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)
Help the ultra-poor households escape abject poverty and obtain a sustainable livelihood and form a clientele base for financial institutions.
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
Children
People with disabilities
ELIGIBILITYCRITERIA
Age
Poverty status
Physical condition
Having dependents
Behavioral attributes
PARTICIPANT IDENTIFICATION METHODS
Community-based targeting
Basic Program Information
COUNTRY
Afghanistan
REGION
South Asia
LEAD IMPLEMENTING AGENCY
Microfinance Investment Support Facility for Afghanistan (MISFA)
TYPE LEAD
IMPLEMENTING AGENCY
National/central government
START DATE
END DATE
PRIMARY ENTRY POINT
Livelihoods and Jobs
P-CODE (WB PROGRAMS)
P128048
GLOBAL PRACTICE (WB PROGRAMS)
Finance, Competitiveness and Innovation
Country Information
Lending Category (WB Only)
IDA
FCV Country (WB FY20 List)
Yes
TOTAL POPULATION (Million)
34.66
POVERTY HEADCOUNT (NPL)
54.50%
POVERTY HEADCOUNT ($1.90/DAYPPP2011)
N/A
POVERTY HEADCOUNT (MPI)
55.90%
NO. ECONOMIC INCLUSION PROGRAMS IN THE COUNTRY
3
NO. BENEFICIARIES (DIRECT & INDIRECT) OF ECONOMIC INCLUSION PROGRAMS IN THE COUNTRY
1,069,271
PLANNED RESEARCH AND EVALUATION
EVALUATION/RESEARCH TYPES
Impact evaluation
IMPACT EVALUATION TOPICS
Overall impact
NAME RESEARCH PARTNERS
Development Impact Evaluation (DIME); and Ministry of Economy of Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
DATE WHEN RESULTS AVAILABLE
Initial Impact Evaluation (Baseline and end-line) reports are published in June 2019 and a consumption survey will be conducted in 2020. The final report is expected to be made publicly available by 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
3,985
DIRECT & INDIRE CT BEN EFICIARIES
32,039
PERCENTAGE FEMALE BENEFICIARIES
76-99%
Percentage of country population
0.09%
Percentage of country population under the poverty line
0.17%
Area/s
Rural
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.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 |