26 >65 n/a n/a Source: MIS data Component 3: Implementation Support and Technical Assistance IOI#8: % of planned facilitators at all levels were recruited and trained according to the agreed training plan 80 90 97 +7 90 n/a n/a Source: PMD data IOI#9: % of sub-districts audited each year and for which the results are published. 20 20 28 +8 20 n/a n/a Source: Project report