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AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK
PROJECT : CAPACITY BUILDING FOR YOUTH EMPLOYABILITY
AND SOCIAL PROTECTION IMPROVEMENT
COUNTRY : REPUBLIC OF GABON
PROJECT APPRAISAL REPORT
OSHD DEPARTMENT
November 2016
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Abbreviations and Acronyms ...................................................................................................... i
Currency Equivalents ................................................................................................................. ii
Project Information Sheet .......................................................................................................... iii
Project Summary ........................................................................................................................ v
Results-Based Logical Framework ........................................................................................... vi
Implementation schedule ......................................................................................................... viii
I. STRATEGIC THRUST AND RATIONALE ................................................................ 1
1.1 Project Linkages with the Country Strategy and Objectives ................................... 1
1.2 Rationale for Bank Involvement .............................................................................. 1
1.3 Aid Coordination ..................................................................................................... 3
II. PROJECT DESCRIPTION ............................................................................................ 5
2.1 Project Objectives and Components ........................................................................ 5
2.2 Technical Solutions Adopted and Alternative Solutions Considered ...................... 7
2.3 Project Type ............................................................................................................. 7
2.4 Project Cost and Financing Mechanisms ................................................................. 7
2.5 Project Area and Beneficiaries ................................................................................. 9
2.6 Participatory Mechanism for Project Identification, Design and Implementation .. 9
2.7 Bank Group Experience and Lessons Reflected in Project Design ......................... 9
2.8 Key Performance Indicators .................................................................................. 10
III. PROJECT FEASIBILITY ......................................................................................... 10
3.1 Economic and Financial Performance ................................................................... 10
3.2 Environmental and Social Impact .......................................................................... 11
IV. IMPLEMENTATION ................................................................................................. 13
4.1 Implementation Arrangements ............................................................................... 13
4.2 Monitoring ............................................................................................................. 14
4.3 Governance ............................................................................................................ 15
4.4 Sustainability .......................................................................................................... 16
4.6 Knowledge Building .............................................................................................. 16
V. LEGAL FRAMEWORK ............................................................................................... 17
5.1 Legal Instrument .................................................................................................... 17
5.2 Conditions Associated with Bank Intervention ..................................................... 17
5.3 Compliance with Bank Policies ............................................................................. 17
VI. RECOMMENDATION .............................................................................................. 17
Appendix I: Country Comparative Socio-economic Indicators .................................................. I
Appendix II: Table of AfDB Portfolio in the Country ...............................................................II
Appendix III: Key Related Projects Financed by the Bank and Other Development Partners in
the Country ............................................................................................................................... III
Appendix IV: Map of the Project Area ..................................................................................... V
Abbreviations and Acronyms
AC Advance Contracting
ADF African Development Fund
AFD French Development Agency
AfDB African Development Bank
APJA Act for Youth Autonomy
BGD Banque Gabonaise de Développement (Gabonese Development Bank)
CBFF Congo Basin Forest Fund
CCAIMA Chamber of Commerce, Agriculture, Industry, Mines and Craft
CFPP Training and Vocational Development Centre
CNAMGS National Health Insurance and Social Guarantee Fund
CSP Country Strategy Paper
DGETP General Directorate of Technical and Vocational Education
DGFP General Directorate of Vocational Training
DGIRS General Directorate of Social Insertion and Reinsertion
ENEC National Survey on Employment and Unemployment
EPS Provincial Health School
ETP Technical and vocational education
EU European Union
FNAS National Social Assistance Fund
ICB International Competitive Bidding
IGAs Income-Generating Activities
ILO International Labour Office
INFASS National Health and Social Action Training Institute
MENETP Ministry of National Education, Technical and Vocational Education
MFPIJ Ministry of Vocational Training and Youth Insertion
MIC Middle-Income Country
MSE Micro- and Small-sized Enterprises
MSPSSN Ministry of Health, Social Insurance and National Solidarity
NCB National Competitive Bidding
OIF International Organization of La Francophonie
ONE National Employment Office
PCN Project Concept Note
PCR Project Completion Report
PIU Project Implementation Unit
PNDS National Health Development Project
PRSP Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
PSC Project Steering Committee
UA Unit of Account
UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
WB World Bank
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Currency Equivalents
August 2016
UA 1 = XAF 822.459
UA 1 = EUR 1.25383
UA 1 = USD 1.39338
Fiscal Year
1 January – 31 December
Weights and Measures
1 metric tonne = 2204 pounds
1 kilogramme (kg) = 2.200 pounds
1 metre (m) = 3.28 feet
1 millimetre (mm) = 0.03937 inch
1 kilometre (km) = 0.62 mile
1 hectare (ha) = 2.471 acres
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Project Information Sheet
Client Information
BORROWER: REPUBLIC OF GABON
EXECUTING AGENCY: General Directorate of Vocational Training/Ministry in
charge of Vocational Training and Youth Insertion
Financing Plan
Source Amount (EUR) Instrument
AfDB
EUR 84.63 million
Loan/debt
Others EUR 9.41 million Government
TOTAL COST EUR 94.04 million
Key AfDB Financial Information
Loan currency: Euro (EUR) [or any other acceptable currency]
Loan type: Total flexibility loan
Maturity: 20 years
Grace period: 5 years
Weighted average maturity**: 12.75 years
Repayments: Half-yearly payments after the grace period
Interest rate: Base rate + Margin on financing cost + Loan margin +
Maturity premium
This interest rate must be above or equal to zero
Base rate: Floating (6 month EURIBOR revised on 1 February and 1
August or any other acceptable rate)
A free option is offered to set a base rate
Margin on financing cost: Margin on Bank financing cost revised on 1 January and 1 July
and applied on 1 February and 1 August with the base rate
Loan margin: 80 basis points (0.8%)
Maturity premium: 00.0%
Opening charge: 0.25% of the payable loan amount not later than the date of
signature of the loan agreement
Commitment charge: 0.25% per year of the undisbursed amount. It starts running 60
days after the date of signature of the loan agreement and is
payable on interest payment dates
Base rate conversion option*: Besides the free option to set the base rate, the borrower is
offered the possibility of returning to the floating rate or
rescheduling all or part of the disbursed loan amount
Transaction costs are payable
Cap or collar rate option*: The borrower is offered the possibility to place a cap or collar
on the base rate for all or part of the disbursed loan amount
Transaction costs are payable
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Loan currency conversion option*: The borrower is offered the possibility to change the currency
of all or part of the loan, disbursed or otherwise, into another
AfDB loan currency
Transaction costs are payable
FRR, NPV (baseline scenario) CFAF 6.277 billion at
the updated rate of
10%
ERR (baseline scenario) 10.9 %
*if applicable
Duration – Key Milestones (projected)
Concept Note approval
20/07/ 2016
Project approval 09/12/ 2016
Effectiveness 16/01/ 2017
Last disbursement 31/03/2022
Completion 31/12/2021
Last reimbursement 31/12/2036
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Project Summary
General Project Overview: The project’s sector goal is to contribute to improving youth
employability and strengthening social inclusion. Government has requested financing for this
project, in response to youth unemployment. Unemployment affects the youngest labour force:
35.7% of the labour force within the 15 to 24 years bracket, and 25.9% of the labour force within
the 25 to 34 years bracket. Furthermore, the secondary-level labour force, especially first cycle
general and technical school, is the most affected with unemployment rates of 24 and 27%,
respectively. This situation is due, among others, to the mismatch of training to the labour needs of
the productive sector and the low qualification of the system’s graduates.
According to the 2012 World Bank report on growth and employment in the Republic of Gabon,
more than 80% of technical and vocational education graduates are not recruited in sectors for which
they were trained, and only one graduate out of three finds a job. At the level of qualification, the
main weaknesses concern: (i) inadequate practical vocational training compared to theoretical
training; (ii) mismatch between training centre equipment and realities on the ground; and (iii) lack
of trainers (in number and skill).
With respect to social inclusion, it should be noted that the informal sector, which accounts for
about 57% of the share of total employment in 2010 (ENEC), is not covered by universal health
insurance. Similarly, health and social insurance staff training, in terms of quality and quantity,
faces difficulties both in infrastructure and technical equipment.
Needs Assessment: Project identification was carried out in concert with the government. It was
initiated following the findings of the 2012 WB study on “Growth and Employment in the Republic
of Gabon” and the 2015 “Employment Insertion” survey of the International Technical Assistance
(ITA) project. These findings mention the need to strengthen the skills and abilities of youths with
a view to their employability and self-employment, given the mismatch between training and
employment.
Bank’s Value Added: The Bank is one of Gabon’s key development partners and has already
financed several operations in the social sector. Hence, it has comparative advantage in the targeted
area due to the operations already carried out or being carried out in the social sector both in Gabon
and other member countries. Through this project, the Bank will strengthen: (i) the technical
education and vocational training system; (ii) the capacity and skills of youths and women through
promising projects; and (iii) job creation and vocational insertion of young unemployed graduates or
school dropouts. It will contribute to health and social insurance staff training, and improved
extension of universal health insurance coverage to the informal sector and the self-employed. This
project also helps to strengthen the achievements of two support operations for the establishment of
business incubators and training/labelling of young promoters by the Chamber of Commerce, in
order to facilitate their access to various sources of financing.
