Kiribati’s copra subsidy is a major element of the government’s economic strategy that simultaneously accomplishes three key goals. First, it reduces poverty. Second, it incentivizes living on the outer...
The largest cash transfer program in Jordan, operated by the National Aid Fund (NAF), regularly benefited approximately 100,000 households by the end of 2018 (almost 10 percent of the population. NAF provides...
This presentation discusses the integration of the SWIFT methodology (Survey of Well-being via Instant and Frequent Tracking) to improve the efficiency and responsiveness of Proxy Means Testing (PMT) within...
Cette note de politique consolide les points saillants d'une étude financée par le Programme de Protection Sociale Adaptative du Sahel (SASPP), explorant le rôle et l'opérationnalisation des registres...
Afghanistan NGO/CSO Capacity Support Project (NCCSP) - Addendum : Technical Note to the Management Letter
This chapter has been prepared as background to the Healthy Longevity Initiative (HLI), under the ambit of the Health, Nutrition, and Population (HNP) Global Practice of the World Bank Group (WBG). Under...
This report was prepared by the Ghana Social Sustainability and Inclusion (SSI) team to shed light on the prevalence and risks of child labor in Ghana and provide a step-by-step approach that can help...
This technical paper explores the potential and feasibility of introducing a productive safety nets program for inclusive and sustained economic development in Mali. It uses a gender lens to discuss approaches...
Esta nota técnica discute os desafios e oportunidades enfrentados pelo Ministério do Desenvolvimento e Assistência Social, Família e Combate à Fome (MDS) na reformulação e implementação do novo Programa...
This technical note discusses the challenges and opportunities faced by the Ministry of Development, Social Assistance, Family, and Hunger Alleviation (Ministério do Desenvolvimento e Assistência Social...
Esta nota técnica discute os desafios e oportunidades enfrentados pelo Ministério do Desenvolvimento e Assistência Social, Família e Combate à Fome (MDS) na reformulação e implementação do novo Programa...
This technical note discusses the challenges and opportunities faced by the Ministry of Development, Social Assistance, Family, and Hunger Alleviation (Ministério do Desenvolvimento e Assistência Social...
Ratings for the Social Assistance Modernization Project for Albania were as follows: outcomes were satisfactory, bank performance was highly satisfactory, and monitoring and evaluation quality was substantial...
This note assesses the convenience and implications of different options of social assistance targeting in Armenia, in particular a Hybrid Proxy Means Test (HMT) method to improve the targeting of the...
A period of economic growth over the past decade led to a reduction in poverty and improvements in labor market outcomes in Montenegro. Substantial challenges remain, which have been aggravated by the...