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)
This project will empower 13,000 participants (600 Graduation and 12,400 financial inclusion) aged 18-in two upazilas (sub-districts), Sadar and Ulipur, in the Kurigram district in Bangladesh to reach economic self-sufficiency through access to financial inclusion and social protection mechanisms. In conjunction with projects in Vietnam and Mexico, these three concurrent pilots will serve to drive
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
Extreme poor
Ultra-poor
PRIORITY VULNERABLE GROUPS
Women
Youth
Displacement-affected
ELIGIBILITYCRITERIA
Age
Sex
Poverty status
Physical condition
Having dependents
PARTICIPANT IDENTIFICATION METHODS
Geographic targeting
Categorical targeting
Community-based targeting
Proxy Means Test
Government social registry
Basic Program Information
COUNTRY
Bangladesh
REGION
South Asia
LEAD IMPLEMENTING AGENCY
Concern Worldwide
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)
No
TOTAL POPULATION (Million)
163.00
POVERTY HEADCOUNT (NPL)
24.30%
POVERTY HEADCOUNT ($1.90/DAYPPP2011)
14.79%
POVERTY HEADCOUNT (MPI)
40.78%
NO. ECONOMIC INCLUSION PROGRAMS IN THE COUNTRY
11
NO. BENEFICIARIES (DIRECT & INDIRECT) OF ECONOMIC INCLUSION PROGRAMS IN THE COUNTRY
6,593,687
PLANNED RESEARCH AND EVALUATION
EVALUATION/RESEARCH TYPES
Economic evaluation
Impact evaluation
IMPACT EVALUATION TOPICS
Overall impact
NAME RESEARCH PARTNERS
Not confirmed yet.
DATE WHEN RESULTS AVAILABLE
2021
LINK TO PUBLISHED WORK
Data submitted/updated as of , through PEI’s Landscaping Survey, via
https://enketo.ona.io/x/0ah4Y58CProgram Coverage
DIRECT BENEFICIARIES
13,000
DIRECT & INDIRE CT BEN EFICIARIES
58,110
PERCENTAGE FEMALE BENEFICIARIES
100%
Percentage of country population
0.04%
Percentage of country population under the poverty line
0.15%
Area/s
Rural
Geographic coverage
One state/region
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.org
| 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 |