Knowledge Management: The project will contribute to knowledge building by identifying technical
solutions to the problems of MSEs. Knowledge will be transferred through training and various
technical assistance operations (coaching). The project will develop best practice in: (i)
entrepreneurial culture; (ii) business management; and (iii) monitoring/evaluation. This knowledge
will be transmitted through the provision of consultancy services and specific training in the above-
mentioned areas. Training modules will be prepared by specialists. Thus, intermediary structures,
coming either from the decentralized administration or from NGOs, will be identified and their
contribution solicited to support women’s associations and youths in developing their projects. This
training will be followed by the publication of reports and other technical documents that may be
shared with other project stakeholders.
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Results-Based Logical Framework
Country and Project Name: GABON – Capacity Building for Youth Employability and Social Protection Improvement (RC/EJPS). Project Goal: Contribute to improving youth employability and strengthening social inclusion.
Results Chain PERFORMANCE INDICATORS MEANS OF
VERIFICATION
RISKS/ MITIGATION
MEASURES Indicator (including ISCs) Baseline Situation Target
IMP
AC
T
Contribution to reducing youth unemployment and improving
the living conditions of the population
Unemployment rate of youths of 25-34 years,
including women
Ratio of persons without health insurance,
including women
25.9% in 2010, including 45.3% for girls and women
40%, including 70% of women
23% in 2022, including 40%
for girls and women
20%, including 50% of
women
Completion report
(PCR)
OU
TC
OM
ES
Outcome 1: Improved quality of sector governance and
training
Success rate in professional exams
Production of technical education and
vocational training statistical yearbooks
39.80% for technical education,
of which 32.32 for girls in 2015
Not stated in 2016
60% of technical education,
of which 55% for girls in
2022
03 yearbooks in 2021
Report of the ETP
Directorate of
Examinations and
Competitions; and the
completion report.
Political risk: Persisting
social tension following the
presidential election
Mitigation measure: Social
appeasement by national
authorities and the international community
Risk: Non-implementation of
the Vocational Training Reform Plan
Mitigation measure: Political
will and resource mobilization
Outcome 2: Strengthened social inclusion and national
solidarity
Plan and methodology for extending health
insurance to the informal sector and the self-
employed
Improved young entrepreneurs’ access to
financing
Not stated in 2016
Not stated in 2016
Existence of the plan,
methodology and mechanism.
Existence of the financing
mechanism through FINAM
and LOXIA
Study reports
Component 1: Skills Development for Youth Employability
Sub-component 1: Strengthening of the reception capacity of vocational training and technical education
OU
TP
UT
S
Output 1.1.1: Vocational training establishments are
rehabilitated and equipped
Number of training centres rehabilitated and equipped
Average number of graduates per year
00 in 2016
700 in 2016
07 in 2021
1 000 in 2021
PIU reports; mid-term
review report and
completion report
Output 1.1.2: Technical education establishments are
rehabilitated and equipped
Number of establishments rehabilitated and equipped
Average number of graduates per year
00 in 2016
1000 in 2016
10 in 2021
1 600 in 2021
Sub-component 2: Support to youth employability and vocational insertion
Output 1.2.1: A study is conducted on vocational skill needs and
growth sector trades
Study report 00 in 2016
01 in 2018
Output 1.2.2: Curricula are prepared and/or revised Number of curricula prepared and/or revised, including
modules for entrepreneurship and job-hunting 00 in 2016
80 in 2021
PIU reports; mid-term
review report and completion report
Output 1.2.3: The abilities and skills of technical education and
vocational training actors are strengthened
Number of officials of ministries and establishments trained
(instructors, task managers, advisers, inspectors...) on
programme preparation and revision; establishment
management, statistical data processing)
00 for TVE in 2016
1 265 in 2021, including 50%
of women
Output 1.2.4: Technical education and vocational training
system management is improved.
A graduate insertion monitoring system
Number of vocational training and technical education
statistical yearbooks prepared
00 in 2016
00 in 2016
02 in 2019
08 in 2021
Output 1.2.5 : Strengthening of private sector participation in
vocational training and technical education
A formal institutional mechanism for private sector
involvement is established 00 in 2016
00 in 2016
01 in 2018
05 in 2021
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Number of VT and TE structures that involve the private
sector in their functioning (contribution to trainer and training
programmes, courses and internships…)
OU
TP
UT
S
Component 2: Support to Health and Social Inclusion Promotion
Sub-component 2.1: Support to entrepreneurship and job creation
Risk: Low capacity of the
Public Administration
Mitigation measure
Training and strengthening of implementation unit staff by
recruited specialists and
technical assistance
Output 2.1.1: Non-financial support (training, equipment,
software) to Micro-, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME),
income-generating activities (IGAs) and partner institutions
Number of partner institutions equipped (FINAM, LOXIA,
ONE and Chamber of Commerce) ;
Number of IGAs and MSMEs trained
00 in 2016
00 in 2016
04 in 2018
80 in 2021
PIU reports; mid-term
review report and
completion report
Output 2.1.2 : Establishment of a guarantee fund for financial
support to young entrepreneurs
Number of youths incubated and financed
Number of business promoters financed
Number of job-seekers inserted
00 in 2016
50 in 2021 including 25
women
30 in 2021 including 15
women
250 in 2021 including 125 women
Sub-component 2.2: Improvement of health personnel training and extension of health insurance coverage
Output 2.2.1: Rehabilitation and equipping of health schools Number of schools and institutes renovated and equipped
00 in 2016 03 in 2021
PIU reports; mid-term review report and
completion report
Output 2.2.2: Strengthening of the operational and educational
capacity of the ministry, INFASS and EPFASS
Number of trainers and employees trained 00 in 2016
200 in 2021
Output 2.2.3: Study on the extension of health insurance
coverage
Study and support report on the implementation of measures
to extend coverage to the informal sector 00 in 2016
01 in 2018
Component 3: Support to Project Management
OU
TP
UT
S
Staff selected or recruited and trained in AfDB rules and
procedures
Allowances of the project implementation team for five
years and costs of training in AfDB rules and procedures 00% in 2016
100% in 2021 PIU reports; mid-term
review report and completion report
PIU equipped PIU furniture, office equipment and logistics 00% in 2016 100% in 2017
PIU equipped with a prepared administrative, accounting and
financial Procedures Manual and a management software
Procedures manual prepared, software procured and
configured and users trained
00 in 2016
00 in 2016
01 in 2017
01 in 2017
Current operation of the PIU ensured (supplies,
communication costs (correspondence, telephone, internet.)
Rate of coverage of PIU current operating costs 00% in 2016
100 % in 2021
Project monitoring/evaluation (baseline study and end study);
periodic reports, mid-term review report and completion report
prepared)
Baseline study report
Periodic implementation reports
Final study report
Completion report
00 in 2016
00 in 2016
00 in 2016 00 in 2016
01 in 2018
20 in 2021 01 in 2021
01 in 2022
Annual auditing of accounts Number of annual audit reports 00 in 2016 05 in 2021
Programmed activities implemented Activity implementation rate 00% in 2016 100% in 2021
Feasibility study and future projects in the subsector Feasibility study report and PCN 00 in 2016 01 in 2021
COMPONENTS RESOURCES
Component 1: Skills Development for Employability EUR 66 290 000 EUR 18 360 000
EUR 9 390 000 Component 2: Support to Health and Social Inclusion Promotion
Component 3: Project Management
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Implementation schedule
YR 2016 y AN 2017 y AN 2018
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ADMINISTRATION
Appraisal AfDB/GVT
Approval by the Board AfDB
Signature of loan protocol agreement AfDB/GVT
Effectiveness AfDB/GVT
Fulfillment of conditions precedent to 1st disbursement AfDB/GVT
Launching mission AfDB/GVT
AfDB supervision missions AfDB/GVT/PIU
Mid-term review AfDB/GVT/PIU
WORKS
Preparation of BDs for rehabilitation /extension works of 7 FPPs, 9
LTPs and 3 ESsPIU
Launching of tenders of 7 FPPs, 9 LTPs and 3 ESs AfDB/PIU
Bid analysis/Recommendations of 7 FPPs, 9 LTPs and 3 ESs PIU
Approval of successful bids/Contracts of 7 FPPs, 9 LTPs and 3 ESs AfDB/PIU
Execution of works of 7 FPPs, 9 LTPs and 3 ESs PIU/CONTRACTORS
GOODS
Preparation BDs for furnit/equip of the PIU, Training
Establishments (CFPPs, LTPs and ESs) , ONE and MFIsPIU
Launching of tenders for furnit/equip of the PIU, Training
Establishments (CFPPs, LTPs and ESs) AfDB/PIU
Analysis of bids/Recommendations for furnit/equip of the
PIU, Training Establihments (CFPPs, LTPs and ESs) , ONE
and MFIs
PIU
Approval of successful bids/Contracts for furnit/equip of the
PIU, Training Establishments (CFPPs, LTPs and ESs) ,
ONE and MFIs AfDB/PIU
Delivery of furnit/equip of the PIU, Training Establishments
(CFPPs, LTPs and ESs) , 'ONE and MFIs PIU/SUPPLIERS
SERVICES
Studies, supervision and control of Training
Estalishments (CFPPs, LTPs and ESs)
Prep. of DDPs for studies and supervision, as well as quality
control of works and equipment
Launching of consultations for Consulting Firms
Analysis of proposals/Recommendations/Contracts
Services of consulting and control firms
Various training operations, capacity building and IEC CONSULTANTS
Studies and consultancies
Prep. of DDPs for studies/consultancies PIU
Launching of consultations AfDB/PIU
Analysis of proposals/Recommendations PIU
Approval of successful bids/Contracts AfDB/PIU
Studies/Consultancies CONSULTANTS/PIU
OPERATION
Establishment of PIU staff AfDB/PIU
Auditing of project accounts Audit Firms
Project management and monitoring AfDB/PIU
PIU-AfDB completion reports PIU/AfDBANNEE 2016 ANNEE 2017 ANNEE 2018
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REPUBLIC OF GABON
CAPACITY BUIILDING FOR YOUTH EMPLOYABILITY AND SOCIAL PROTECTION IMPROVEMENT (RC/EJPS)
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UPDATED IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE - October 2016
ActivitiesAN 2021
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REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION OF BANK GROUP MANAGEMENT TO THE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS CONCERNING A LOAN TO THE REPUBLIC OF GABON FOR
THE CAPACITY BUILDING FOR YOUTH EMPLOYABILITY AND SOCIAL
PROTECTION IMPROVEMENT PROJECT
Management hereby submits these reports and recommendations concerning a proposal
to grant an EUR 84.63 million loan to the Republic of Gabon, to finance the Capacity
Building for Youth Employability and Social Protection Improvement Project (RC/EJPS).
