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 supports farmers and value chain actors focusing on the production of cereals, legumes, and vegetables, seeking a territorial approach and promoting linkages with other value chains through complementary interventions aligned with the humanitarian-development-peace nexus.
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
Older people
Persons with disabilities
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
PARTICIPANT IDENTIFICATION METHODS
Proxy Means Test
Basic Program Information
Country
Lebanon
Region
Middle East & North Africa
Lead implementing agency
CARE; Mercy Corps; Berytech, George N.frem fondation (GNFF), Lebanese Organization for Study and Training (LOST), and Al Majmoua
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)
Yes
Total Population (million)
5.59
Poverty headcount (NPL) (%)
27.40%
Poverty headcount ($2.15/day (2017 PPP)) (%)
N/A
Poverty headcount (MPI) (%)
N/A
No. Economic inclusion programs in the country
3
No. beneficiaries (direct & indirect) of economic inclusion programs in the country
20,275
PLANNED RESEARCH AND EVALUATION
EVALUATION/RESEARCH TYPES
Needs assessment
Impact evaluation
IMPACT EVALUATION TOPICS
Overall impact
Resilience and shocks responsiveness
Name research partners
Mercy corps
Date when impact evaluation results available
2024
Data submitted as of , through
PEI’s Landscaping Survey.
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Program Coverage
Direct participants
3,395
Direct & indirect beneficiaries
14,599
Percentage female participants
26-50% of participants
Share of country population (%)
: 0.26
Share of poor (national poverty line) (%)
: 0.95
Area/s
: Only 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 |