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 increase access to entrepreneurial services that enable female entrepreneurs to grow their enterprises in targeted locations, including host and refugee communities.
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
Those above the poverty line
PRIORITY VULNERABLE GROUPS
Displacement-affected
Women
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
PARTICIPANT IDENTIFICATION METHODS
Geographic targeting
Categorical targeting
Basic Program Information
Country
Uganda
Region
Sub-Saharan Africa
Lead implementing agency
Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development; and Private Sector Foundation
Type lead implementing agency
National govt
Start date
End date
P-code (WB programs)
P176747
Global Practice (World Bank)
Social Sustainability and Inclusion
Country Information
Lending category (WB only)
IDA
FCV country (WB FY24 list)
No
Total Population (million)
45.85
Poverty headcount (NPL) (%)
20.30%
Poverty headcount ($2.15/day (2017 PPP)) (%)
42.20%
Poverty headcount (MPI) (%)
57.17%
No. Economic inclusion programs in the country
18
No. beneficiaries (direct & indirect) of economic inclusion programs in the country
1,395,684
PLANNED RESEARCH AND EVALUATION
EVALUATION/RESEARCH TYPES
Process evaluation
Institutional assessments
IMPACT EVALUATION TOPICS
Name research partners
Not identified yet
Date when impact evaluation results available
Mid term
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Program Coverage
Direct participants
Direct & indirect beneficiaries
Percentage female participants
Share of country population (%)
:
Share of poor (national poverty line) (%)
:
Area/s
: Mix (urban & rural)
Geographic coverage
: National coverage
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 |