Madagascar - Second Community Nutrition

Page 1 INTEGRATED SAFEGUARDS DATASHEET APPRAISAL STAGE I. Basic Information Date prepared/updated: 10/20/2006 Report No.: AC2565 1. Basic Project Data Country: Madagascar Project ID: P100966 Project Name: Second Community Nutrition Task Team Leader: Montserrat Meiro-Lorenzo Estimated Appraisal Date: September 12, 2006 Estimated Board Date: November 21, 2006 Managing Unit: AFTH3 Lending Instrument: Specific Investment Loan Sector: Health (80%);Primary education (20%) Theme: Participation and civic engagement (P);Nutrition and food security (P);Child health (S) IBRD Amount (US$m.): 0.00 IDA Amount (US$m.): 10.00 GEF Amount (US$m.): 0.00 PCF Amount (US$m.): 0.00 Other financing amounts by source: BORROWER/RECIPIENT 5.00 5.00 Environmental Category: C - Not Required Simplified Processing Simple [] Repeater [X] Is this project processed under OP 8.50 (Emergency Recovery) Yes [ ] No [X] 2. Project Objectives The development objectives (DO) of the Project, which remain unchanged, are to improve the nutritional status of children under the age of three, pregnant and lactating women, and school-aged children. The Project also aims to ensure long-term sustainability of nutrition outcomes by improving the quality and quantity of food intake by children at home. The Project is implemented by SEECALINE, an executing agency operating since 1993 which has demonstrated capacity in effectively supporting poor communities and in monitoring nutritional status through contracting local NGOs whose capacity has been built by the project. 3. Project Description The Project current design, after previous activity amendments, is as follows: Component 1: Community Nutrition Program, including: (i) growth monitoring and promotion for children under three; (ii) vitamin A supplementation for children under three and lactating women; (ii) referral of severely malnourished children at health services; (v) information, education and communication (IEC) and community mobilization; (vi) support to community-based activities aimed at improving nutrition, Page 2 hygiene and sanitation in villages; and (vii) training of community nutrition workers and social workers. Component 2: School Nutrition Program: (i) iron/folate supplementation for enrolled primary school children; (ii) deworming of enrolled and non-enrolled children aged 3-14 years; (iii) IEC as well as nutrition and hygiene promotion in the classroom; (iv) monitoring of the iodization of salt; (v) support to school-based activities aimed at improving nutrition and hygiene in the school environment; and (vi) training of primary school teachers in nutrition and hygiene. Component 3: Institutionalization of the PNN, which would include the activities to make operational the PNN. Specifically activities under Component three would include training and technical assistance and goods to: (a) increase capacity of the CNN to carry out its policy setting and strategy definition role; (b) increase the capacity of selected executing agencies to define and manage nutrition prevention and curbing activities; (c) development and implementation of the national monitoring and evaluation system for nutrition activities (SIN), and the National Food and Nutrition surveillance system including the early malnutrition warning system (SAN); and (d) increase capacity of the ONN to perform its intersectoral coordination, monitoring and evaluation, research, and resources mobilization mandates. Component 4: IEC, Training and Project Management, including: (i) IEC, training, and MIS; and (ii) project coordination and management. The implementation arrangements under the this Additional Financing would be the same as for the ongoing Project. SEECALINE will continue to operate in a decentralized fashion while gradually transferring the competencies to the ONN, on a region by region basis, starting through a pilot in two regions. 4. Project Location and salient physical characteristics relevant to the safeguard analysis The Project will be implemented in high risk comunes in all the 110 Districts of the Country. 5. Environmental and Social Safeguards Specialists Mr Paul-Jean Feno (AFTS1) Page 3 6. Safeguard Policies Triggered Yes No Environmental Assessment (OP/BP 4.01) X Natural Habitats (OP/BP 4.04) X Forests (OP/BP 4.36) X Pest Management (OP 4.09) X Physical Cultural Resources (OP/BP 4.11) X Indigenous Peoples (OP/BP 4.10) X Involuntary Resettlement (OP/BP 4.12) X Safety of Dams (OP/BP 4.37) X Projects on International Waterways (OP/BP 7.50) X Projects in Disputed Areas (OP/BP 7.60) X II. Key Safeguard Policy Issues and Their Management A. Summary of Key Safeguard Issues 1. Describe any safeguard issues and impacts associated with the proposed project. Identify and describe any potential large scale, significant and/or irreversible impacts: N/A 2. Describe any potential indirect and/or long term impacts due to anticipated future activities in the project area: N/A 3. Describe any project alternatives (if relevant) considered to help avoid or minimize adverse impacts. N/A 4. Describe measures taken by the borrower to address safeguard policy issues. Provide an assessment of borrower capacity to plan and implement the measures described. N/A 5. Identify the key stakeholders and describe the mechanisms for consultation and disclosure on safeguard policies, with an emphasis on potentially affected people. N/A B. Disclosure Requirements Date * If the project triggers the Pest Management and/or Physical Cultural Resources, the respective issues are to be addressed and disclosed as part of the Environmental Assessment/Audit/or EMP. If in-country disclosure of any of the above documents is not expected, please explain why: N/A Page 4 C. Compliance Monitoring Indicators at the Corporate Level (to be filled in when the ISDS is finalized by the project decision meeting) The World Bank Policy on Disclosure of Information Have relevant safeguard policies documents been sent to the World Bank's Infoshop? N/A Have relevant documents been disclosed in-country in a public place in a form and language that are understandable and accessible to project-affected groups and local NGOs? N/A All Safeguard Policies Have satisfactory calendar, budget and clear institutional responsibilities been prepared for the implementation of measures related to safeguard policies? N/A Have costs related to safeguard policy measures been included in the project cost? N/A Does the Monitoring and Evaluation system of the project include the monitoring of safeguard impacts and measures related to safeguard policies? N/A Have satisfactory implementation arrangements been agreed with the borrower and the same been adequately reflected in the project legal documents? N/A D. Approvals Signed and submitted by: Name Date Task Team Leader: Ms Montserrat Meiro-Lorenzo 10/19/2006 Environmental Specialist: Mr Paul-Jean Feno 10/19/2006 Social Development Specialist Additional Environmental and/or Social Development Specialist(s): Mr Paul-Jean Feno 10/19/2006 Approved by: Regional Safeguards Coordinator: Mr John A. Boyle 10/19/2006 Comments: Sector Manager: Ms Laura Frigenti 10/19/2006 Comments: