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Project Development Objective
PDO Statement
32. The Project will support the GoE in improving the incomes of the urban poor and the labor market
inclusion of disadvantaged urban youth. The Project is processed under the World Bank Policy for
Investment Project Financing, paragraph 12: Projects in Situations of Urgent Need of Assistance or
Capacity Constraints due to conflict, impending natural disaster and capacity constraints.
33. PDO-level indicators. The results of the Project will be measured by the following key
performance indicators:
(a) Increase in household consumption of Public Works (PW) and Permanent Direct Support
(PDS) households as a result of the Project (Percentage)
(b) Share of participating youth who are wage-employed three months after completion of the
apprenticeship (Percentage)
(c) Homeless integrated socially, economically or through education (Percentage)
B. Project Components
34. To address the challenges of urban poverty and unemployment, particularly during Ethiopia’s
COVID-19 recovery phase, the proposed UPSNJP will expand the urban safety net to more cities, focusing
on livelihoods and labor market integration particularly of youth, as well as protecting the most vulnerable
populations such as the elderly, disabled, and homeless as well as refugees and host communities. The
GoE has decided to expand the urban productive safety net to up to 83 cities in the next five years, by
rolling out the number of beneficiaries in each city by waves. Further expansion of the urban safety net could benefit from financing of other development partners and additional financing. To this end, the
proposed Project would have five components:
· Component 1 would expand the urban productive safety net by providing public works and
livelihood support to selected urban poor households, including refugees, in up to 83 cities,
considering city-level poverty and unemployment rates, administrative capacity, and
regional equity.
· Component 2 would provide a first work experience for disadvantaged urban youth and
support reforms in job search services, in up to 11 cities.
· Component 3 would strengthen urban social assistance by expanding direct income support
to up to 83 cities and by providing reintegration services for the urban destitute expected in
up to 22 cities.
· Component 4 would support institutional strengthening of the Urban Job Creation and Food
Security Agency (JOBFSA), MoLSA, JCC, and ARRA to further build safety net systems and
foster public private partnerships for livelihood development and jobs.
· Component 5 is a Contingent Emergency Response Component (CERC), a zero-dollar
component that will be activated and funded in case of a declared emergency that affects
urban populations. |
