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Country Factsheet

Afghanistan

This factsheet provides an overview of economic inclusion programs in Afghanistan. Economic inclusion programs are a bundle of coordinated, multidimensional interventions that support individuals, households, and communities in raising their incomes and building their assets. The data used for this factsheet comes from the Partnership for Economic Inclusion’s Landscape Survey 2023.

Country Facts

Region
South Asia
Population
40.10 million
Income Group
Low income
FCV country (WB FY24 list)
Yes
Poverty Headcount (share of population below the poverty line)
National Poverty Line
54.50%
Multidimensional Poverty Index
55.91%
$2.15/day (2017 PPP)
N/A

Programs

Number of economic inclusion programs
2
Institutional delivery (lead agency)
2
  • Nongovernment-led
  • Government-led
Geographic area
2
  • Rural only
  • Urban/peri
  • Mix (urban & rural)

Participants

Number of participants
3,710
Number of people benefiting
28,196
Participants served by government-led programs (%)

Main Program Objectives

Wage employment
Self-employment
Income diversification
Productivity
Food security
Market access
Women's empowerment
Social inclusion
Social cohesion
Financial inclusion
Social services
Climate resilience
  • More than 2/3 of programs
  • Between 1/3 and less than 2/3 of programs
  • Fewer than 1/3 of programs

Participant Profile

Targeted Poverty Segments
Poor
Extreme poor
Ultra-poor
Those above the poverty line
Doesn't target by poverty level
Targeted Population Groups
Women
Children
Youth
Older people
Persons with disabilities
Displacement-affected
Climate-affected
Marginalized
Conflict-affected
  • More than 2/3 of programs
  • Between 1/3 and less than 2/3 of programs
  • Fewer than 1/3 of programs

CORE PROGRAM COMPONENTS

Transfer
Business capital
Wage employment facilitation
Skills training
Coaching
Financial services facilitation
Market links
Climate resilience support

ECONOMIC INCLUSION PROGRAMS SURVEYED

Program Name Year program began Lead Agencies Program Description No. of Current Participants % Female Participants Poverty Targeting Digital
Stronger Women Stronger Nations Program 2002 Women for Women International The program supports ultra poor conflict-affected women through trainings, cash stipends, vocational support, referrals, savings groups, and connections to networks. 3,310 All (100% of participants are female) Targets poor broadly Yes
Ultra-Poor Graduation Programme: Tailoring Reintegration in Afghanistan’s Capital – Kabul (TRACK) 2022 BRAC Afghanistan The program aims address extreme poverty, reduce vulnerabilities, build resilience, and support sustainable livelihoods for target households. 400 26-50% of participants Targets XP/UP only Yes

Only programs that have given their consent to share their program data are included in this table

The Partnership for Economic Inclusion (PEI) is a global platform that unites non-governmental organizations, UN agencies, research institutions, funding partners, and the World Bank to support government adoption and scale up of economic inclusion programs that empower vulnerable people to lift themselves out of extreme poverty.

DNA: Does Not Apply; FY: Fiscal Year; FCV: Fragility, Conflict, and Violence; MPI: Multidimensional Poverty Index; NPL: National Poverty Line; N/A: Not available; WB: World Bank