Haiti - Economic and Social Fund Project

Document of The World Bank FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Report No. 9058-HA STAFF APPRAISAL REPORT HAITI ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL FUND PROJECT December 17, 1990 Trade, Finance and Industry Division Country Department III 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.  CURRENCY EOUIVALENT UNITS Currency Unit = Gourde (G) G 5.00 = US$1.00 (The Gourde has, since 1919, been pegged to the U.S. dollar, at the rate of G 5 = US$1.00 UNITS AND MEASURES 1 hectare (ha) = 10,000 square meters (m2) = 2.47 acres (a) 1 kilometer (km) = 0.62 mile (mi) 1 square kilometer (km2) = 0.39 square miles = 100 ha ABBREVIATIONS ADEPP - Association des Ecoles Privees de Port-au-Prince AFVP - Association Francaise des Volontaires du Progres ANDAH - National Association of Agronomes AOPS - Association of Private Health Organizations CAMEP - Centrale Autonome Metropolitain d'Eau Potable CARE - Cooperative for American Relief Everywhere CEEC - Assocaiton of Catholic Schools ESF - Economic and Social Fund FAES - Fonds d'dAssistance Economique et Sociale FAN - Federation des Amis de la Nature FEPH - Federation of Protestant Schools FHAF - Fonds Haitien d'Aide a la Femme FONHEP - Fondation Haitienne de l'Enseignement Prive HAVA - Haitian Association of Voluntary Agencies IDA - International Development Association IMF - International Monetary Fund INFP - Institut National de Formation Professionnelle ISPAN - Institut de Sauvegarde de la Patrimoine Nationale MANRDR - Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Rural Development MOH - Ministry of Health NGOs - Non-Government Organizations ONAAC - Office National d'Alphabetisation et d'Action* PADF - Pan American Development Foundation PAHO - Pan American Health Organization POCHEP - Postes Communautai.res d'Hygiene et d'Eau* SNEP - Service National d'Eau Potable TPTC - Ministry of Transport UNDP - United Nations Development Program US/AID - U.S. Agency for International Development  FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY HAITI ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL FUND PROJECT STAFF APPRAISAL REPORT CREDIT AND PROJECT SUMMARY .i.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. MACROECONOMIC SETTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2. THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL FUND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Institutional Structure and Staffing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Functions and Approach .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 3. SOCIAL SECTORS .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Social Indicators .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Health and Nutrition .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Education .8... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . a Economic Infrastructure .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 4. PROFILE OF SUBPROJECTS - THE PILOT PHASE . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 5. THE ROLE OF NGOs IN HAITI ................. ... . 13 6. TARGETING OF BENEFICIARIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 7. WOMEN'S CONSIDERATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 8. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ....... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . 16 9. RATIONALE FOR IDA INVOLVEMENT ..... . . .. . . . .. . . . . . 16 10. THE PROJECT.17 Project Objectives .17 Project Description .17 This report is based on the findings of an appraisal mission consisting of Kanella C. Vasiliades (Mission Leader), Emanuel Njomo (Senior Country Officer), Julie Van Domelen, Herardo Avila and Ann Duval (Consultants), who visited Haiti in June 1990. It also incorporates input from an earlier preparation mission from Xavier Coll (Health Specialist), Robert Simsolo, Helen Abadzi, S. Kowalski, Jean-Claude Bruffaert and Marie-Helene Ewenczyk (Consultants). 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.  Table of Contents {Continued) Page No. Project Cost and Financing ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 18 Cofinancing Arrangements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Institutional Arrangements ... . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . 20 Implementation Arrangements . .......... .... . . . . . 20 Project Sustainability, Recurrent Costs and Maintenance . . . . . . 22 Performance Indicators ... . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . 22 Procurement .... . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Disbursements .... . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Accounts, Auditing and Reporting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 11. BENEFITS AND RISKS.. 24 12. AGREENENTS AND UNDERSTANDINGS ..25 ANNEXES 1. Decree Establishing the ESF 2. Project Implementation 3. General Observations and Recommendations On the Nature and Scope of Health Sub-projects 4. Criteria for Project Eligibility in the Health Sector 5. Nutrition Component of ESF Program 6. General Criteria for Sub-projects in the Education Sector 7. Standard Evaluation Criteria 8. Sub-projects in the Pipeline 9. Project Cost Tables 10. The Role of NGOs in Haiti 11. Poverty Targeting Study 12. Project Monitoring and Ex-Post Evaluation 13. Project Implementation Timetable 14. Estimated IDA Disbursement Schedule 15. List of Documents Available in Project Files 16. Organizational Chart of the Economic and Social Fund NAP 21143-Haiti  HAITI ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL FUND PROJECT STAFF APPRAISAL REPORT Credit and Proiect Summary Borrower: Government of Haiti (GOH) BX uti. A.oj-: Ministry of Economy and Finance/Economic and Social Fund (ESF) Benefi