Restructuring Paper: Haiti Cholera Emergency Response Project (Report No. 77785-HT)

Public Disclosure Authorized Document of The World Bank FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Report No: 77785-HT Public Disclosure Authorized RESTRUCTURING PAPER ON A PROPOSED PROJECT RESTRUCTURING OF HAITI CHOLERA EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROJECT IDA GRANT H639-0-HT Public Disclosure Authorized APPROVED BY THE BOARD ON JANUARY 18, 2011 TO THE REPUBLIC OF HAITI May 31, 2013 Public Disclosure Authorized Human Development Department Caribbean Country Management Unit Latin America and the Caribbean Region This document has a restricted distribution and may be used by recipients only in the performance of their official duties. Its contents may not otherwise be disclosed without World Bank authorization. 1 Regional Vice President: Hasan A. Tuluy Special Envoy for Haiti: Alexandre V. Abrantes Sector Director: Keith E. Hansen Sector Manager: Joana Godinho Task Team Leader: Eleonora Cavagnero 2 Restructuring Status: Draft Restructuring Type: Level two Last modified on date : 05/31/2013 1. Basic Information Project ID & Name P120110: HT Cholera Emergency Response Project Country Haiti Task Team Leader Eleonora Cavagnero Sector Manager/Director Joana Godinho Country Director Alexandre V. Abrantes Original Board Approval Date 01/18/2011 Original Closing Date: 06/30/2013 Current Closing Date 06/30/2013 Proposed Closing Date [if applicable] 12/31/2013 EA Category B-Partial Assessment Revised EA Category B-Partial Assessment-Partial Assessment EA Completion Date 12/07/2010 Revised EA Completion Date 2. Revised Financing Plan (US$m) Source Original Revised BORR 0.00 0.00 IDAT 15.00 15.00 Total 15.00 15.00 3. Borrower /Recipient Organization Department Location Ministry of Economy and H.E. Wilson Laleau, Minister Haiti Finance, MEF 4. Implementing Agency Organization Department Location Fonds d’Assistance Economique et Klaus Eberwein, Executive Haiti Social (FAES) Director 3 5. Disbursement Estimates (US$m) Actual amount disbursed as of 05/31/2013 13.10 Fiscal Year Annual Cumulative 2013 0.00 13.10 2014 1.90 15.00 Total 15.00 6. Policy Exceptions and Safeguard Policies Does the restructured project require any exceptions to Bank policies? N Does the restructured projects trigger any new safeguard policies? If yes, please select N from the checklist below and update ISDS accordingly before submitting the package. 7a. Project Development Objectives/Outcomes Original/Current Project Development Objectives/Outcomes The objective of the Project is to improve the health and hygiene practices in order to reduce the spread of cholera and strengthen the institutional capacity to respond to outbreaks. The Project is financing two Components: (i) Support to the Government’s Response to Cholera at the Decentralized Level; and (ii) Emergency Response Capacity Building. 7b. Revised Project Development Objectives/Outcomes [if applicable] 4  HAITI – CHOLERA EMERGENCY RECOVERY PROJECT P120110 IDA GRANT H639-0-HT Restructuring Paper 1. The closing date for the Haiti, Cholera Emergency Recovery Project, Grant IDA H639-0-HT, P120110 will be extended from June 30, 2013 to December 31, 2013. 2. The project objectives continue to be achievable and the progress toward the Project Development Objective and Overall implementation progress are rated Moderately Satisfactory. The Project has delivered a number of significant results: over 1,600 communities have received targeted health education, over 5,300 community and institutional personnel have been trained, and are operational across the six departments and over 3 million people have benefited from prevention and hygiene promotion activities. The Project is also providing support to the Directorate of Epidemiology Laboratory and Research (Direction d’Épidémiologie de Laboratoire et de Recherche, DELR) for the update and implementation of the National Surveillance Plan. Despite the progress, challenges on the financial planning have delayed payment of agreed contracts and completion of activities has slowed implementation of the Project. 3. The Project is financed through the IDA Grant H639-0-HT, which was approved by the Board on January 18, 2011 and became effective on February 7, 2011. As of May 31, 2013, US$13.10 million have been disbursed (85.9 percent) and the remaining US$1.9 million are expected to be disbursed by December 31, 2013. 4. The proposed extension will allow the Government to finalize the remaining rehabilitation work, which already started in May 2013, taking into account possible delays due to the upcoming rainy season. Specifically, it will allow the completion of: (i) rehabilitation of rooms for infectious and diarrheal diseases; (ii) installation of incinerators for proper waste management; and (iii) additional support for epidemiological surveillance. In order to achieve these objectives, the Project team has prepared an action plan to be implemented during the extension period. This plan was submitted along with the request for the extension by the Ministry of Finance and is found to be satisfactory to the Bank. Moreover, this extension will ensure no gaps in service provision and a smooth transition of the cholera activities that will be continued under the newly approved project “Improving Maternal and Child Health through Integrated Social Services”. 5. This will be the first and only extension for the Project. 5