AR Basic Protection Project operates in Argentina.
The development objective of the Basic Protection Project is to increase the effectiveness of Argentina's income transfer programs for the unemployed and families with children and to create the preconditions for expansion of the safety net. The closing date for the original loan to finance Argentina project, will be extended from September 30, 2011 until June 30, 2013. The extension is necessary to complete all consultant services that are currently underway under component three. These consultant services are related to two of the objectives of the technical assistance component, which are: the design and implementation of a social protection survey; and improvements to the SCE (Seguro de Capacitacion y Empleo) program's monitoring system to incorporate new services and information flows. This is the project's first extension, and no further requests are expected.
