Country Factsheet
South Sudan
This factsheet provides an overview of economic inclusion programs in South Sudan. 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
10.75 million
Income Group
Low income
FCV country (WB FY24 list)
Yes
Poverty Headcount (share of population below the poverty line)
National Poverty Line
82.30%
Multidimensional Poverty Index
91.86%
$2.15/day (2017 PPP)
67.30%
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
31,340Number of people benefiting
197,442Participants served by government-led programs (%)
49.46%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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Complementary Action for Resilience Building Project | 2021 | Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) | The project, which is a USAID funded project in South Sudan led by the Norwegian Refugee Council, aims to build sustainable coordinated support and build resilience for displaced populations and host communities. | 4,650 | 51-75% of participants | Targets poor broadly | Yes |
| Economic Inclusion as Pathway to Self-reliance | 2023 | Norwegian Refugee Council | The project aims to provide evidence that NRC's Economic Inclusion framework can be used to consolidate efforts to make displacement-affected communities in the Apathda Area, Aweil Centre self-reliant. | Targets poor broadly | Yes | ||
| Improving the quality education in a safe, food secure, inclusive and protective environment, for crisis-affected children and youth in South Sudan | 2020 | Norwegian Refugee Council | The project provides capacity building training and distributes agricultural inputs to beneficiaries to increase food production at household levels. | 790 | 51-75% of participants | Targets poor broadly | No |
| Resilient through Agriculture in South Sudan (RASS) Activity. | 2021 | DAI Global, LLC, CARE International (CARE), International Fertilizer Development Center (IFDC) and Waterfield Design Group (WDG) | The program seeks to improve food security and community and household recovery and resilience, thereby reducing long-term reliance on humanitarian assistance. | 8,000 | 51-75% of participants | Targets poor broadly | Yes |
| Stronger Women Stronger Nations Program | 2013 | Women for Women International | The program empowers ultra poor conflict-affected women through informational and vocational trainings, monthly cash stipends, resources, referrals, access to savings groups and connections to networks. | 2,400 | All (100% of participants are female) | Targets poor broadly | Yes |
| Resilient Agricultural Livelihoods Project | 2021 | Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security | The project aims to strengthen farmers' capacity and improve agricultural production by mobilizing and building capacity of farmers and extension workers, improving access to food for households facing acute food insecurity and malnutrition, and providing investment support for improved agricultural production. | 15,500 | 26-50% of participants | Targets poor broadly | Yes |
| Women's Social and Economic Empowerment Project | 2021 | Ministry of Gender Child and Social Welfare | The project increases girls and women’s access to livelihood, entrepreneurial and gender-based violence services and strengthens government capacity to provide these services | Does not target by poverty level | 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 |