I. STRATEGIC THRUST AND RATIONALE
1.1 Project Linkages with the Country Strategy and Objectives
1.1.1 The project is consistent with national priorities and country objectives defined
in the Emerging Gabon Strategic Plan: Vision 2025 and the 2011-2016 strategic thrusts.
The objective of shared growth targeted under this strategy, will be achieved from a green,
industrial and services Gabon, the foundations of which are: (i) human capital; (ii) sustainable
development; (iii) governance; and (iv) infrastructure development. As concerns human capital,
the country’s sector vision is to: “make the system of education and training, both initial and
continuous, a quality, modern and democratized development tool”. This project is also
consistent with the Gabonese Government’s Youth Employment Accountability Pact, which
targets, among others, the training-employment match.
1.1.2 The project also aligns on the national health priorities as set out in the National
Health Development Plan (PNDS) 2017-2021. The universal health coverage - including
human resources, offer of care and financial protection for the population - constitutes one of
the strategic thrusts of the PNDS. Improvement of the health staff training capacity as well as
the universal health insurance coverage provided for under the project are in line with this
thrust.
1.2 Rationale for Bank Involvement
1.2.1 The Capacity Building for Youth Employability and Social Protection
Improvement Project is also in line with the Bank’s priorities. It complies with the Bank’s
2016-2020 Country Strategy Paper (CSP) for Gabon. It is consistent with the second pillar on
human capital development, especially through vocational training adapted to the country’s
economic needs and the improvement of the living conditions of the population. The project is
included in the CSP 2016-2020 indicative loan programme for 2016. This project is also
aligned, respectively, on the fifth operational priority “Skills and technologies” of the Bank’s
Ten-Year Strategy (2013-2022) as well as the Human Capital in Africa Strategy (2014-2018).
It ties in with the fifth element of the Bank’s “High 5” development priorities: “Improve the
living conditions of the people of Africa”. It is also aligned on the Bank’s Strategy for Youth
Employment in Africa (2016 – 2025), which seeks to promote youth employment and
entrepreneurship, strengthen human capital and create lasting linkages on the labour market.
1.2.2 The project enables the Bank to play a key role in improving vocational training,
protection and social inclusion. This entails strengthening the achievements of the Bank’s
previous actions and contributing to the country’s efforts, through national financing
operations, as well as those of other partners for technical education, vocational training, youth
vocational insertion, entrepreneurship promotion and social inclusion. The Health Services
Development and Education III projects, financed by the Bank and completed in 2008 and 2010,
helped achieve significant results, especially in improving secondary education quality and
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building dispensaries and health centres. The Bank also financed the National Employment and
Unemployment Survey (ENEC) in 2010.
1.2.3 The enrolment rate in technical education and vocational training is about 8%,
whereas UNESCO recommends a 20 to 30% level in emerging countries. Technical
education and vocational training are characterized mainly by inadequacies in terms of
infrastructure, teaching staff and curricula, equipment and regularly collected and processed
statistical data. In addition, existing infrastructure and equipment in public establishments are
in an outdated state, and require rehabilitation and the upgrading of technical platforms. There
are also difficulties in consulting with the private sector, with a view to organizing training to
better meet labour market demand.
1.2.4 According to data from the 20101 ENEC survey, the unemployment rate, in the
meaning of ILO, stands at 20.4% at the national level. This unemployment rate shows
disparities according to area, gender and age. It stands at 20.6% in the urban area and 19.3% in
the rural area. Unemployment affects women (28.5%) more than men (14.4%). Overall,
unemployment tends to decrease with age. Thus, unemployment affects 35.7% of the labour
force of the 15 to 24 years bracket, 25.9% of the labour force of 25 to 34 years bracket, 16.7%
of the labour force of 35 to 44 years bracket, 9.2% for the 45 to 59 years bracket and 4.7% for
persons aged 60 and above.
The Bank’s Strategy for Youth Employment in Africa (2016 - 2025) seeks to promote youth
employment and entrepreneurship, strengthen human capital and create lasting linkages on the
labour market.
1.2.5 Entrepreneurship, particularly for youths and women, is a sector that is barely
struggling to develop, due especially to: (i) low entrepreneurial culture (young project
promoters being faced with a socio-economic environment that does not encourage the spirit of
entrepreneurship); (ii) difficulties in accessing adequate and long-term financial services; and
(iii) lack of skilled labour for business management. To provide sustainable solutions to this
situation, the African Development Bank supports the Government of Gabon in establishing a
business incubator system, through a MIC grant to the Chamber of Commerce approved in
2014. The system trains young entrepreneurs or project promoters in the conduct of feasibility
studies, market studies, business plans, business accounting and financial management, legal
and administrative assistance, as well as in areas specific to their projects. The current project
1 2010 national unemployment survey data
0
10
20
30
MasculinFéminin
Ensemble
14,4
28,5
20,4
Gabon: Unemployment Rate by Sex(in percentage )
Male Female
Overall
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will help strengthen the achievements of this incubator. Youths and women promoting viable
projects, will be directed towards other sources of financing, notably partner MFIs, based on
clearly established criteria for the financing of their activities. These, among others, are the
innovating nature of the project, the promoter’s technical capacity to implement it, market
demand for the product, and the existence of a mentor to support the young promoter. Support
operations will comprise both capacity building and facilitation of access to sources of
financing through guarantee funds (see the financing mechanism in the annex), to improve
entrepreneurship success.
1.2.6 Agriculture now employs about 40% of Gabon’s rural population, although it
contributes only 5% to the GDP. Every year, Gabon is forced to import food to the tune of
CFAF 350 billion (or 85% of its food needs), thus placing it in a food dependency situation,
whereas the country has natural potentials. Similarly, the forestry-wood sector is estimated to
contribute up to 3.5 % of GDP and generate only 13 000 jobs, despite the country’s potentials.
This situation would be explained, among others, by lack of consultation with economic
operators, with a view to organizing training to better meet the demand for youth employment
in these areas. In complementarity with projects under preparation by the Bank’s Department
in charge of Agriculture (OSAN) in support of the “Grain” Project and “Green Gabon” Project,
this project will contribute to preparing training programmes in agricultural and wood trades,
based on the results of the study on the vocational skill needs of growth sectors.
1.2.7 The weaknesses of the institutional framework, governance and human resource
production are the main problems of health human resources in Gabon. An average of 700
transfers are recorded yearly (8% of the health personnel), and female staff, who account for
2/3 of the total workforce, are found mainly in the Libreville-Owendo region (43%). The
outdated state of existing health and practical internship structures and their equipment, the
concentration of health personnel in the Libreville-Owendo region and enormous difficulties of
postings in other regions, call for rehabilitation of the said structures, equipment renewal and
improved governance of the staff management system, through decentralized human resource
production.
1.2.8 The law on universal health insurance is yet to provide social protection to the
entire population (informal sector, the self-employed, the destitute, etc.), despite the institution
of an Obligatory Health Insurance and Social Guarantee System. The study on the extension of
coverage to this segment of the population will help propose strategies adapted to the Gabonese
context, with a view to addressing this social exclusion situation. In this context, the Bank has
already financed capacity building for the CNAMGS through a grant, thus fostering a functional
decision-making information system and an efficient communication strategy.
1.3 Aid Coordination
Gabon has set up a Government/Technical and Financial Partners’ Joint Committee,
which meets regularly. This group is subdivided into various thematic groups. The Bank
participates in the partnership framework’s activities in Gabon with other key partners: the
World Bank, AFD, European Union, UN Agencies, France and China, in accordance with the
Paris Declaration. However, considering its higher MIC position, Gabon does not have a great
tradition of implementing and monitoring Official Development Assistance (ODA), which
accounts for less than 1% of GNI. Ongoing intervention or those planned by other partners
mostly concern the establishment of infrastructure: equipment for new streams (WB and China)
or specific support as offered by the EU and AFD. AfDB remains Gabon’s most important
historic partner. The project complements the interventions of other partners since it contributes
to address core systemic issues (upgrade of technical equipment, trainers’ training, revision of
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the training programme, production of statistical data, monitoring of insertion and development
of training), as well as update of infrastructure not currently covered. Few partners currently
contribute to health and social protection. The major areas of cooperation relate to
infrastructure, agriculture, education, health and technical assistance. In the social sector, there
is ongoing investment financing, as presented in the table below.
