Country Factsheet
Niger
This factsheet provides an overview of economic inclusion programs in Niger. 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
25.25 million
Income Group
Low income
FCV country (WB FY24 list)
Yes
Poverty Headcount (share of population below the poverty line)
National Poverty Line
40.80%
Multidimensional Poverty Index
90.97%
$2.15/day (2017 PPP)
50.60%
Programs
Number of economic inclusion programs
7Institutional delivery (lead agency)
- Nongovernment-led
- Government-led
Geographic area
- Rural only
- Urban/peri
- Mix (urban & rural)
Participants
Number of participants
248,492Number of people benefiting
1.47 millionParticipants served by government-led programs (%)
8.05%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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niger Refugee and Host Communities Support Project | 2019 | Office of the Prime Minister Niger | The project aims to improve access to economic opportunities for refugees and host communities by delivering an integrated package that addresses key constraints in agriculture production and off-farm income-generating activities, including capital, savings, skills, and market access. | 26-50% of participants | Targets poor broadly | Yes | |
| Lake Chad Recovery and Development Project | 2021 | Executive Secretary for the Stabilization and Development Strategy for the Sahel under the Prime Minister's Cabinet | The project supports the recovery of the Lake Chad region by supporting regional coordinating, crisis monitoring, connectivity, and agricultural livelihoods. | 20,000 | 26-50% of participants | Targets poor broadly | Yes |
| Project to strengthen the resilience and social cohesion of vulnerable populations (RECOSA) project | 2019 | Humanity & Inclusion | The project focuses on social safety nets, livelihoods based on the progression model, local development, improved social cohesion, and conflict prevention and management in intervention areas. | 7,000 | 51-75% of participants | Targets poor broadly | Yes |
| Resilience Food Security Activity (RFSA) | 2018 | Save the Children | The program aims to sustainably improve food security and resilience among extremely poor and chronically vulnerable households in Zinder through layered interventions targeting communities, households, and individuals. | 194,852 | 26-50% of participants | Targets poor broadly | Yes |
| USAID Hamzari Program | 2018 | CARE International Niger | The program aims to increase sustainable, equitable, and resilient food and nutritional security for vulnerable groups. | 26,640 | 51-75% of participants | Targets poor broadly | No |
| Productive Support Component, under the Adaptive Safety Net Project II (PFSA II) | 2019 | Social Safety Nets Technical Management Unit | The program has three main activities - income generating activities, personal and interpersonal skills development, and gender and social norms transformation, and a capital grant. | Targets XP/UP only | 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 |