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PEI In Practice. A Standardized Approach to Estimating the Cost of Economic Inclusion Programs
Sarang Chaudhary, Hugo Brousset Chaman and Jenny Swatton
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There is strong operational demand to better understand the cost drivers, cost-effectiveness, and sustainability of economic inclusion (EI) programs, including… Read more how these interventions interact with other services targeting the poor. The unique design and institutional characteristics of EI programs makes costing them both more challenging and more important than it is for traditional safety net programs. This note provides a standardized approach to costing EI programs using the Quick Costing Tool from the Partnership for Economic Inclusion. It offers guidance to programs teams on how to perform costing analysis, highlighting the operational relevance of cost data. It includes three case studies that describe how the tool has been applied to real-world EI programs and reviews the implications of this work for EI programming. Read less ...
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Chaudhary, Sarang; Brousset Chaman, Hugo Martin; Swatton, Jenny. 2022. A Standardized Approach to Estimating the Cost of Economic Inclusion Programs. PEI In Practice;Volume 6. © World Bank, Washington, DC. http://hdl.handle.net/10986/38366
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Considerations for Integrating the Graduation Approach within Resilience Food Security Activities
Alexi T. Bernagros, Alexandra Kirton and Norma Toussaint
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This report provides a comprehensive study of prevailing practices in integrating graduation programming across three programs focused on resilience and… Read more food security activities (RFSA): Graduating to Resilience (AVSI/Uganda), Nobo Jatra (World Vision/Bangladesh), and Nuyok (Catholic Relief Services (CRS)/Uganda). It also presents recommendations for RFSA practitioners and the USAID Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance to consider in the design and application of the graduation approach in future RFSAs. Read less ...
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Bernagros, A., Kirton, A., and Toussaint, N. (2022). Considerations for Integrating the Graduation Approach within Resilience Food Security Activities. Washington, DC: Implementer-led Design, Evidence, Analysis and Learning (IDEAL) Activity
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PEI In Practice. Enhancing Links of Poor Farmers to Markets: A Practice Review for Economic Inclusion in Zambia
Tim Sparkman, Jill Sackett, Jorge Avalos, and Boban Varghese Paul
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This report reviews the experiences of market linkage programs implemented globally, particularly those focused on poor smallholders, including women, as… Read more beneficiaries and farmers who participated in government social safety net schemes. The report highlights lessons learned by program implementers, governments, and other stakeholders related to efforts to link extremely poor households to productive markets. Read less ...
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Sparkman, Tim; Sackett, Jill; Avalos, Jorge; Varghese Paul, Boban. 2022. Enhancing Links of Poor Farmers to Markets: A Practice Review for Economic Inclusion in Zambia. PEI In Practice;Vol.5. © World Bank, Washington, DC. http://hdl.handle.net/10986/38035
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Regional learning on graduation approach programming: Lessons learned for implementation in Lebanon and the region
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To enhance knowledge on how self-reliance and empowerment can be improved for displacement-affected youth in Lebanon, the Durable Solutions Platform… Read more (DSP) has developed this learning brief drawing lessons learned from the region on youth, self-reliance, and integrated graduation programming. This brief is part of the Capable, Hopeful, Accepted, Safe and Engaged Youth (CHASE) project, led by DRC Lebanon in partnership with Al Majmoua and Fair Trade Lebanon. The brief focuses on a number of thematic areas within the graduation approach that were identified together with CHASE project partners in February 2022: namely, the role of integrated programming and mentorship on youth empowerment (mainly through integrating protection components with livelihood interventions), youth access to finance and youth involvement in livelihoods in rural areas Read less ...
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Durable Solutions Platform and Capable, Hopeful, Accepted, Safe and Engaged Youth. 2022. Regional learning on graduation approach programming: lessons learned for implementation in Lebanon and the region.
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PEI In Practice. Working for Inclusion: Economic Inclusion in Contexts of Forced Displacement
Janet Heisey, Inés Arévalo Sánchez, and Alexi Bernagros
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This note examines the experience of economic inclusion programs that serve forcibly displaced people, including internally displaced people, refugees, and… Read more their host communities. It also examines the emerging lessons learned in program design and delivery based on new data on the footprint of economic inclusion programs and a review of evidence on forced displacement and economic inclusion programming. Read less ...