Table of Contribution by Social Sector Development Partners (2015-2016)
Stakeholders - Public expenditure (ongoing programmes or projects)
Government
(CFAF)
Donors/Project
Amounts
Period
2015 Budget:
Share of Budget
for:
Health: 4.9 %
Social
insurance: 3.2%
National
education: 6.9%
2016 Budget
Share of Budget
for:
Health: 2.6 %
Social
insurance: 2.3%
National
education: 6.5 %
Export-Import Bank of China
(EXIMBANK)/Project to Construct and
Equip 3 Training and Vocational
Development Centres (CFPP) in Gabon
USD 100 788 016. 45 2015-2021
European Union (National Indicative
Programme)/Support to Technical Education
and Vocational Training
EUR 11 000 000 2014-2020
World Bank: Skills Development and
Employability Project
USD 100 000 000 2016-2021
AFD :
Educational Sector Investment Project
(PISE)
Support to the National Health Development
Programme (PNDS)
EUR 154 000 000
EUR 10 500 000
2016-2023
2006-2014
AfDB:
Project to support the Chamber of
Commerce in promoting Small- and
Medium-sized Enterprises and Industries
(SME-SMI).
Project to support the establishment of a
Business Incubator System in Gabon
Capacity Building for Youth Employability
and Social Protection Improvement
UA 785 168
UA 799 107
EUR 84 630 000
2014-2017
2014-2016
2017-2021
Aid Coordination Level
Existence of thematic working groups Yes
Existence of an overall sector programme PNDS
PS/RCH
2017-2021
2011-2016
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II. PROJECT DESCRIPTION
2.1 Project Objectives and Components
2.1.1 The sector goal of the proposed project is to contribute to reducing youth
unemployment and improving the living conditions of the population. The project’s specific
objective is to strengthen social protection and youth employability capacity through: (i) increased
diversification of vocational training, technical education and health offers; (ii) improved
training quality and sector governance, and (iii) promotion of social inclusion and national
solidarity.
2.1.2 The project will be implemented in five years. It comprises the components and
activities summarized in the table below.
Table 2.1: Project Components
Component Cost in UA million Description
1. Skills
development
for
employability
66.29
Conduct of a study on vocational skill needs and
growth sector trades;
Rehabilitation of 7 CFPPs and 9 Technical High
Schools, with furniture and equipment;
Preparation or revision of training programmes,
in collaboration with businesses;
Training of officials of ministries and
establishments (instructors, task managers,
advisers, inspectors, managers...);
Provision of management and system
improvement tools, training of actors and IEC
action for vocational and technical education
valuation;
Preparation of a formal institutional mechanism
for private sector involvement in vocational
training and technical education;
IEC on STIs/HIV-AIDS and reproductive health
2. Health and
social inclusion
promotion
18.36
Establishment of a Guarantee Fund to facilitate
MSE and IGA financing;
Non-financial support to MSEs, IGAs and partner
institutions;
Rehabilitation and equipping of 2 schools and one
(1) health personnel and social assistance training
institute;
Strengthening of the operational and teaching
capacity of the ministry, INFASS and EPFASS;
Study on the extension of health insurance
coverage to the informal sector and the self-
employed
3. Project
management 9.39
Project team and training on the Bank’s
procurement rules and procedures, and financial
management;
Furniture, office equipment and vehicles;
Administrative, financial and accounting
procedures manual;
Management software, configuration and training
of users;
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Project monitoring/evaluation by studies for
project baseline and final indicators;
Conduct of annual project audits;
Logistical expenses
Operating expenses;
Preparation of mid-term review and completion
reports;
Conduct of a feasibility study for future projects
to be financed by the Bank in the sector.
2.1.3 Under Component 1, the project will strengthen the reception capacity of
technical education and vocational training through the rehabilitation, extension and
equipping of CFPPs and public technical high schools. It will contribute to diversifying
vocational training and technical education offer through the revision and preparation of new
curricula, taking into account the evolution of market needs and trades. The project also seeks
to improve the employability of the system’s graduates by improving training quality through:
(i) in-service training of trainers and instructors; (ii) the revision of programmes and frames of
reference for greater practical training; and (iii) the organization of IEC campaigns and
exchange meetings on vocational and technical education development. Technical and
vocational training offer does not correspond to the needs of businesses. According to the World
Bank study on growth and employment in Gabon, 80% of technical and vocational education
graduates are not recruited in the sectors for which they were trained, due to lack of adequate
profiles. The project provides for information, education and communication action on
HIV/AIDS/STIs and reproductive health, with a view to contributing to improving school
attendance by adolescents, 23% of whom blame low attendance at the secondary cycle level on
pregnancies and early marriages.
2.1.4 Under Component 2, the project will contribute to social protection and inclusion
by financing: (i) the Chamber of Commerce to organize capacity building training for project
promoters; (ii) the promotion of MSEs, IGAs, youth and women’s entrepreneurship through
training; (iii) ONE to organize capacity building training for job-seekers; (iv) financial support
by guarantee funds through identified MFIs (FINAM and LOXIA); and (v) support to
supervision structures (ONE, Chamber of Commerce and partner MFIs). As concerns the health
and social protection component, the project will finance the rehabilitation and equipping of
the National Institute of Health and Social Action Training (INFASS) in Libreville and the
Makokou and Mouila Provincial Health Schools (EPS). Since the Makokou and Mouila training
schools have been closed for some ten years now, Government committed to take measures to
relaunch activities as soon as rehabilitation and equipment works end. Jointly with the World
Bank, the project will finance the study on the extension of universal health insurance coverage
to the informal sector and the self-employed. This will help cover at least 80% of the population
against disease risk.
2.1.5 Specifically, the guarantee fund was adopted to minimize the risk and encourage MFIs
to finance the project’s target population. A partnership agreement, renewable every year based
on performance, will be signed between the project and MFIs. This agreement defines the terms
and conditions under which the project and MFIs will facilitate youth and women’s access to
credit. Under this agreement, the activities of MFIs will consist in: (i) financing IGA and MSE
promoters trained with their own funds; (ii) establishing all required conditions, human and
financial resources and a proper information management system for proper implementation of
the agreement; (iii) producing and forwarding quarterly reports to the project on the
agreement’s implementation progress; (iv) providing the project with annual financial
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statements (B3 Technical Annex presents the microfinance institution and the detailed
financing mechanism).
2.2 Technical Solutions Adopted and Alternative Solutions Considered
The technical solutions adopted are based on criteria and standards that help ensure the
improvement of training and vocational insertion conditions as well as a sustainable MSE
financing mechanism. They took into account lessons and experiences drawn from completed
Bank projects and those of other donors. These concern the importance of stakeholder
accountability, including the choice of activities in complementarity with other financing
operations, as well as the need for good management of functionality. As concerns support to
financing for projects of young promoters and women, the established mechanism will support
them in design, start-up and implementation, to ensure the best success. This will lead to
induced job creation and ensure fund repayments for the financing of other promoters.
Table 2.2: Alternative Solutions Considered and Reasons for Rejection
Alternative Solution Brief Description Reason for Rejection
Construction and
equipping of new
technical education and
vocational training and
health infrastructure
Construction and
equipping of new
training centres
(vocational and health)
and technical high
schools
- The existing infrastructure is not fully operational
(obsolete equipment, inadequate and poorly trained
staff, ill-adapted training programmes)
- All existing subsectors do not always correspond to the
changing needs and trades,
- Existing capacity is under-exploited (recruitment by
cohort on the training cycle)
- Construction of new training structures planned in the
interventions of other partners (World Bank, China)
Rehabilitation and
equipping of all existing
infrastructure for
technical education and
vocational training
Rehabilitation of 9
CFPPs and technical
high schools
- The World Bank’s skills and employment development
project, approved in January 2016, takes into account
some of these establishments (2 centres and 3 high
schools).
2.3 Project Type
This is a standalone investment project aimed at contributing to the reduction of youth
unemployment and improving the people’s living conditions. This formula was retained
given the length of the project and the type of activities to be financed, which requires that the
project schedule and the use of resources be regularly monitored. Infrastructure to be
rehabilitated and equipped, as well as the training programme and benchmarks constitute
technical education, vocational training and health investments.
2.4 Project Cost and Financing Mechanisms
2.4.1 The total cost of the project stands at EUR 94.04 million and financed up to 90%
(EUR 84.63 million) by an AfDB loan and 10% (EUR 9.41 million) by the national
counterpart contribution. AfDB resources will cover foreign exchange and local currency
expenditure. In view of the budget difficulties attributable to the drop in oil resources on which
the country mainly depends, Government’s contribution to project financing stands at 10%. To
avoid negatively impacting the implementation of project activities, this contribution will be
made through accounting valuation of: (i) the DGFP’s current operating expenses financed by
the State budget, and (ii) taxes, levies and customs duties on bills and statements resulting from
contracts and services financed, net of taxes, estimated at least at 10% of Bank financing. No
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other disbursements are provided for, in terms of financial flows, under the counterpart
contribution.
