A learning brief with insights from USAID's Nawiri’s approach to BOMA REAP Adaptations for Nutrition on how to incorporate positive… Read more nutrition outcomes into the graduation approach. Read less ...

 This In Practice paper shares insights and learning from four non-governmental organizations on the potential to scale up government-led Graduation… Read more programs for people living in extreme poverty. It contributes to the growing policy space around economic inclusion and identifies good practices for designing and implementing government-led Graduation programs. It makes recommendations and identifies key considerations for governments on how to identify, reach, and deliver impactful programming to individuals and households facing socioeconomic exclusion and marginalization. Read less ...

Households living in poverty have a double burden when the adverse impact of natural disasters disrupts their livelihoods. Additionally, households… Read more relying on climate-sensitive sectors, such as agriculture and natural resources, have fewer resources to cope with climate change. Subsequently, external support, such as social protection, is needed to protect their assets and livelihoods. An example of social protection designed to strengthen the livelihoods of households living in poverty during disasters is the Program Keluarga Harapan (PKH) cash transfer program in Indonesia. This study analyzes how the PKH contributes to disaster management in Indonesia with two objectives: identifying whether the PKH program helps smallholder farm households (SFH) in developing coping strategies for climate change-related disasters and determining which factors of the PKH program enhance coping strategies among SFH. A mixed-method approach using a confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modeling was applied to a dataset created from SFH questionnaire samples, followed by in-depth interviews. According to the results, the PKH cash transfer program directly impacted the coping strategies and indirectly impacted the livelihood capital of SFH. Furthermore, the results indicated the key factors that support coping strategies, to which PKH contribute through counseling or mentoring sessions and provide access to other assistance and aid. Read less ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...