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 offers a comprehensive package of support to vulnerable youth in urban areas, including internally displaced persons, to help them start or expand income-generating activities, build economic resilience, and prepare for shocks.
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
PRIORITY VULNERABLE GROUPS
Displacement-affected
Women
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
PARTICIPANT IDENTIFICATION METHODS
Geographic targeting
Categorical targeting
Proxy Means Test
Basic Program Information
Country
Cameroon
Region
Sub-Saharan Africa
Lead implementing agency
Ministry of Economy, Planning, and Territorial Administration (MINEPAT)
Type lead implementing agency
National govt
Start date
End date
P-code (WB programs)
P175363
Global Practice (World Bank)
Social Protection & Jobs
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
Impact evaluation
IMPACT EVALUATION TOPICS
Overall impact
Cost effectivness
Spillovers and general equilibrium effects
Scalable delivery modalities
Optimal combination of components
Name research partners
DIME
Date when impact evaluation results available
Results from the first phase of the study (nimble RCT) expected in fall 2024. Full impact evaluation results are expected in 2026.
Data submitted as of , through
PEI’s Landscaping Survey.
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Program Coverage
Direct participants
Direct & indirect beneficiaries
Percentage female participants
Share of country population (%)
:
Share of poor (national poverty line) (%)
:
Area/s
: Urban/Peri-urban only
Geographic coverage
: National coverage
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 |