Table 2.3: Cost Estimate by Component (in EUR million)
Components
CFAF million EUR million %
Foreign
exchange Foreign
exchange
Local
currency
Total Foreign
exchange
Local
currency
Total
Skills development for
employability 17 167.62 23 290.06 40 457.68 26.17 35.51 61.68 42.43%
Health and social inclusion
promotion 5 946.73 5 381.98 11 328.71 9.06 8.21 17.27 52.48%
Project management 343.43 5 492.92 5 836.35 0.53 3.37 8.90 5.86%
Total base cost 23 457.78 34 164.96 57 622.74 35.76 52.09 87.85 40.71%
Implementation contingencies 1 026.13 1 737.29 2 763.42 1.56 2.65 4.21
Provision for price escalation 482.04 816.11 1 298.15 0.74 1.24 1.98
Total project cost 24 965.95 36 718.36 61 684.31 38.06 55.98 94.04
Note: the exchange rates used are indicated in this report’s introduction (page (i))
Table 2.4: Project Cost by Expenditure Category (in EUR million)
Expenditure category
CFAF million EUR million %
Foreign
exchange Foreign
exchange
Local
currency
Total Foreign
exchange
Local
currency
Total
Goods 8 221.03 3 523.30 11 744.33 12.53 5.38 17.91 70.00%
Works 0 000.00 20 402.62 20 402.62 0.00 31.10 31.10 0.00%
Services 15 236.76 4 406.03 19 642.79 23.23 6.72 29.95 77.60%
Operation 0 000.00 2 408.00 2 408.00 0.00 3.67 3.67 0.00%
Miscellaneous 0 000.00 3 425.00 3 425.00 0.00 5.22 5.22 0.00%
Total base cost 23 457.78 34 164.96 57 622.74 35.76 52.09 87.85 40.71%
Implementation contingencies 1 026.13 1 737.29 2 763.42 1.56 2.65 4.21
Provision for price escalation 482.04 816.11 1 298.15 0.74 1.24 1.98
Total project cost 24 965.95 36 718.36 61 684.31 38.06 55.98 94.04
Table 2.5: Sources of Financing (in EUR million)
Expenditure categories CFAF million EUR million % Foreign
exchange
Foreign
exchange
Local
currency
Total Foreign
exchange
Local
currency
Total
AfDB Group 24 965.95
30 549.93
55 515.88
38.06
46.57 84.63 90%
Government 0.00 6168.43 6168.43
0.00 9.41 9.41 10%
Total project cost 24 965.95
36 718.36
61 684.31
38.06 55.98
94.04 100%
Table 2.6: Project Cost by Sources of Financing and Expenditure Categories (in EUR million) Expenditure categories CFAF million EUR million
AfDB Government Total AfDB Government Total
Goods 12 525.12
0.00 12 525.12
19.10 0.00 19.10
Works 22 376.57
0.00 22 376.57
34.11 0.00 34.11
Services 18 071.95
2 552.49
20 624.44
27.55 3.90 31.45
Operation 2 542.24
0.00 2 542.24
3.87 0.00 3.87
Miscellaneous 0.00 3 615.94
3 615.94
0.00 5.51
5.51
Total project cost 55 515.88
6168.43
61 684.31
84.63 9.41 94.04
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Table 2.7: Expenditure Schedule by Component (in EUR million) Components 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 TOTAL
Skills development for employability 2.60 15.40 32.00 10.15 6.14 66.29
Health and social inclusion promotion 0.69 4.93 7.72 3.24 1.78 18.36
Project management 1.51 2.28 2.23 2.05 1.32 9.39
Total project cost 4.80 22.61 41.95 15.43 9.24 94.04
2.5 Project Area and Beneficiaries
The project will cover all the country’s nine provinces. The direct beneficiaries are youths
of 14 to 35 years, who account for 40% of the population (or 720 000 persons) as well as
informal sector actors and the self-employed. Specifically, the direct beneficiaries, numbering
about 25 000 now, are the learners, trainers, inspectors and managers of establishments
(vocational training, technical education, health and social protection) supported by the project.
In addition, the staff of the ministries in charge of vocational training, technical education, and
health and social protection are also project beneficiaries, through training and system
management tools. Awareness campaigns on technical education and vocational training as
well as on HIV/STIs and reproductive health, will benefit the entire population (youths of
training age and adults). The same is true of health component activities, since increased health
personnel and the extension of health insurance coverage will benefit the entire Gabonese
population.
2.6 Participatory Mechanism for Project Identification, Design and Implementation
AfDB missions as well as permanent consultations by its office (GAFO) with various
stakeholders, have helped develop a participatory approach. The three missions carried out
by the Bank for project identification, preparation and appraisal made it possible to exchange
with actors at national level and collect the necessary data for project design. Consultations
were held with public sector institutions (ministries concerned), employers’ organizations and
active donors in the area of vocational training, technical education, and health and social
insurance. During visits to vocational training centres, technical education high schools and
existing health training schools, the Bank mission further discussed with managers, instructors
and learners. These actors recognized the relevance of project objectives. The consultations will
continue during implementation of project activities.
2.7 Bank Group Experience and Lessons Reflected in Project Design
2.7.1 The active national portfolio is modest in size with a total Bank commitment of
UA 12.52 million. As at 30 June 2016, this portfolio comprised five (5) operations, including
four public (28.75%) and one private (71.25%). The public projects include four MIC grants
totalling UA 3.6 million, accounting for 28.75% of commitments. These are: (i) the Project to
Establish a Business Incubator in Gabon, approved in May 2014 for UA 800 000, with a
12.11% disbursement rate; and (ii) the Project to Support the Chamber of Commerce,
Agriculture, Industry, Mines and Craft, approved in October 2014, for UA 800 000, with a
9.96% disbursement rate. The two others approved in June 2016 are: (i) the diagnosis of the
institutional framework for investment promotion in the coffee/cocoa and food crop growth
subsectors; and (ii) technical support to the Green Gabon initiative for transformation of the
forestry-wood subsector - project preparation and related studies. The first project’s financing
agreement was signed in August 2016 and that of the second project is in the finalization phase
for signature. The private sector project, namely the Agricultural Expansion Project (SIAT-
Gabon), costing UA 8.92 million, accounts for 71.25% of the current portfolio, with a 100%
disbursement rate. The Bank’s current portfolio does not have any high-risk operation.
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2.7.2 The project draws lessons from previous Bank and other donors’ interventions
in Gabon. These concern, particularly, the following difficulties: (i) low project
implementation capacity; (ii) counterpart contribution mobilization difficulties, which are
aggravated by recent budgetary pressures; (iii) cancellations of certain operations, in an
unpredictable manner, and sometimes at the end of their preparation; (iv) slowness in fulfilling
the conditions precedent to first disbursement; and (v) low quality at entry of certain projects.
The project takes these difficulties into account by: (i) selecting the project implementation
team, based on skills and experiences acquired in implementing Bank-financed projects, with
training in AfDB rules and procedures; (ii) providing for a 10% counterpart contribution,
constituted by covering the accounting entries of: (a) salaries and other operating expenses
financed directly by the State with its resources in favour of the project, and (b) taxes, levies
and customs duties to be calculated on bills from exonerated contracts; (iii) obtaining a
compliance visa before the appraisal mission; (iv) obtaining the timeliness visa before
negotiations; (v) limiting first disbursement conditions to the strict minimum; and (vi) resorting
to advance contracting (AC) for certain activities (see paragraph 4.15).
2.8 Key Performance Indicators
Monitoring of project implementation will be based on a monitoring/evaluation system
that will ensure decision-making in critical situations for the management and
achievement of project objectives. To this end, a monitoring/evaluation specialist will be
recruited within the PIU to monitor the logical framework indicators. It is also planned to recruit
a consultant to establish the baseline situation and implement the monitoring/evaluation system.
At the end of the project, the final status of indicators will also be established. Project indicators
are found in the results-based logical framework on pages ix and x of this report.
II. PROJECT FEASIBILITY
3.1 Economic and Financial Performance
3.1.1 The project will have a major impact in terms of economic development, as it will
help train the skilled labour necessary for the development of new economic sectors. If
limited solely on Component 1 activities (which alone accounts for 67% of the project’s base
cost), the 16 vocational training and technical (FPT) establishments benefitting from support
will, on their own, place on average 2 000 new graduates on the market per year (against 1 700
currently), and the extension/optimization of reception capacity would help increase the annual
number of graduates from 1 700 to 2 600.
3.1.2 The project will also support efforts to develop and improve the employability
and productivity of these graduates. According to data from the national survey on
employment and unemployment (ENEC, 2011), the unemployment rate stood at 27.1% for first-
cycle technical secondary school graduates, and 9.6% for second-cycle graduates, the national
average standing at 20.4%, during this same period. Through measures targeting: (i) the revision
or preparation of new training programmes; (ii) the strengthening of private sector involvement
in the FPT mechanism; and (iii) the strengthening of monitoring mechanisms to adapt training
offer to economic demand (with graduate vocational insertion monitoring mechanisms), the
project will contribute to reducing the mismatch between training and employment as well as
youth graduate unemployment.
3.1.3 The Project is financially profitable with a largely positive investment Net Present
Value (NPV). The analysis was conducted in detail on Component 1 project activities, which
account for up to 67% of the project’s basic cost (79% of the total project cost), after
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consideration of the share attributable to crosscutting project management expenditure. As
concerns “expenses”, the analysis takes into account the direct costs related to works
(rehabilitation/extension works), the equipping of centres and capacity building. These
expenses also include anticipated recurrent expenditure related to the functioning of the centres.
The “profits” include only the salaries that graduates will obtain during their professional life.
The average salary is drawn from the ENEC survey and appropriately updated to take into
account the price increase since 2011, on the one hand, and experience-related output, on the
other hand. Lastly, knowing that the total salary income depends on the graduate unemployment
rate, the project’s NPV and Rate of Return (RR) are estimated according to three unemployment
rate scenarios: 25%, 15% and 10%. In these various scenarios, the NPV ranges between CFAF
6 and 17 billion, while the Internal Rate of Return ranges between 10 and 12%.
