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Country Factsheet

Madagascar

This factsheet provides an overview of economic inclusion programs in Madagascar. Economic inclusion programs are a bundle of coordinated, multidimensional interventions that support individuals, households, and communities in raising their incomes and building their assets. The data used for this factsheet comes from the Partnership for Economic Inclusion’s Landscape Survey 2023.

Country Facts

Region
Sub-Saharan Africa
Population
28.92 million
Income Group
Low income
FCV country (WB FY24 list)
No
Poverty Headcount (share of population below the poverty line)
National Poverty Line
70.70%
Multidimensional Poverty Index
69.08%
$2.15/day (2017 PPP)
80.70%

Programs

Number of economic inclusion programs
3
Institutional delivery (lead agency)
3
  • Nongovernment-led
  • Government-led
Geographic area
2
1
  • Rural only
  • Urban/peri
  • Mix (urban & rural)

Participants

Number of participants
197,763
Number of people benefiting
969,038
Participants served by government-led programs (%)
100.00%

Main Program Objectives

Wage employment
Self-employment
Income diversification
Productivity
Food security
Market access
Women's empowerment
Social inclusion
Social cohesion
Financial inclusion
Social services
Climate resilience
  • More than 2/3 of programs
  • Between 1/3 and less than 2/3 of programs
  • Fewer than 1/3 of programs

Participant Profile

Targeted Poverty Segments
Poor
Extreme poor
Ultra-poor
Those above the poverty line
Doesn't target by poverty level
Targeted Population Groups
Women
Children
Youth
Older people
Persons with disabilities
Displacement-affected
Climate-affected
Marginalized
Conflict-affected
  • More than 2/3 of programs
  • Between 1/3 and less than 2/3 of programs
  • Fewer than 1/3 of programs

CORE PROGRAM COMPONENTS

Transfer
Business capital
Wage employment facilitation
Skills training
Coaching
Financial services facilitation
Market links
Climate resilience support

ECONOMIC INCLUSION PROGRAMS SURVEYED

Program Name Year program began Lead Agencies Program Description No. of Current Participants % Female Participants Poverty Targeting Digital
Drought Response Program in the South of Madagascar 2016 Development Intervention Fund under the Prime Minister’s office The project provides an additional financing grant to Social Safety Net Projects for integrated nutrition and cash transfers in the drought-affected areas of southern Madagascar. 70,000 76-99% of participants Targets XP/UP only Yes
Social Safety Net Project 2015 Development Intervention Fund under the Prime Minister’s office The program aims to increase access to social protection services for extremely poor households, aligning with the National Social Protection Strategy launched in 2015. 127,763 76-99% of participants Targets XP/UP only Yes
Support to Resilient Livelihoods in South of Madagascar 2021 Ministry of Interior and Decentralization The program aims to improve the income and livelihood diversification of populations affected by drought. Targets poor broadly Yes

Only programs that have given their consent to share their program data are included in this table

The Partnership for Economic Inclusion (PEI) is a global platform that unites non-governmental organizations, UN agencies, research institutions, funding partners, and the World Bank to support government adoption and scale up of economic inclusion programs that empower vulnerable people to lift themselves out of extreme poverty.

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