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 aims to comprehensively address the key constraints and barriers faced by women in realizing their full potential by utilizing Women Affinity Groups as platforms to build women's human, financial, and social capital.

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

Extreme poor

PRIORITY VULNERABLE GROUPS

Displacement-affected

Women

Persons with disabilities

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

First come, first serve

PARTICIPANT IDENTIFICATION METHODS

Geographic targeting

Categorical targeting

Other targeting method

Basic Program Information

Country
Nigeria
Region
Sub-Saharan Africa
Lead implementing agency
Ministry of Women Affairs (at federal and state levels)
Type lead implementing agency
Regional/district govt
Start date
End date
P-code (WB programs)
P161364
Global Practice (World Bank)
Social Sustainability and Inclusion

Country Information

Lending category (WB only)
Blend
FCV country (WB FY24 list)
Yes
Total Population (million)

213.40

Poverty headcount (NPL) (%)

40.10%

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

30.90%

Poverty headcount (MPI) (%)

46.42%

No. Economic inclusion programs in the country

11

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

6,198,770

PLANNED RESEARCH AND EVALUATION

EVALUATION/RESEARCH TYPES
Process evaluation
Impact evaluation
IMPACT EVALUATION TOPICS
Overall impact
Cost effectivness
Dynamics over time
Name research partners
American Institute for Research, AIR
Date when impact evaluation results available
2024

Program Coverage

Direct participants

406,805

Direct & indirect beneficiaries

1,993,926

Percentage female participants

All (100% of participants are female)

Share of country population (%)
: 0.93
Share of poor (national poverty line) (%)
: 2.33
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