Table 3.1: Key Economic and Financial Data*
NPV (baseline scenario) CFAF 6.277 billion, 10 % discount rate
IRR (baseline scenario) 10.9%
Note: (*) These calculations take into account both investment costs (the project cost itself) and current expenditure
generated by the functioning of training centres.
3.2 Environmental and Social Impact
3.2.1 Environment: In accordance with Bank environmental guidelines, Category 2
was validated for the project. Planned activities will not bring about any negative
environmental or social impacts. Training infrastructure (vocational training, technical
education and health) rehabilitation or extension activities will constitute negative
environmental sources of impacts of a temporary and localized nature, in terms of pollution and
nuisance, living environment disruption, and solid and liquid waste generation. Environmental
and social impact management and ESMP implementation will be carried out by the Project
Implementation Unit, to ensure compliance with environmental and social clauses. The
infrastructure component concerns the rehabilitation of existing training structures to improve
their functionality, and various facilities, including roads and various networks (VRD).
Improvements are planned both in terms of building repairs (workshops, classrooms and health
laboratories) and equipment, with the necessary networks for wastewater disposal and rainwater
drainage. The greenhouse gases emitted under the project are limited to the emissions of some
construction equipment during the execution phase of rehabilitation works. Furthermore, the
infrastructure will be rehabilitated with permanent materials and will not require the use of large
quantities of wood. Consequently, the project does not lead to any negative impacts on forest
resources or on the increase in greenhouse gas effects in Gabon (ESIA published on
10/11/2016).
3.2.2 Climate change: The rehabilitation works to be carried out under the project and
the training equipment to be installed, are not likely to increase the quantity of greenhouse
gas emitted in the country. According to data from the Bank’s Statistics Department, per
capita CO2 emission (metric tonnes) in Gabon in 2012 stood at 3.3 against 1.1 in Africa and
3.0 in developing countries. The climate resilience of social infrastructure climate is ensured
by using construction techniques and materials adapted to the prevailing climate in Gabon, in
general, and the cities of Libreville, Mouila, Fougamou, Moanda, Tchibanga etc., in particular.
It should also be noted that no site is located in seismic activity areas.
3.2.3 Gender: The project aims at achieving parity in promoting access by girls and
women to vocational training and technical education as well as employment. Therefore,
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it will be implemented in accordance with the National Equality, Equity and Gender Strategy
(SNEEG), which seeks gender equality and equity in all sectors. The project will contribute to
training learners in centres, high schools and health schools, with at least 1 015 and 2 345 girls,
respectively, for vocational training and technical education. Out of the 1 265 system officials
and staff that will be trained, at least 630 women will be beneficiaries. In terms of support to
IGAs and MSEs, at least 40 women promoters will be beneficiaries, out of the 80 planned.
3.2.4 Girls’ school attendance falls as from the secondary education cycle. According to
the 2015 National Report on Education for All in Gabon (UNESCO), gender disparities begin
to emerge clearly in the secondary school cycle since, if boys have a 51% probability of
completing this level of education, the probability stands only at about 44% for girls. The gap
between girls and boys will gradually increase in the subsequent stages of schooling. The access
probability is noted to be nearly 2 times higher for boys (17 %) than for girls (9 %). The results
of the national employment and unemployment survey indicate that 23% of girls, who have
stopped attending school, say this is due to pregnancies and early marriages, and 42% attribute
this to parents’ financial inability. Therefore, the project provides for Information, Education
and Communication campaigns on related issues (HIV/AIDS/STIs, reproductive health) both
for students (girls and boys) and teaching staff and parents.
3.2.5 Women are very vulnerable vis-à-vis the labour market. Firstly, 39.1% of them are
self-employed, mainly in informal agricultural and commercial jobs or do unpaid work, against
27.6% for men. Secondly, women’s unemployment is about twice that of men, and among them
are the more discouraged unemployed persons. Consequently, they are less present on the
labour market, with an estimated 34.5% activity rate or a more than 15-point gap relative to that
of men at 49.6%. This vulnerability of women vis-à-vis the labour market is mainly due to the
gaps observed at the secondary and higher education level.
3.2.6 Social: The project will improve the learning conditions of youths, to facilitate
their access to decent jobs. The financing of MSEs and IGAs will generate income for
beneficiaries, thus helping to improve their living conditions. The induced effects will be job
opportunities and income sources for other actors. The positive social impacts expected from
this project concern improved training and learning conditions, through vocational training,
technical education and health infrastructure rehabilitation/extension, the upgrading of
technical platforms and curricula, staff training as well as improved trainee employability and
job creation for youths and women. In the area of health, improved health personnel training
conditions will contribute to enhancing healthcare conditions in the country, through increased
trained staff in healthcare structures, especially in the rural area. The study on health insurance
coverage extension will contribute to the implementation of a strategy to incorporate about 350
000 self-employed and informal sector workers, raising the coverage rate from 60 to 80%. The
current satisfactory experience of CNAMGS in the management of economically
underprivileged Gabonese, public employees, students and private sector employees, gives
grounds for optimism.
3.2.7 Forced resettlement: Project activities will not lead to any forced resettlement.
Therefore, they will not have any impact on or restriction of access to means of production and
the people’s livelihoods. Most project activities concern in situ rehabilitation/extension of
existing establishments. Extensions will be made on available surface areas within the
establishments and do not require any land acquisition.
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IV. IMPLEMENTATION
4.1 Implementation Arrangements
4.1.1 The General Directorate of Vocational Training (DGFP) of the Ministry in
charge of Vocational Training and Youth Insertion will be responsible for project
implementation. This directorate, responsible for vocational training policy design and
implementation, is experienced in the management of projects financed by multilateral donors.
The Youth Employability Support Project approved in 2016 by the World Bank will be
implemented by an Implementation Unit currently being set up within the DGFP. Therefore,
the Unit was evaluated and fulfils the minimum conditions required. To this end, the project
implementation mechanism will comprise: (i) a Steering Committee; (ii) an Implementation
Unit within the DGFP; and (iii) focal points (two at most) for the other beneficiary ministries
and structures.
4.1.2 The Implementation Unit will ensure programming, activity implementation and
project monitoring/evaluation. It will be responsible for preparing procurement dossiers and
payment requests, producing quarterly activity reports, and preparing the annual auditing of
project accounts. The Unit will comprise a coordinator, a project manager, a
financial/accounting officer, a procurement expert, an infrastructure specialist (architect or
engineer), a monitoring/evaluation officer, a human resource/training development specialist,
an administrative and financial assistant, and support staff. The General Director of Vocational
Training is the project coordinator. This staff will be selected based on their experience and
knowledge of implementation rules and procedures for projects financed by donors (including
the Bank) in their respective areas of competence. In case of unavailability of profiles within
the ministries, the required profile will be recruited by call for candidature.
4.1.3 The focal points in each ministry (in charge of health and technical education)
will be responsible, based on the project’s work programme and annual budget (WPAB),
for preparing technical elements, and coordinating and monitoring the implementation of their
ministries’ activities. They will support the project unit in resolving the technical or
administrative difficulties encountered by the activities of their respective ministries.
4.1.4 The steering committee (PSC) will ensure project implementation supervision.
The steering committee will meet twice yearly, in ordinary session, and whenever the need
arises, in extraordinary session. Depending on the issues to be examined, the PSC may use the
necessary structures/or skills. The steering committee will comprise the representatives of
various stakeholders - the Ministry of Economy and Finance, the ministries in charge of
technical and vocational education, the ministry in charge of vocational training and youth
insertion, the Ministry of Health and private sector representatives. WHO will take part
particularly in the sessions intended for the examination of health insurance study reports.
4.1.5 Procurement arrangements: All procurement of goods and works by
international competitive bidding (ICB) and Bank-financed consultancy services will be
in accordance with the October 2015 Procurement Policy for Bank Group-financed Operations,
using AfDB appropriate standard bidding documents. Procurement of goods and works by
national competitive bidding (NCB) and shopping will be in accordance with national public
contracts legislation, using the country’s standard bidding documents and provisions set forth
in the financing agreement.
Government has submitted the request to use advance contracting (AC), to speed up contract
award, and thus encourage rapid project implementation. The activities concerned are: (i)
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architectural and technical studies, and supervision of rehabilitation works; (ii) technical control
of rehabilitation and extension works, as well as equipment installation; (iii) the preparation of
a project administrative, accounting and financial procedures manual; (iv) the preparation of
baseline indicators and implementation of the monitoring/evaluation system; and (v) the
procurement of a project management software and establishment of a computerized project
accounting and financial management system. The Bank has given its approval and the
procurement procedures are being implemented.
4.1.6 Disbursement arrangements: Loan resources will be disbursed in accordance
with the Bank’s Disbursement Manual, once the agreement is effective and the first
disbursement conditions fulfilled. The first disbursement is expected to be made within six
months following the signature of the Loan Agreement. Disbursements will be made by: (i) the
direct payment method for contracts for procurement of works, goods and services, including
audit costs; (ii) the revolving fund or special account method (mainly for operating expenses);
and (iii) the repayment guarantee method for contracts for procurement of goods. Government’s
contribution to project financing will be through accounting valuation of: (i) the DGFP’s current
operating expenses financed by the State budget; and (ii) taxes, levies and customs duties on
bills and statements from contracts and services financed, net of taxes, estimated at about 10%
of the overall cost. No other disbursements are planned in terms of financial flows under the
counterpart contribution.
