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 aims to strengthen the social safety nets system and its programs that improve access to health and education services and support productivity among poor and vulnerable households.
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
Older people
Persons with disabilities
Marginalized
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
Poverty status
Other eligible criteria
PARTICIPANT IDENTIFICATION METHODS
Community-based targeting
Geographic targeting
Categorical targeting
Proxy Means Test
Basic Program Information
Country
Congo, Rep.
Region
Sub-Saharan Africa
Lead implementing agency
Ministry of Social Affairs and Humanitarian Action
Type lead implementing agency
National govt
Start date
End date
P-code (WB programs)
P145263
Global Practice (World Bank)
Social Protection & Jobs
Country Information
Lending category (WB only)
Blend
FCV country (WB FY24 list)
Yes
Total Population (million)
5.84
Poverty headcount (NPL) (%)
40.90%
Poverty headcount ($2.15/day (2017 PPP)) (%)
35.40%
Poverty headcount (MPI) (%)
24.27%
No. Economic inclusion programs in the country
5
No. beneficiaries (direct & indirect) of economic inclusion programs in the country
72,575
PLANNED RESEARCH AND EVALUATION
EVALUATION/RESEARCH TYPES
Process evaluation
Impact evaluation
IMPACT EVALUATION TOPICS
Overall impact
Impact for different population groups
Name research partners
World Bank UNHCR Joint Data Center International Security and Development Center Philippe Verwimp
Date when impact evaluation results available
Baseline report: available https://globalcompactrefugees.org/sites/default/files/2022-07/Lisungi%20Monitoring%20and%20Evaluation%20report%201%20-%20Dec%202021.pdf Short term impact report: 2023 Q4 Medium term impact report: Subject to change, but this is currently planned for mid-2024
Data submitted as of , through
PEI’s Landscaping Survey.
For more information on the survey
click here.
Program Coverage
Direct participants
13,078
Direct & indirect beneficiaries
56,235
Percentage female participants
51-75% of participants
Share of country population (%)
: 0.96
Share of poor (national poverty line) (%)
: 2.36
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 |