Country Factsheet
Zambia
This factsheet provides an overview of economic inclusion programs in Zambia. 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
19.47 million
Income Group
Lower middle income
FCV country (WB FY24 list)
No
Poverty Headcount (share of population below the poverty line)
National Poverty Line
54.40%
Multidimensional Poverty Index
47.91%
$2.15/day (2017 PPP)
61.40%
Programs
Number of economic inclusion programs
4Institutional delivery (lead agency)
- Nongovernment-led
- Government-led
Geographic area
- Rural only
- Urban/peri
- Mix (urban & rural)
Participants
Number of participants
50,814Number of people benefiting
260,716Participants served by government-led programs (%)
97.64%Main Program Objectives
- 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
Targeted Population Groups
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strengthening Capacity of Religious Women in Early Childhood Development (SCORE ECD) | 2014 | Association of Sisterhoods of Kenya, Zambian Association of Sisterhoods, Association of Women Religious in Malawi, and Association of Consecrated Women in Eastern and Central Africa | The program supports women with children aged 0-3 by providing nurturing care and family strengthening services, and strengthening caregiver capacity, service delivery and partner organizational capacity. | 9,879 | 76-99% of participants | Targets poor broadly | Yes |
| Supporting Women's Livelihoods component under the Girls' Education and Women's Empowerment and Livelihoods Project | 2015 | Ministry of Community Development and Social Services | The SWL component aims to empower the poorest women aged 19-64 in rural areas that are a part of the social cash transfer program through improved livelihoods opportunities. | 20,649 | All (100% of participants are female) | Targets XP/UP only | Yes |
| The Ultra-Poor Graduation Model: Securing Durable Solutions for Persons of Concern and their Hosts | 2021 | World Vision Zambia | The program address barriers to self-reliance and provides a pathway out of poverty for ultra-poor refugees, asylum seekers, and host community members in the Meheba and Mantapala refugee settlement. | 1,200 | 51-75% of participants | Targets XP/UP only | 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 |