4.1.7 The DGFP will be responsible for the financial management of all project
components, and will implement all necessary measures to ensure that: (i) project funds
are used judiciously, efficiently and economically; (ii) periodic, correct, reliable and
appropriate financial reports are prepared; and that (iii) project assets are well safeguarded. The
DGFP’s capacity will be strengthened with the establishment of a dedicated project team under
the DGFP Director-General. The implementation of measures recommended under the WB
project to strengthen the DGFP’s fiduciary capacity (notably the recruitment and training of
fiduciary staff as well as the procurement of the manual and software), coupled with the
execution of the action plan proposed in Annex B4, will certainly contribute to mitigating risks
related to project financial management. However, additional measures to strengthen the DGFP
team with the necessary expertise are proposed and detailed in the above composition of the
implementation unit team. The project will support the updating of the procedures manual used
under the EDU III project to adapt them to its specific needs.
4.1.8 Audit: Annual project audits, financed by loan resources, will be conducted by
an independent external audit firm recruited on a competitive basis and in accordance
with the Bank’s standard terms of reference (ToRs). The recruitment of the external auditor,
under the DGFP’s responsibility, will be included in various procurement plans, and should
require the joint prior approvals of the Bank and the World Bank. In this regard, annual financial
statements will be established by the PIU, as well as the internal control system and loan
resource situation. Audit reports and the letter to management should be forwarded to the Bank
by the PIU, within six months following the end of the fiscal year audited.
4.2 Monitoring
4.2.1 The internal monitoring and evaluation system will be based on annual work
plans and budgets (AWPBs), the PIUs quarterly and annual reports, the Steering
Committee’s report; aide-mémoires of the Bank’s supervision missions, the mid-term review
report and the completion report. All structures involved in activity implementation will prepare
and forward to the PIU, the AWPBs and quarterly and annual reports of their activities. The
PIU will prepare the AWPBs and quarterly and annual project reports and forward them to the
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Bank, in accordance with the standard model and prescribed deadlines (last day of the month
following the end of the quarter). With respect to the execution of rehabilitation works, the
Environmental and Social Management Plan (ESMP) will also be monitored. As concerns the
mid-term review, the PIU, with the support of a consultant, will draft the preparatory report in
the Bank’s format, and this will be finalized after the Bank’s review mission. At the end of the
project, the PIU, with the support of a consultant, will prepare the completion report, in
accordance with the Bank’s applicable provisions.
4.2.2 External monitoring and evaluation will be designed based on performance
indicators defined in the logical framework, and will be conducted by the PIU with the
monitoring/evaluation specialist. Resources are allocated for the establishment of the baseline
of indicators at the beginning of the project and the final situation at the completion of activities.
This situation will be updated regularly, during project implementation depending on the direct
results achieved and the induced effects.
4.2.3 Within the framework of overall monitoring and in accordance with the
provisions in force, Bank monitoring will be optimal. Project preparation was done in
consultation with and with the contribution of various AfDB departments. Involvement and
ownership of the project by the Bank’s Office in Gabon (GAFO) will facilitate proximity
monitoring with the national party and coordination with other operations of both the Bank and
other partners.
Table of Implementation of Key Monitoring Activities
Activities Period Authority
Project appraisal mission 28 July to 10 August 2016 AfDB/Gov
Appraisal report preparation 26 August 2016 AfDB/Gov
Project negotiations 3 November 2016 AfDB/Gov
Project approval 09 December 2016 AfDB
Loan agreement signature 15 December 2016 AfDB/Gov
Loan effectiveness 10 February 2017 AfDB/Gov
First disbursement 10 March 2017 AfDB/Gov
Start of activities 15 March 2017 PIU/DGFP
Launching mission 17-21 April 2017 AfDB/Gov
Supervision missions October 2017 1st and 3rd quarters
of every year
AfDB/Gov
Mid-term review mission April 2019 AfDB/Gov
Project closing date December 2021 AfDB/Gov
Completion mission June 2022 AfDB/Gov
4.3 Governance
Progress in terms of governance should be supported. The Mo Ibrahim Foundation ranks
Gabon 23rd out of 52 African countries in its 2015 edition. This ranking indicates that the public
administration must make efforts to improve its efficiency. Efforts are being made to improve
the management of public assets through the establishment in 2010 of a National Commission
to Fight Illicit Enrichment (CNLEI). As for the education, training and research sector, the
results of the 2010 National Forum on Education are being implemented, notably to improve
governance and supervision (prepare an integrated school map, generalize and diversify
partnerships with enterprises and organizations, ensure the training of senior executives in the
sector, etc.). By establishing a formal mechanism for collaboration with the employment sector,
collecting and processing statistical data and training actors, this project will help to improve
the technical education and vocational training management system.
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4.4 Sustainability
4.4.1 The project is based on sustainable development and its sustainability is
contingent on the fact that most of the activities to be financed were identified with various
stakeholders during the preparation and appraisal missions. Furthermore, all activities will
be implemented by the national party through the General Directorate of Vocational Training
and Youth Insertion, with the support of the focal points of other beneficiary ministries
(technical and vocational education; health and social insurance). In addition, the project
supports existing and operational structures to improve their functionality. The management
capacity of these structures will be strengthened through staff training and provision of
management tools. These will contribute to sustaining project achievements. As concerns the
MSE and IGA financing component, skills transfer to promoters and partner structures will
ensure ownership, self-promotion and sustainability by beneficiaries. Concerning
microfinance, the project supports mainly MFIs that already exist and have know-how. The
project’s contribution consists in helping these MFIs modernize their administrative methods
and management organs. Thus, this support strengthens the operational capacity and
sustainability of targeted MFIs.
4.4.2 Project activities will help to lay the foundations for entrepreneurship promotion.
Similarly, the various actions targeted by the project, such as capacity building in
entrepreneurial culture, business management and the organizational process of beneficiary
groups, are likely to foster inclusive growth. Through supervision, support and the knowledge
that will be transmitted by the provision of services, and specific training in the areas of: (i)
entrepreneurial culture; (ii) application and compliance with microfinance standards to support
youth and women’s associations in the development of their MSE projects, the combination of
these support operations will provide an additional guarantee for sustainability of achievements,
while ensuring that the process triggered continues beyond the end of the project.
4.5 Risk Management
To ensure project success, identified risk mitigation measures were adopted. The main
ones are presented in the table below and also indicated in the results-based logical framework.
Risk Level Mitigation Measure
Persisting social tension following the
presidential election
High
Social appeasement by national authorities and the
international community
Non-implementation of the Vocational
Training Reform Plan
Average Political will and mobilization of the necessary
resources
Low capacity of the public
administration
Average Staff training and strengthening of the PIU with
recruited specialists
4.6 Knowledge Building
The revision and diversification of training projects to improve quality and meet labour
market needs, will contribute to the economy’s development. The conduct of studies on the
skill needs of growth sector trades through the detailed analysis of sectors and trades, will
ensure better knowledge of the economic environment in the context of Gabon. Similarly, the
study on the extension of universal health insurance coverage to the private sector and the self-
employed, will improve knowledge of the constraints and possible actions in the field, with a
view to providing adequate responses. The project also provides support for the introduction of
new subsector management tools, with training for stakeholders, including the collection and
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regular publication of statistical yearbooks, in order to improve knowledge and better inform
decisions and actions.
V. LEGAL FRAMEWORK
5.1 Legal Instrument
The project will be financed by an AfDB loan of EUR 84.63 million and a counterpart
contribution from the Republic of Gabon (Borrower) amounting to EUR 9.41 million. The legal
framework will be a loan agreement that will be concluded between the Republic of Gabon and
the Bank.
5.2 Conditions Associated with Bank Intervention
5.2.1 Conditions precedent to loan effectiveness: Government shall fulfil conditions
applicable to loan and guarantee agreements determining the modalities and standard principles
governing financing by the African Development Bank Group.
5.2.2 Conditions precedent to the first disbursement of loan resources:
(i) Open an account in a commercial bank in Libreville, deemed acceptable by the
African Development Bank, to receive AfDB resources;
(ii) Show evidence of the designation of the General Directorate of Vocational
Training within the Ministry in charge of Vocational Training and Youth
Insertion as the project executing agency, and the appointment of the selected
project management team.
5.2.3 Other Conditions
(i) Prepare and forward to the Bank, the operations manual for IGA and MSE
financing, latest six (6) months following the first disbursement of loan
resources.
5.3 Compliance with Bank Policies
This project complies with applicable Bank policies. The project is included in the CSP 2016-
2020 indicative loan programme for 2016. Therefore, it will be executed within the framework
of implementation of the Bank intervention strategy in Gabon, approved by the Board in March
2016.
VI. RECOMMENDATION
Management recommends that the Board of Directors approve the proposal to grant a loan of
EUR 84.63 million to the Government of the Republic of Gabon, for the purpose and according
to the conditions set forth in this report.
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Appendix I: Country Comparative Socio-economic Indicators
Year Gabon Africa
Develo-
ping
Countries
Develo-
ped
Countries
Basic Indicators
Area ( '000 Km²) 2016 268 30 067 94 638 36 907Total Population (millions) 2016 1,8 1 214,4 3 010,9 1 407,8Urban Population (% of Total) 2016 88,8 40,1 41,6 80,6Population Density (per Km²) 2016 6,8 41,3 67,7 25,6GNI per Capita (US $) 2014 9 450 2 045 4 226 38 317Labor Force Participation *- Total (%) 2016 49,2 65,6 63,9 60,3Labor Force Participation **- Female (%) 2016 40,3 55,6 49,9 52,1Gender -Related Dev elopment Index Value 2007-2013 0,748 0,801 0,506 0,792Human Dev elop. Index (Rank among 187 countries) 2014 110 ... ... ...Popul. Liv ing Below $ 1.90 a Day (% of Population) 2008-2013 8,0 42,7 14,9 ...