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Heisey, Janet; Sánchez, Inés Arévalo; Bernagros, Alexi. 2022. Working for Inclusion: Economic Inclusion in Contexts of Forced Displacement. PEI In Practice;Vol.4. © World Bank, Washington, DC. http://hdl.handle.net/10986/37575
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Socio-economic Evidence in Practice in Forcibly Displaced Settings: examples of uses of socio-economic data in advocacy, policy and programmes
UNHCR
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This publication highlights a collection of instances where recently generated data and evidence are used in practice by UNHCR and… Read more its partners to protect and advance solutions for forcibly displaced people and host communities. The featured examples illustrate research that is responsive to operational needs and focus on developing outcomes fundamental to refugee self-reliance: livelihoods, mental health, empowerment of women, improved food security, building solid beginnings for children, and inclusion of refugees in national systems. Read less ...
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UNHCR (2022). Socio-economic Evidence in Practice in Forcibly Displaced Settings: examples of uses of socio-economic data in advocacy, policy and programmes. Volume 2.
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PEI In Focus. Designing Early Childhood Development Interventions in Bangladesh
Nazia Moqueet
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Despite significant economic gains in recent decades, Bangladesh lags behind in child malnutrition, contributing to poor human capital development outcomes… Read more in the long run. While the National Social Security Strategy in Bangladesh prioritizes programs that address life-cycle risks, early childhood interventions are limited in coverage. Based on global and local evidence, comprehensive social protection programs can improve child development outcomes and improve their long-term economic potential in Bangladesh. This In Focus explores how drawing on global and local best practices, the Government of Bangladesh can design effective early childhood development interventions that improve the physical and cognitive development of children. Read less ...
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Moqueet, Nazia. 2022. Designing Early Childhood Development Interventions in Bangladesh.
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PEI In Focus. Designing Economic Inclusion Programs for Marginalized Populations in Bangladesh
Nazia Moqueet
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The changing poverty landscape in Bangladesh and the COVID-19 pandemic have left marginalized populations, including widows, elderly, persons with disabilities,… Read more and ethnic minorities, even more vulnerable than before. This In Focus from the team Bangladesh, a PEI grantee, outlines the current policy framework considerations within the country, as well as the extent and inclusiveness of its primary social protection programs for marginalized groups, offering an analysis on how the Government can implement Economic Inclusion interventions that leverage its expansive social safety nets Read less ...
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Moqueet, Nazia (2022) Designing Economic Inclusion Programs for Marginalized Populations in Bangladesh. PEI In Focus.
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PEI In Focus. Program Brief: Recovery and Advancement of Informal Sector Employment (RAISE)
Nazia Moqueet
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The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the socio-economic prospects for the youth in Bangladesh. In response, the Government of Bangladesh launched… Read more in 2021 the World Bank-financed Recovery and Advancement of Informal Sector Employment (RAISE) program. RAISE aims to provide services that can improve earning opportunities for 375,000 low-income urban youth, micro-entrepreneurs affected by COVID-19, and returning migrants. This policy note draws on lessons from global economic inclusion programs to illustrate the rationale and design considerations in the RAISE program. In addition, it provides recommendations on key areas to track in the impact evaluation, which will be critical in identifying the most effective approach for youth populations and providing lessons on cost-effectiveness for national scale. Read less ...
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Moqueet, Nazia . 2022. Program Brief: Recovery and Advancement of Informal Sector Employment (RAISE). PEI In Focus. World Bank
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Barriers and Opportunities for the Use of the Graduation Model in Jordan
Alexi T. Bernagros
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New to the Jordanian context, the graduation approach (GA or graduation) has gained traction as a promising methodology to life… Read more households in Jordan out of extreme poverty and into self-reliance. Graduation programs like the RYSE project are exploring ways to overcome these challenges, including through engagement with the private sector to develop complementary “pull strategies” that help to expand the quality and diversity of economic opportunities available. Notable opportunities within the tech-enabled and information and communications technology (ICT) sector and food processing and agribusiness have been identified as high-growth opportunities that would also be appropriate for women, youth, and Syrian refugees, who often face additional barriers to market engagement. This study, conducted by the Durable Solutions Platform (DSP) and the Resilient Youth, Socially and Economically Empowered (RYSE) project, examines the barriers and prospects for a successful application of the graduation model in Jordan. Read less ...
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Durable Solutions Platform and RYSE. 2022. Barriers and Opportunities for the Use of the Graduation Model in Jordan