Resilience at scale: productive inclusion through safety nets in the Sahel
In today’s rapidly changing world, the enduring challenge of reducing extreme poverty remains, along with multiple new risks and shocks that often have a disproportionate impact on the poor. As policymakers look for ways to improve the lives and livelihoods of the extreme poor, social protection programs offer hope, by responding not only to the needs of those affected post-crisis, but also by building resilience before shocks occur. Sahel countries face acute challenges but are also at the forefront of program innovations with productive inclusion measures to boost the resilience of the extreme poor. These approaches can be effectively scaled up by building on national social protection systems.