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 supports agri-food businesses and producer organizations. The project conducts multiple small calls for applications and forms small homogenous cohorts of up to 20 people. Candidates are provided with standardized training and individual coaching, and selected beneficiaries receive grants. Microfinance loans are also available.
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
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
Behavioral attributes
PARTICIPANT IDENTIFICATION METHODS
Geographic targeting
Basic Program Information
Country
Tunisia
Region
Middle East & North Africa
Lead implementing agency
ENDA Inter-Arabe
Type lead implementing agency
NGO
Start date
End date
P-code (WB programs)
P175645
Global Practice (World Bank)
Agriculture and Food
Country Information
Lending category (WB only)
IBRD
FCV country (WB FY24 list)
No
Total Population (million)
12.26
Poverty headcount (NPL) (%)
16.60%
Poverty headcount ($2.15/day (2017 PPP)) (%)
0.10%
Poverty headcount (MPI) (%)
0.79%
No. Economic inclusion programs in the country
6
No. beneficiaries (direct & indirect) of economic inclusion programs in the country
4,610
PLANNED RESEARCH AND EVALUATION
EVALUATION/RESEARCH TYPES
Process evaluation
Impact evaluation
IMPACT EVALUATION TOPICS
Overall impact
Name research partners
IMCW International
Date when impact evaluation results available
2024
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Program Coverage
Direct participants
41
Direct & indirect beneficiaries
185
Percentage female participants
26-50% of participants
Share of country population (%)
: < 0.01
Share of poor (national poverty line) (%)
: < 0.01
Area/s
: Mix (urban & rural)
Geographic coverage
: One state/region
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 |