Country Factsheet
Cote d'Ivoire
This factsheet provides an overview of economic inclusion programs in Côte d'Ivoire. Economic inclusion programs are a bundle of coordinated, multidimensional interventions that support individuals, households, and communities in raising their incomes and building their assets. The data used for this factsheet comes from the Partnership for Economic Inclusion’s Landscape Survey 2023.
Country Facts
Region
Sub-Saharan Africa
Population
27.48 million
Income Group
Lower middle income
FCV country (WB FY24 list)
No
Poverty Headcount (share of population below the poverty line)
National Poverty Line
39.50%
Multidimensional Poverty Index
46.07%
$2.15/day (2017 PPP)
11.40%
Programs
Number of economic inclusion programs
6Institutional delivery (lead agency)
- Nongovernment-led
- Government-led
Geographic area
- Rural only
- Urban/peri
- Mix (urban & rural)
Participants
Number of participants
139,329Number of people benefiting
710,578Participants served by government-led programs (%)
92.97%Main Program Objectives
Wage employment
Self-employment
Income diversification
Productivity
Food security
Market access
Women's empowerment
Social inclusion
Social cohesion
Financial inclusion
Social services
Climate resilience
- More than 2/3 of programs
- Between 1/3 and less than 2/3 of programs
- Fewer than 1/3 of programs
Participant Profile
Targeted Poverty Segments
Poor
Extreme poor
Ultra-poor
Those above the poverty line
Doesn't target by poverty level
Targeted Population Groups
Women
Children
Youth
Older people
Persons with disabilities
Displacement-affected
Climate-affected
Marginalized
Conflict-affected
- More than 2/3 of programs
- Between 1/3 and less than 2/3 of programs
- Fewer than 1/3 of programs
CORE PROGRAM COMPONENTS
Transfer
Business capital
Wage employment facilitation
Skills training
Coaching
Financial services facilitation
Market links
Climate resilience support
ECONOMIC INCLUSION PROGRAMS SURVEYED
| Program Name | Year program began | Lead Agencies | Program Description | No. of Current Participants | % Female Participants | Poverty Targeting | Digital |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forest Investment Project (Phase 2) | 2022 | Ministry of Water and Forests | The program aims to conserve and increase forest stock, while improving access to sustainable forest management income sources for selected communities including cocoa farmers and riparian communities adjacent to national parks and natural reserves. | Targets poor broadly | Yes | ||
| National Productive Cash Transfer Program | 2015 | Safety Net Coordination Office, under the Ministry of Solidarity and Fight against Poverty | The economic inclusion component of this program offers a package including coaching, life skills training, family budgeting, entrepreneurship training, savings group support, small business grants, and market access facilitation. | 100,000 | 51-75% of participants | Targets poor broadly | Yes |
| PROSPER III: Thriving Cocoa Communities | 2022 | CARE International Cote D'Ivoire/Guinea | The project aims to support beneficiaries mostly, women, across three areas: accessing inclusive markets and productive resources, and establishing strategic partnerships, with a focus on advocacy. | 9,796 | 76-99% of participants | Targets poor broadly | Yes |
| Women for Change Regional Expansion | 2020 | The Ministry of National Education and Literacy and the Ministry of Women, Family and Children | The program supports vulnerable women over a five-year period, starting from October 2020. | 28,571 | 76-99% of participants | Does not target by poverty level | Yes |
| Youth Employment and Skills Development Project Phase 3 | 2022 | Employment Programs Coordination Office, Ministry of Technical and Vocational Training and Apprenticeship | The project aims to enhance labor market outcomes and strengthen the technical and vocational education training sector through skills training, vocational education, and on-the-job training. | Does not target by poverty level | Yes |
Only programs that have given their consent to share their program data are included in this table
The Partnership for Economic Inclusion (PEI) is a global platform that unites non-governmental organizations, UN agencies, research institutions, funding partners, and the World Bank to support government adoption and scale up of economic inclusion programs that empower vulnerable people to lift themselves out of extreme poverty.
| 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 |