Madagascar

Economic Inclusion Pilot in Urban Areas

To provide access to productive activities and economic inclusion to extremely poor households for the first time in urban areas of Madagascar following COVID-19.

Grant Status Closed
Grant Period 2021 - 2024
Grant Amount $250,000
Direct Reach 30,000 households

Despite a few delays, the World Bank team is on track to complete all grant activities by the end of September 2024. The team has provided technical support to inform the design and implementation of productive inclusion activities under the Urban Safety Net Program. The team completed data collection for three studies: (i) comparative study of living standards of beneficiaries of different interventions; (ii) randomized controlled trial to compare the cash transfer program with programs with accompanying measures; and (iii) review of the Urban Productive Inclusion cash-for-work program. A workshop on lessons from the Sahel productive inclusion impact evaluations was delivered to more than 30 staff from the Ministry of Population and Social Protection and the Intervention Fund for Development.