CG Rep. LISUNGI Safety Nets System Project

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The objective of the LISUNGI Safety Nets Project for Republic of Congo is to establish the key building blocks of a national safety net program and pilot a cash transfer program to improve access to health and education services of poorest households in participating areas. The project has three components. (1) Establishment of key building blocks of a national safety net program and enhancement of local capacities component will cover the setting up of the basic elements of long-term sustainable and effective national safety net system. This component will include activities to strengthen the institutions needed for coordinating, implementing, and monitoring the government's safety net system. (2) Strengthening the demand-side of services through cash transfer program component will support the development and implementation of a cash transfer program, which is expected to become the cornerstone of the social safety net system in the country. (3) Project management, monitoring and evaluation component will ensure that the LISUNGI team is operational and implements the project in conformity with the Financing Agreement, the project document, and the project implementation manual (PIM). This component will finance: (i) the hiring of staff (non-civil servant) including operational costs at the central and CAS levels; (ii) equipment and operating costs for LISUNGI directly linked to the daily management of the project (office space, utilities and supplies, communications, vehicle operation, maintenance and insurance, rehabilitation and equipment maintenance costs, and travel and supervision costs) at the central and CAS levels; (iii) regular internal audits and annual external audits (in accordance with the Bank's legal requirements for audits of financial and procurement aspects); (iv) the training of LISUNGI personnel at the central and CAS levels in general aspects of social safety net programs such as financial and procurement matters and other capacity-building activities such as participation in South-South forums; and (v) the development of project manuals and procedures.