π Tender Overview
Project ID: P174178
Region: Africa
Approval Date (as of board presentation): June 24, 2020
Closing Date: December 31, 2022
Commitment Amount: Us$ 50.00 million
Total Project Cost: Us$ 50.00 million
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, a two pronged approach is proposed: (i) financing emergency cash transfers to assist poor households during the ongoing pandemic to avoid negative coping mechanisms and to partially compensate for incomelosses (component 1), and (ii) after the acute phase of the crisis, helping households rebuild their livelihoods and reinforcing their resilience to any future shock through regular cash transfers and income generating grants (component 2). In addition, the third component will support capacity building for MASAH by strengthening delivery systems to make them more inclusive and shock responsive. Finally, the contingency emergency response component (CERC) will allow the Government to mobilize funds in caseof continued emergency related to COVID-19 or other shocks that would require immediate recovery and reconstruction needs such as a climate-related shock or another epidemic outbreak. As stated previously, at this stage, a preliminary timeline for the start of activities exists, which is flexible and ready to be adapted to changing circumstances resulting from COVID-19βs trajectory. The two main activities for this component are emergency cash transfers (ECT) to compensate for income losses due to COVID 19 and a communication campaign on hygiene and sanitation measures. ECT willhelp the poor cope with the immediate impact of the economic shock, resulting from the quarantine measures undertaken to mitigate a further spread of the COVID-19 disease.Due to its COVID-19 relief purpose, a proper communication campaign on the emergency character of the ECT and its exceptional objective of providing a one-time income support as a relief measure will be in place to reduce social tensions and potential backlash against Lisungiβs long term program. The communication campaign will use a variety of different media outlets to increase its reach.
