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)

To support improved livelihoods for women in targeted areas of Nigeria

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

Poor

Other vulnerable

PRIORITY VULNERABLE GROUPS

Women

Ethnic minorities

ELIGIBILITYCRITERIA

Age

Sex

Poverty status

Behavioral attributes

PARTICIPANT IDENTIFICATION METHODS

Geographic targeting

Categorical targeting

Community-based targeting

Basic Program Information

COUNTRY
Nigeria
REGION
Sub-Saharan Africa
LEAD IMPLEMENTING AGENCY
Ministry of Women Affairs of Nigeria
TYPE LEAD
IMPLEMENTING AGENCY
National/central government
START DATE
END DATE
PRIMARY ENTRY POINT
Livelihoods and Jobs
P-CODE (WB PROGRAMS)
P161364
GLOBAL PRACTICE (WB PROGRAMS)
Social

Country Information

Lending Category (WB Only)
Blend
FCV Country (WB FY20 List)
Yes
TOTAL POPULATION (Million)

154.40

POVERTY HEADCOUNT (NPL)

46.00%

POVERTY HEADCOUNT ($1.90/DAYPPP2011)

54.92%

POVERTY HEADCOUNT (MPI)

63.58%

NO. ECONOMIC INCLUSION PROGRAMS IN THE COUNTRY

5

NO. BENEFICIARIES (DIRECT & INDIRECT) OF ECONOMIC INCLUSION PROGRAMS IN THE COUNTRY

2,807,656

PLANNED RESEARCH AND EVALUATION

EVALUATION/RESEARCH TYPES
Impact evaluation
IMPACT EVALUATION TOPICS
Overall impact
Impact at scale
Intergenerational impacts
NAME RESEARCH PARTNERS
American Research Institute
DATE WHEN RESULTS AVAILABLE
Results expect of the two mentioned IEs will be ready on 2021 and 2022.

The first impact evaluation will be on the assessment of the impact of the core model of institutionalization of WAGs in terms of (i) Inclusivity and diversity in WAGs as a result of adopting good group governance principles; (ii) Differentiated impacts of three typologies of groups supported on improved livelihoods, women empowerment and decision making; and (iii) Assessing the change in men’s attitudes towards women empowerment during/after NFWP. This evaluation will also look at the Cost Effectiveness of the core WAG model.

The second IE will look at the gendered impacts of the project interventions on (i) influencing social norms – improved intra-household dynamics with couples training, enhanced mobility and decision-making abilities; and (ii) improving livelihoods - access to market information and bigger markets, use of improved technology, ICT and other solutions sourced from innovation forums.
LINK TO PUBLISHED WORK

Program Coverage

DIRECT BENEFICIARIES

N/A

DIRECT & INDIRE CT BEN EFICIARIES

N/A

PERCENTAGE FEMALE BENEFICIARIES

100%

Percentage of country population
N/A
Percentage of country population under the poverty line
N/A
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?

Contact 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