Over 40 percent, or some 83 million people, were living in extreme poverty in 2019 (World Bank 2022b). The poverty rate, and consequently, the number of people living in extreme poverty is expected to...
The document collection focuses on strategies to enhance social safety nets for poverty alleviation, with a particular emphasis on improving the targeting and impact of cash transfer programs. It addresses...
The document collection discusses the effects of a nationwide government-implemented cash transfer program in a large developing economy. The program provided unconditional cash transfers to households...
This note provides a consolidated set of recommendations for further enhancing the impact, efficiency, and sustainability of the social protection system in Nigeria. The recommendations stem from the findings...
The document collection focuses on the evaluation of a cash transfer program and the analysis of survey data to identify trends. The main idea is to assess the effectiveness of the cash transfer program...
The document collection focuses on the coordination and management of Social Safety Nets (SSN) programs in a specific country. It outlines the need for a coordinating mechanism to integrate, harmonize...
Nigeria, which is in West Africa, has the largest population in Africa and the world’s sixth-largest population. According to the World Poverty Clock, Nigeria has a total population of 215,353,968 people...
The World Bank’s Social Protection and Jobs team and Africa Gender Innovation Lab (GIL) are working with the National Social Safety Nets Coordinating Office (NASSCO) and National Cash Transfer Office (NCTO)...