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 program aims to increase access to income-generating activities through a comprehensive package of support, including training on life skills, business management and vocational skills, start-up cash grants, and microenterprise coaching and mentoring.
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
Extreme poor
PRIORITY VULNERABLE GROUPS
Women
Persons with disabilities
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
PARTICIPANT IDENTIFICATION METHODS
Community-based targeting
Geographic targeting
Proxy Means Test
Basic Program Information
Country
Ghana
Region
Sub-Saharan Africa
Lead implementing agency
Ministry of Local Government, Decentralization and Rural Development
Type lead implementing agency
National govt
Start date
End date
Open-ended
P-code (WB programs)
P175588
Global Practice (World Bank)
Social Protection & Jobs
Country Information
Lending category (WB only)
IDA
FCV country (WB FY24 list)
No
Total Population (million)
32.83
Poverty headcount (NPL) (%)
23.40%
Poverty headcount ($2.15/day (2017 PPP)) (%)
25.20%
Poverty headcount (MPI) (%)
24.64%
No. Economic inclusion programs in the country
6
No. beneficiaries (direct & indirect) of economic inclusion programs in the country
206,140
PLANNED RESEARCH AND EVALUATION
EVALUATION/RESEARCH TYPES
Needs assessment
Impact evaluation
IMPACT EVALUATION TOPICS
Overall impact
Cost effectivness
Scalable delivery modalities
Dynamics over time
Timing, sequencing, and intensity of components
Name research partners
Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER) University of Ghana
Date when impact evaluation results available
September 2023 for Baseline study
Data submitted as of , through
PEI’s Landscaping Survey.
For more information on the survey
click here.
Program Coverage
Direct participants
8,000
Direct & indirect beneficiaries
27,943
Percentage female participants
51-75% of participants
Share of country population (%)
: 0.09
Share of poor (national poverty line) (%)
: 0.36
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 |