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 combines start-up subsidies and entrepreneurship training to support self-employment among vulnerable unemployed individuals, with the training benefiting a broader group of vulnerable unemployed individuals.
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
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
Other eligible criteria
PARTICIPANT IDENTIFICATION METHODS
Categorical targeting
Basic Program Information
Country
Uzbekistan
Region
Europe & Central Asia
Lead implementing agency
Ministry of Employment and Poverty Reduction
Type lead implementing agency
National govt
Start date
End date
Open-ended
P-code (WB programs)
P166447
Global Practice (World Bank)
Social Protection & Jobs
Country Information
Lending category (WB only)
Blend
FCV country (WB FY24 list)
No
Total Population (million)
34.92
Poverty headcount (NPL) (%)
14.10%
Poverty headcount ($2.15/day (2017 PPP)) (%)
N/A
Poverty headcount (MPI) (%)
N/A
No. Economic inclusion programs in the country
3
No. beneficiaries (direct & indirect) of economic inclusion programs in the country
29,315
PLANNED RESEARCH AND EVALUATION
EVALUATION/RESEARCH TYPES
Process evaluation
IMPACT EVALUATION TOPICS
Name research partners
Makon Consulting (tracer survey) and A2F consulting (process).
Date when impact evaluation results available
Process evaluation conducted (results November 2022). Tracer survey being finalized (expected final report May 2023)
Data submitted as of , through
PEI’s Landscaping Survey.
For more information on the survey
click here.
Program Coverage
Direct participants
5,000
Direct & indirect beneficiaries
25,500
Percentage female participants
76-99% of participants
Share of country population (%)
: 0.07
Share of poor (national poverty line) (%)
: 0.52
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 |