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
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TRANSFERS
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COACHING
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BUSINESS CAPITAL
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FINANCIAL SERVICES FACILITATION
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WAGE EMPLOYMENT FACILITATION
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MARKET LINKS
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SKILLS TRAINING
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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?
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Digitization
COMPONENTS DELIVERED DIGITALLY
TRANSFERS
COACHING
BUSINESS CAPITAL
FINANCIAL SERVICES FACILITATION
MARKET LINKS
SKILLS TRAINING
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PARTICIPANT PROFILE
TARGETED POVERTY GROUPS
Ultra-poor
PRIORITY VULNERABLE GROUPS
Women
Children
People with disabilities
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ELIGIBILITYCRITERIA
Age
Poverty status
Physical condition
Having dependents
Behavioral attributes
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PARTICIPANT IDENTIFICATION METHODS
Community-based targeting
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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
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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
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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 |
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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?
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Learn More
www.peiglobal.orgContact Us
Colin Andrews, Program Manager
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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 |