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 project supports the recovery of the Lake Chad region by improving connectivity and agricultural livelihoods and promoting community resilience and local economic development for those affected by conflict.
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
PRIORITY VULNERABLE GROUPS
Displacement-affected
Women
Youth
Climate-affected
Marginalized
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
Age
Sex
Poverty status
PARTICIPANT IDENTIFICATION METHODS
Community-based targeting
Geographic targeting
Basic Program Information
Country
Cameroon
Region
Sub-Saharan Africa
Lead implementing agency
Ministry of Economy, Planning, and Regional Development
Type lead implementing agency
National govt
Start date
End date
P-code (WB programs)
P161706
Global Practice (World Bank)
Social Sustainability and Inclusion
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
Impact evaluation
IMPACT EVALUATION TOPICS
Overall impact
Cost effectivness
Impact for different population groups
Resilience and shocks responsiveness
Name research partners
Unknown at this point
Date when impact evaluation results available
2026
Data submitted as of , through
PEI’s Landscaping Survey.
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Program Coverage
Direct participants
7,127
Direct & indirect beneficiaries
37,773
Percentage female participants
26-50% of participants
Share of country population (%)
: 0.14
Share of poor (national poverty line) (%)
: 0.37
Area/s
: Mix (urban & rural)
Geographic coverage
: One state/region
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 |