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

DRIVE aims to protect pastoralist communities from drought by providing a package of financial services and supporting market connections.

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

Climate-affected

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

PARTICIPANT IDENTIFICATION METHODS

Geographic targeting

Basic Program Information

Country
Somalia
Region
Sub-Saharan Africa
Lead implementing agency
ZEP-RE (PTA Reinsurance Company)
Type lead implementing agency
Financial Service Provider
Start date
End date
P-code (WB programs)
P176517
Global Practice (World Bank)
Finance, Competitiveness and Innovation

Country Information

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

17.07

Poverty headcount (NPL) (%)

N/A

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

N/A

Poverty headcount (MPI) (%)

N/A

No. Economic inclusion programs in the country

6

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

53,737

PLANNED RESEARCH AND EVALUATION

EVALUATION/RESEARCH TYPES
Impact evaluation
IMPACT EVALUATION TOPICS
Overall impact
Name research partners
Dr. Karlijn Morsink, Dr. Nathaniel Jensen, Dr. Masresha Taye Tadesse, Dr. Hyuk “Harry" Son, prof. Dr. Ir. Erwin Bulte, prof. Dr. Glenn Harrison, prof. Dr. Chris Barrett, Emma Rikken, Anouk van Veldhoven, and Lotte van der Haar
Date when impact evaluation results available
Not applicable - under discussion

Program Coverage

Direct participants

1,787

Direct & indirect beneficiaries

10,543

Percentage female participants

51-75% of participants

Share of country population (%)
: 0.06
Share of poor (national poverty line) (%)
:
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

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