Demographic Indicators
Population Grow th Rate - Total (%) 2016 2,2 2,5 1,9 0,4Population Grow th Rate - Urban (%) 2016 2,5 3,6 2,9 0,8Population < 15 y ears (%) 2016 37,0 40,9 28,0 17,2Population >= 65 y ears (%) 2016 5,1 3,5 6,6 16,6Dependency Ratio (%) 2016 72,6 79,9 52,9 51,2Sex Ratio (per 100 female) 2016 102,4 100,2 103,0 97,6Female Population 15-49 y ears (% of total population) 2016 24,3 24,0 25,7 22,8Life Ex pectancy at Birth - Total (y ears) 2016 65,4 61,5 66,2 79,4Life Ex pectancy at Birth - Female (y ears) 2016 66,2 63,0 68,0 82,4Crude Birth Rate (per 1,000) 2016 29,2 34,4 27,0 11,6Crude Death Rate (per 1,000) 2016 8,2 9,1 7,9 9,1Infant Mortality Rate (per 1,000) 2015 36,1 52,2 35,2 5,8Child Mortality Rate (per 1,000) 2015 50,8 75,5 47,3 6,8Total Fertility Rate (per w oman) 2016 3,8 4,5 3,5 1,8Maternal Mortality Rate (per 100,000) 2015 291,0 495,0 238,0 10,0Women Using Contraception (%) 2016 35,1 31,0 ... ...
Health & Nutrition Indicators
Phy sicians (per 100,000 people) 2004-2013 29,2 47,9 123,8 292,3Nurses and midw iv es (per 100,000 people) 2004-2013 501,7 135,4 220,0 859,8Births attended by Trained Health Personnel (%) 2010-2015 87,1 53,2 68,5 ...Access to Safe Water (% of Population) 2015 93,2 71,6 89,3 99,5Healthy life ex pectancy at birth (y ears) 2013 57,2 54,0 57 68,0Access to Sanitation (% of Population) 2015 41,9 39,4 61,2 99,4Percent. of Adults (aged 15-49) Liv ing w ith HIV/AIDS 2014 3,9 3,8 ... ...Incidence of Tuberculosis (per 100,000) 2014 444,0 245,9 160,0 21,0Child Immunization Against Tuberculosis (%) 2014 91,0 84,1 90,0 ...Child Immunization Against Measles (%) 2014 61,0 76,0 83,5 93,7Underw eight Children (% of children under 5 y ears) 2010-2014 6,5 18,1 16,2 1,1Daily Calorie Supply per Capita 2011 2 781 2 621 2 335 3 503Public Ex penditure on Health (as % of GDP) 2013 2,4 2,6 3,0 7,7
Education Indicators
Gross Enrolment Ratio (%)
Primary School - Total 2010-2015 142,0 100,5 104,7 102,4 Primary School - Female 2010-2015 139,9 97,1 102,9 102,2 Secondary School - Total 2010-2015 53,3 50,9 57,8 105,3 Secondary School - Female 2010-2015 44,7 48,5 55,7 105,3Primary School Female Teaching Staff (% of Total) 2010-2015 52,9 47,6 50,6 82,2Adult literacy Rate - Total (%) 2010-2015 83,2 66,8 70,5 98,6Adult literacy Rate - Male (%) 2010-2015 85,3 74,3 77,3 98,9Adult literacy Rate - Female (%) 2010-2015 81,1 59,4 64,0 98,4Percentage of GDP Spent on Education 2010-2014 3,8 5,0 4,2 4,8
Environmental Indicators
Land Use (Arable Land as % of Total Land Area) 2013 1,3 8,6 11,9 9,4Agricultural Land (as % of land area) 2013 20,0 43,2 43,4 30,0Forest (As % of Land Area) 2013 87,7 23,3 28,0 34,5Per Capita CO2 Emissions (metric tons) 2012 3,4 1,1 3,0 11,6
Sources : AfDB Statistics Department Databases; World Bank: World Development Indicators; last update :
UNAIDS; UNSD; WHO, UNICEF, UNDP; Country Reports.
Note : n.a. : Not Applicable ; … : Data Not Available. * Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+)
** Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15+)
COMPARATIVE SOCIO-ECONOMIC INDICATORS
Gabon
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Appendix II: Table of AfDB Portfolio in the Country
List of Ongoing Projects (Loans and Grants) by Sector:
Project Description Project Code Approval
Date
Completion
Date
Age
(year)
Amount
UA
million
Amount
Disbursed
Disburse-
ment
Rate %
Depart-
ment
Status
1 SIAT GABON
AGRICULTURAL
EXPANSION PROJECT
P-GA-AAG-002 11/09/07 01/02/2021 NA 8.92 8.92 100 OPSD Being
imple-
mented
2 PROJECT TO ESTABLISH
BUSINESS INCUBATORS
P-GA-KF0-001 23/05/14 31/12/2017 1.3 0.8 0.096 12.11 OSGE Being
imple-
mented
3 PROJECT TO SUPPORT
THE CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE,
AGRICULTURE,
INDUSTRY, MINES AND
CRAFT
P-GA-KF0-00 14/10/14 31/12/2017 0.9 0.8 0.076 9.96 OSGE Being
imple-
mented
4 DIAGNOSIS OF THE
INSTITUTIONAL
FRAMEWORK FOR
INVESTMENT
PROMOTION IN THE
COFFEE/COCOA AND
FOOD CROP SUBSECTORS
P-GA-KF0-002 20/06/
2016
31/12/2017 - 0.8 - - OSGE Signed
on 3
August
2016
5 TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO
THE GREEN GABON
INITIATIVE FOR
TRANSFORMING THE
FOREST-WOOD
SUSECTOR IN GABON -
PROGRAMME
PREPARATION AND
RELATED STUDIES
P-GA-AAD-005 30/06/
2016
31/12/2017 - 1.2 - - OSAN Signed
on 19
October
2016
TOTAL 1.1 12.52 9.092 86
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Appendix III: Key Related Projects Financed by the Bank and Other Development
Partners in the Country
WB
AfDB
AFD
EU
UNDP
Governance
Support to sector
governance: road
maintenance,
mining sector,
environment and
public finance
State reform aimed
at clarification of
missions and better
use of public
resources.
Support to Regional
Networks for Local
Governance and
Development
Public Finance
- Tax system review
and reform
(completed in 2013)
- Continuing TA for
the Improvement of
Public Finance
Management
- Technical
assistance project
for tax system
reform in Gabon
Support to public
finance
governance:
Improving the
quality and pace
of execution of
public
expenditure,
monitoring and
budget execution
Support to the
National
Commission for the
Fight against Illicit
Enrichment and the
National Financial
Investigation
Agency
Agriculture Agricultural Statistics
SIAT Gabon
Agricultural
Expansion
Project
- Support to
agricultural
produce
production and
marketing
- Forest: control of
forest
management
- Forest:
development of
the Arc
d’Emeraude area
- Forest: satellite
monitoring of
forest cover
- Forest: anti-
poaching
- Forest: support to
the forest-wood
subsector
(following a EUR
60 million debt
conversion
agreement)
Health
Preparation of a study
on health system
financing (study
completed in 2014)
Ongoing discussions
on possible assistance
- Support to the
National Health
Development
Project (PNDS) -
Phase 1
- Support to the
PNDS - Phase 2
Project to
operationalize the
Ndougou health
department
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WB
AfDB
AFD
EU
UNDP
to the social protection
system.
Discussions initiated
on a potential health
system support project
Education
Support to technical
and vocational
education and
improvement of youth
employability
National
survey on
employment
and
unemployment
Educational Sector
Investment Project
(PISE)
Support to
Vocational
Training and
Insertion:
Capitalize,
consolidate,
sustain and
popularize the
mechanisms of
the vocational
training and work
integration
process
Water -
Sanitation
Discussions initiated
on support to the
preparation of solid
waste management
strategy. No follow-up
to date. Government
seems to be working
with the AFD on this
issue.
- Rainwater
sanitation in
Libreville
- Rainwater
sanitation and
wastewater in
Port-Gentil
- Development of
the Gué Gué
watershed in
Libreville
- Solid waste
management in
Libreville
Support for
Libreville
rainwater
sanitation
- National Project
for Shared
Urban
Management of
Household Solid
Wastes
- Project for
Sustainable
Management of
the Mbé River
Dam
Infrastructure
Central Africa
Backbone Project and
E-Gov. Project
Applications
Rural Electrification
Project (FY 2015)
Local Infrastructure
Development Project II
- Development of
the Ndjolé -
Médoumane road
- Rehabilitation of
bridges and
engineering
structures in the
rural area
- Rehabilitation of
railway
infrastructure
School projects
with the Road
Fund (PAGOS-
Routes)"
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Appendix IV: Map of the Project Area
This map has been provided by the staff of the African Development Bank (ADB) Group exclusively for the use of the readers of the
report to which it is attached. The names used and the borders shown do not imply on the part of the ADB Group and its members any
judgment concerning the legal status of a territory nor any approval or acceptance of these borders.