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 increase food security, improve maternal and child nutrition and enhance household income
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
Extreme poor
Ultra-poor
Those above the poverty line
PRIORITY VULNERABLE GROUPS
Women
Children
Youth
Persons with disabilities
Climate-affected
Marginalized
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
Sex
Poverty status
Behavioral attributes
PARTICIPANT IDENTIFICATION METHODS
Community-based targeting
Geographic targeting
Categorical targeting
Basic Program Information
Country
Uganda
Region
Sub-Saharan Africa
Lead implementing agency
CARE International Uganda
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)
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
Needs assessment
Process evaluation
Economic evaluation
Impact evaluation
IMPACT EVALUATION TOPICS
Overall impact
Cost effectivness
Spillovers and general equilibrium effects
Scalable delivery modalities
Dynamics over time
Optimal combination of components
Impact for different population groups
Applicablity to other settings
Resilience and shocks responsiveness
Timing, sequencing, and intensity of components
Name research partners
None yet
Date when impact evaluation results available
April 2023
Data submitted as of , through
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Program Coverage
Direct participants
68,250
Direct & indirect beneficiaries
309,469
Percentage female participants
51-75% of participants
Share of country population (%)
: 0.67
Share of poor (national poverty line) (%)
: 3.32
Area/s
: Urban/Peri-urban only
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 |