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 Human Development Credit aims to support the generation of productive entrepreneurship through a lump sum transfer and complementary trainings, technical guidance, and coaching.
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
Women
Youth
Older people
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
Behavioral attributes
Other eligible criteria
PARTICIPANT IDENTIFICATION METHODS
Proxy Means Test
Other targeting method
Basic Program Information
Country
Ecuador
Region
Latin America & Caribbean
Lead implementing agency
Ministry of Economic and Social Inclusion
Type lead implementing agency
National govt
Start date
End date
Open-ended
P-code (WB programs)
P167416
Global Practice (World Bank)
Social Protection & Jobs
Country Information
Lending category (WB only)
IBRD
FCV country (WB FY24 list)
No
Total Population (million)
17.80
Poverty headcount (NPL) (%)
33.00%
Poverty headcount ($2.15/day (2017 PPP)) (%)
6.50%
Poverty headcount (MPI) (%)
2.09%
No. Economic inclusion programs in the country
8
No. beneficiaries (direct & indirect) of economic inclusion programs in the country
133,499
PLANNED RESEARCH AND EVALUATION
EVALUATION/RESEARCH TYPES
Impact evaluation
IMPACT EVALUATION TOPICS
Overall impact
Cost effectivness
Dynamics over time
Optimal combination of components
Impact for different population groups
Name research partners
Ministry of Economic and Social Inclusion
Date when impact evaluation results available
December 2024
Data submitted as of , through
PEI’s Landscaping Survey.
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Program Coverage
Direct participants
36,015
Direct & indirect beneficiaries
129,654
Percentage female participants
76-99% of participants
Share of country population (%)
: 0.73
Share of poor (national poverty line) (%)
: 2.21
Area/s
: Mix (urban & rural)
Geographic coverage
: National coverage
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 |