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 supports refugee and host community households with coaching, family guidance, cash support, and individualized graduation pathways over 23 months.

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

Women

Youth

Persons with disabilities

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

Behavioral attributes

PARTICIPANT IDENTIFICATION METHODS

Geographic targeting

Categorical targeting

Basic Program Information

Country
Jordan
Region
Middle East & North Africa
Lead implementing agency
Danish Refugee Council
Type lead implementing agency
NGO
Start date
End date
P-code (WB programs)
DNA
Global Practice (World Bank)
Non-WB

Country Information

Lending category (WB only)
IBRD
FCV country (WB FY24 list)
No
Total Population (million)

11.15

Poverty headcount (NPL) (%)

15.70%

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

N/A

Poverty headcount (MPI) (%)

0.43%

No. Economic inclusion programs in the country

2

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

32,853

PLANNED RESEARCH AND EVALUATION

EVALUATION/RESEARCH TYPES
Needs assessment
Process evaluation
Impact evaluation
IMPACT EVALUATION TOPICS
Overall impact
Impact for different population groups
Name research partners
Integrated Services Indigenous Solutions MMIS Management Consultants Internally- RYSE CMU MEAL Team
Date when impact evaluation results available
Mid line Impact Evaluation March, 2022 End line Impact Evaluation May, 2023 Longitudinal study Mid line April 2022 Longitudinal Study End Line May, 2023 To be confirmed: second impact evaluation in Q4 of 2023

Program Coverage

Direct participants

556

Direct & indirect beneficiaries

2,181

Percentage female participants

26-50% of participants

Share of country population (%)
: 0.02
Share of poor (national poverty line) (%)
: 0.12
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