Program Objectives
Main Objectives
Wage employment
Food security
Financial Inclusion
Self-employment
Market access
Social services
Diversification
Women's Empowerment
Environmental Management
Productivity
Social Inclusion
Resilience
Program Development Objective(description)
The overall objective of BRAC Liberia’s Ultra-Poor Graduation (UPG) pilot program is to place these 750 women-headed households living in ultra-poverty on an upward trajectory from poverty by equipping them with the skills, tools, and confidence to succeed long after completing the program.
Additional program development objectives include:
1. To include ultra-poor women headed households in L
Program Components
TRANSFERS
COACHING
BUSINESS CAPITAL
FINANCIAL SERVICES FACILITATION
WAGE EMPLOYMENT FACILITATION
MARKET LINKS
SKILLS TRAINING
NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Average Program Duration for Program Beneficiaries
Under one year
Between one and three years
More than three years
Do Participants Access Components in a Specific Sequence?
Digitization
COMPONENTS DELIVERED DIGITALLY
TRANSFERS
COACHING
BUSINESS CAPITAL
FINANCIAL SERVICES FACILITATION
MARKET LINKS
SKILLS TRAINING
PARTICIPANT PROFILE
TARGETED POVERTY GROUPS
Ultra-poor
PRIORITY VULNERABLE GROUPS
Women
ELIGIBILITYCRITERIA
Age
Sex
Poverty status
Physical condition
Having dependents
PARTICIPANT IDENTIFICATION METHODS
Geographic targeting
Categorical targeting
Community-based targeting
Basic Program Information
COUNTRY
Liberia
REGION
Sub-Saharan Africa
LEAD IMPLEMENTING AGENCY
BRAC Liberia
TYPE LEAD
IMPLEMENTING AGENCY
Nongovernmental organization
START DATE
END DATE
PRIMARY ENTRY POINT
Livelihoods and Jobs
P-CODE (WB PROGRAMS)
DNA
GLOBAL PRACTICE (WB PROGRAMS)
DNA
Country Information
Lending Category (WB Only)
IDA
FCV Country (WB FY20 List)
Yes
TOTAL POPULATION (Million)
4.61
POVERTY HEADCOUNT (NPL)
50.90%
POVERTY HEADCOUNT ($1.90/DAYPPP2011)
41.21%
POVERTY HEADCOUNT (MPI)
58.52%
NO. ECONOMIC INCLUSION PROGRAMS IN THE COUNTRY
3
NO. BENEFICIARIES (DIRECT & INDIRECT) OF ECONOMIC INCLUSION PROGRAMS IN THE COUNTRY
102,391
PLANNED RESEARCH AND EVALUATION
EVALUATION/RESEARCH TYPES
Impact evaluation
IMPACT EVALUATION TOPICS
Overall impact
Impact of different component variations
Impact of varying sequences
NAME RESEARCH PARTNERS
Independent Evaluation and Research Cell (IERC), BRAC University
DATE WHEN RESULTS AVAILABLE
2022
LINK TO PUBLISHED WORK
Data submitted/updated as of , through PEI’s Landscaping Survey, via
https://enketo.ona.io/x/0ah4Y58CProgram Coverage
DIRECT BENEFICIARIES
750
DIRECT & INDIRE CT BEN EFICIARIES
3,713
PERCENTAGE FEMALE BENEFICIARIES
100%
Percentage of country population
0.08%
Percentage of country population under the poverty line
0.16%
Area/s
Rural
Peri-urban
Geographic coverage
Several states/regions
Institutional Arrangements
Organizations | Involved In Implementation | Providing Financing |
---|---|---|
National/central government | ||
Regional/district government | ||
Local/municipal government | ||
Nongovernmental organization | ||
Community | ||
Financial Service Provider | ||
World Bank | ||
Multilateral organization (not WB) | ||
Bilateral organization | ||
Private sector organization |
Community Engagement
Components Delivered Through Community
- Business capital
- Skills Training
- Coaching
- Financial services facilitation
- Market Links
Community Structures Leveraged for Program delivery
- Informal community groups
- Formal community groups
- Formalized producer organizations
- Local governance group
Does the program create/strengthen community structures/groups?
Learn More
www.peiglobal.orgContact Us
Colin Andrews, Program Manager
peidp@worldbank.orgDNA: 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 |