The objective of the Social Safety Net Project is to provide income support to poor households an... more The objective of the Social Safety Net Project is to provide income support to poor households and to lay the foundations for a basic safety net system in Burkina Faso. In its 3rd year of implementation, the Sahel Adaptive Social Protection Program continues to make progress. A shift from Bank-executed to Recipient-executed activities is being observed and the capacity of the country to respond to disasters using the foundations of social protection has increased. From the recipient side, key highlights include a final design of the package of productive activities that aim to strengthen the resilience and economic activities of poor households, which will cover at least 5,000 beneficiaries. The package is being tested in the existing project areas (Yatenga, Zondoma) as well as the two new provinces in the Nord region (Lorum and Passore). Equally, piloting the use of the cash transfer program as a response mechanism to address vulnerability and shocks to reach 5,000 households in the Boulkiemde province is successful and an additional 2636 households has been incorporated following the release of the ‘Cadre Harmonise’ food security assessment. These households have now already received two payments. The project core activities have been implemented. Even though the disbursement rate of the project now is at 24,1 percent, the disbursement path is good and this will significantly increase in the incoming months based on the agreed projection done with the PIU. The overall project is on track to reach its development objective which is to increase access of poor and vulnerable households to safety nets and to lay the foundations for an adaptive safety net system in Burkina Faso. This extension request will permit to reinforce the ongoing policy dialogue create a solid base of adaptive social protection in the country.
Improving educational achievement for youth doesn't always result in better employment opport... more Improving educational achievement for youth doesn't always result in better employment opportunities, and this can be especially acute in developing countries. As the World Bank's 2013 world development report highlights, the mismatch between the skills and aspirations of college graduates and the realities of labor markets not only limits a country's economic development, but also affects social cohesion. Joblessness and underemployment are viewed as some of the triggers of the Arab Spring, which started with Tunisia's jasmine revolution in early 2011. In Tunisia, the World Bank worked with the government to evaluate a program designed to give university students entrepreneurship training and assistance developing a business plan. The evaluation found that the program increased self-employment and helped students develop some skills associated with successful entrepreneurship. The lessons learned from the evaluation will help policymakers and development experts hone programs that deliver an impact. This Evidence to Policy note was jointly produced by the World Bank Group, the Strategic Impact Evaluation Fund (SIEF), and the British government's Department for International Development.
The objective of the Social Safety Net Project is to provide income support to poor households an... more The objective of the Social Safety Net Project is to provide income support to poor households and to lay the foundations for a basic safety net system in Burkina Faso. In its 3rd year of implementation, the Sahel Adaptive Social Protection Program continues to make progress. A shift from Bank-executed to Recipient-executed activities is being observed and the capacity of the country to respond to disasters using the foundations of social protection has increased. From the recipient side, key highlights include a final design of the package of productive activities that aim to strengthen the resilience and economic activities of poor households, which will cover at least 5,000 beneficiaries. The package is being tested in the existing project areas (Yatenga, Zondoma) as well as the two new provinces in the Nord region (Lorum and Passore). Equally, piloting the use of the cash transfer program as a response mechanism to address vulnerability and shocks to reach 5,000 households in the Boulkiemde province is successful and an additional 2636 households has been incorporated following the release of the ‘Cadre Harmonise’ food security assessment. These households have now already received two payments. The project core activities have been implemented. Even though the disbursement rate of the project now is at 24,1 percent, the disbursement path is good and this will significantly increase in the incoming months based on the agreed projection done with the PIU. The overall project is on track to reach its development objective which is to increase access of poor and vulnerable households to safety nets and to lay the foundations for an adaptive safety net system in Burkina Faso. This extension request will permit to reinforce the ongoing policy dialogue create a solid base of adaptive social protection in the country.
Improving educational achievement for youth doesn't always result in better employment opport... more Improving educational achievement for youth doesn't always result in better employment opportunities, and this can be especially acute in developing countries. As the World Bank's 2013 world development report highlights, the mismatch between the skills and aspirations of college graduates and the realities of labor markets not only limits a country's economic development, but also affects social cohesion. Joblessness and underemployment are viewed as some of the triggers of the Arab Spring, which started with Tunisia's jasmine revolution in early 2011. In Tunisia, the World Bank worked with the government to evaluate a program designed to give university students entrepreneurship training and assistance developing a business plan. The evaluation found that the program increased self-employment and helped students develop some skills associated with successful entrepreneurship. The lessons learned from the evaluation will help policymakers and development experts hone programs that deliver an impact. This Evidence to Policy note was jointly produced by the World Bank Group, the Strategic Impact Evaluation Fund (SIEF), and the British government's Department for International Development.
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