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 aims to assist vulnerable households generating incomes through village savings and loan associations and income generating activities, cash and asset transfers, and cash-for-work opportunities to meet immediate needs, strengthen social cohesion, and rehabilitate community infrastructure.
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
Persons with disabilities
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
PARTICIPANT IDENTIFICATION METHODS
Community-based targeting
Geographic targeting
Categorical targeting
Basic Program Information
Country
Congo, Dem. Rep.
Region
Sub-Saharan Africa
Lead implementing agency
Concern Wolrdwide
Type lead implementing agency
NGO
Start date
End date
Open-ended
P-code (WB programs)
DNA
Global Practice (World Bank)
Non-WB
Country Information
Lending category (WB only)
IDA
FCV country (WB FY24 list)
Yes
Total Population (million)
95.89
Poverty headcount (NPL) (%)
63.90%
Poverty headcount ($2.15/day (2017 PPP)) (%)
69.70%
Poverty headcount (MPI) (%)
64.52%
No. Economic inclusion programs in the country
12
No. beneficiaries (direct & indirect) of economic inclusion programs in the country
362,571
PLANNED RESEARCH AND EVALUATION
EVALUATION/RESEARCH TYPES
Needs assessment
IMPACT EVALUATION TOPICS
Name research partners
CONCERN
Date when impact evaluation results available
Mars 2023
Data submitted as of , through
PEI’s Landscaping Survey.
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Program Coverage
Direct participants
740
Direct & indirect beneficiaries
3,924
Percentage female participants
76-99% of participants
Share of country population (%)
: < 0.01
Share of poor (national poverty line) (%)
: < 0.01
Area/s
: Urban/Peri-urban only
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 |