Program Objectives
Main Objectives
Wage employment
Food security
Financial inclusion
Self-employment
Market access
Social services
Income diversification
Women's empowerment
Social cohesion
Productivity
Social inclusion
Climate resilience
Program Description
The program provides food assistance to alleviate immediate needs, support for food production activities, and inputs to resume or start livelihood activities.
Program Components
Transfer
Coaching
Business capital
Financial services facilitation
Wage employment facilitation
Market links
Skills training
Climate resilience support
Average program duration for participants
Under one year
Between one and three years
More than three years
Do participants access components in a specific sequence?
Digitization
COMPONENTS DELIVERED DIGITALLY
Transfer
Coaching
Business capital
Financial services facilitation
Market links
Skills training
Climate resilience support
Wage employment
PARTICIPANT PROFILE
TARGETED POVERTY GROUPS
Poor
Extreme poor
Ultra-poor
PRIORITY VULNERABLE GROUPS
Displacement-affected
Women
Youth
Older people
Persons with disabilities
Climate-affected
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
Poverty status
Behavioral attributes
Random allocation
PARTICIPANT IDENTIFICATION METHODS
Community-based targeting
Geographic targeting
Categorical targeting
Proxy Means Test
Basic Program Information
Country
Cameroon
Region
Sub-Saharan Africa
Lead implementing agency
Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)
Type lead implementing agency
NGO
Start date
End date
P-code (WB programs)
DNA
Global Practice (World Bank)
Non-WB
Country Information
Lending category (WB only)
Blend
FCV country (WB FY24 list)
Yes
Total Population (million)
27.20
Poverty headcount (NPL) (%)
37.50%
Poverty headcount ($2.15/day (2017 PPP)) (%)
25.70%
Poverty headcount (MPI) (%)
43.59%
No. Economic inclusion programs in the country
5
No. beneficiaries (direct & indirect) of economic inclusion programs in the country
50,705
PLANNED RESEARCH AND EVALUATION
EVALUATION/RESEARCH TYPES
Needs assessment
Process evaluation
Economic evaluation
Impact evaluation
IMPACT EVALUATION TOPICS
Overall impact
Cost effectivness
Name research partners
NRC staff only
Date when impact evaluation results available
April 2024 after project endline
Data submitted as of , through
PEI’s Landscaping Survey.
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Program Coverage
Direct participants
1,490
Direct & indirect beneficiaries
7,897
Percentage female participants
51-75% of participants
Share of country population (%)
: 0.03
Share of poor (national poverty line) (%)
: 0.08
Area/s
: Mix (urban & rural)
Geographic coverage
: Several states/regions
Institutional Arrangements
| Organizations | Involved In Implementation | Providing Financing |
|---|---|---|
| National/central government | ||
| Regional/district government | ||
| Local/municipal government | ||
| Non-governmental organization | ||
| Community | ||
| Financial Service Provider | ||
| World Bank | ||
| Multilateral (not WB) | ||
| Bilateral organization | ||
| Private sector organization |
Community Engagement
Components Delivered Through Community
- Transfer
- Business capital
- Wage employment facilitation
- Skills training
- Coaching
- Financial services facilitation
- Market links
- Climate resilience support
Community Structures Leveraged for Program delivery
- Informal community groups
- Formal community groups
- Local governance groups
- Community individuals
- Other community structures
| 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 |