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 aims to support poverty reduction and sustainable economic growth in rural Pakistan by improving income, employment, productivity and profitability of SMEs in selected value chains in 22 districts of Balochistan and Sindh.
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
Program does not target by poverty level
PRIORITY VULNERABLE GROUPS
Women
Youth
Persons with disabilities
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
Sex
Behavioral attributes
PARTICIPANT IDENTIFICATION METHODS
Geographic targeting
Other targeting method
Basic Program Information
Country
Pakistan
Region
South Asia
Lead implementing agency
International Trade Centre (ITC)
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)
Blend
FCV country (WB FY24 list)
No
Total Population (million)
231.40
Poverty headcount (NPL) (%)
21.90%
Poverty headcount ($2.15/day (2017 PPP)) (%)
4.90%
Poverty headcount (MPI) (%)
38.33%
No. Economic inclusion programs in the country
7
No. beneficiaries (direct & indirect) of economic inclusion programs in the country
2,935,971
PLANNED RESEARCH AND EVALUATION
EVALUATION/RESEARCH TYPES
Impact evaluation
IMPACT EVALUATION TOPICS
Overall impact
Cost effectivness
Name research partners
We can't provide the name of research partners at this stage
Date when impact evaluation results available
September 2024
Data submitted as of , through
PEI’s Landscaping Survey.
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Program Coverage
Direct participants
6,478
Direct & indirect beneficiaries
40,876
Percentage female participants
26-50% of participants
Share of country population (%)
: 0.02
Share of poor (national poverty line) (%)
: 0.08
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
| 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 |