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 seeks to improve access to livelihoods and socio-economic infrastructures in selected vulnerable communities in the DRC.
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
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
Other eligible criteria
PARTICIPANT IDENTIFICATION METHODS
Community-based targeting
Geographic targeting
Other targeting method
Basic Program Information
Country
Congo, Dem. Rep.
Region
Sub-Saharan Africa
Lead implementing agency
Social Fund of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FSRDC)
Type lead implementing agency
National govt
Start date
End date
P-code (WB programs)
P145196
Global Practice (World Bank)
Social Protection & Jobs
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
Process evaluation
Institutional assessments
IMPACT EVALUATION TOPICS
Name research partners
n/a (internal)
Date when impact evaluation results available
June 2023
Data submitted as of , through
PEI’s Landscaping Survey.
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Program Coverage
Direct participants
23,469
Direct & indirect beneficiaries
124,434
Percentage female participants
76-99% of participants
Share of country population (%)
: 0.13
Share of poor (national poverty line) (%)
: 0.20
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 |