Country Factsheet
Cabo Verde
This factsheet provides an overview of economic inclusion programs in Cabo Verde. 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
Sub-Saharan Africa
Population
0.59 million
Income Group
Lower middle income
FCV country (WB FY24 list)
No
Poverty Headcount (share of population below the poverty line)
National Poverty Line
35.00%
Multidimensional Poverty Index
N/A
$2.15/day (2017 PPP)
4.60%
Programs
Number of economic inclusion programs
2Institutional delivery (lead agency)
- Nongovernment-led
- Government-led
Geographic area
- Rural only
- Urban/peri
- Mix (urban & rural)
Participants
Number of participants
1,867Number of people benefiting
7,841Participants served by government-led programs (%)
100.00%Main Program Objectives
- 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
Targeted Population Groups
- 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Human Capital Project | 2022 | Ministry of Family and Social Inclusion | The project aims to improve the employability of youth and women, particularly heads of households, by supporting their access to basic services. | Targets XP/UP only | Yes | ||
Social Inclusion Project | 2018 | Ministry of Family and Social Inclusion | The project supports government efforts in building an effective social protection system that promotes social and productive inclusion by building delivery systems and expanding the existing cash plus program. | 1,867 | 76-99% 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 |