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 improve access to basic social services, expand economic opportunities, and enhance environmental management for refugees and host communities in target areas.

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

Program does not target by poverty level

PRIORITY VULNERABLE GROUPS

Displacement-affected

Women

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

Other eligible criteria

PARTICIPANT IDENTIFICATION METHODS

Geographic targeting

Other targeting method

Basic Program Information

Country
Ethiopia
Region
Sub-Saharan Africa
Lead implementing agency
Ministry of Agriculture
Type lead implementing agency
National govt
Start date
End date
P-code (WB programs)
P152822 & P178047
Global Practice (World Bank)
Social Sustainability and Inclusion

Country Information

Lending category (WB only)
IDA
FCV country (WB FY24 list)
Yes
Total Population (million)

120.28

Poverty headcount (NPL) (%)

23.50%

Poverty headcount ($2.15/day (2017 PPP)) (%)

27.00%

Poverty headcount (MPI) (%)

68.74%

No. Economic inclusion programs in the country

21

No. beneficiaries (direct & indirect) of economic inclusion programs in the country

21,168,052

PLANNED RESEARCH AND EVALUATION

EVALUATION/RESEARCH TYPES
Process evaluation
Institutional assessments
Impact evaluation
IMPACT EVALUATION TOPICS
Overall impact
Impact for different population groups
Resilience and shocks responsiveness
Name research partners
this is not a research work but an ongoing process by the project implementing agency and a contracted independent evaluation firm to assess the project at mid-term and end term The LED pilot will be implemented in partnership by the project and a civil society organization (to be selected soon)
Date when impact evaluation results available
the regular monitoring and evaluation will be available regularly (annually) Local economic development (LED) project is being piloted in line with DRDIP II with trust fund, to enhance better coordination and partnership at local levels for better and inclusive economic development, the report will be available up on completion of the pilot project

Program Coverage

Direct participants

19,908

Direct & indirect beneficiaries

91,867

Percentage female participants

26-50% of participants

Share of country population (%)
: 0.08
Share of poor (national poverty line) (%)
: 0.33
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

Contact Us

PEI Management Team
peimt@worldbank.org

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