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Towards an Inclusive and Empowered Ethiopia: Improving Social Safety Nets to Reduce Urban Poverty
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As of October 2020, the Urban Productive Safety Net Project is on track to reach 604,000 of the poorest and most vulnerable Ethiopians, of whom 60 percent are women. The project’s three-pronged model combines public works and livelihood grants for some of the poorest urban households. It supports direct cash transfers for pregnant mothers, disabled, and the elderly, and provides social services for the destitute.
Challenge
Despite Ethiopia’s strong economic growth since 2005, pockets of poverty and destitution persist. Ethiopia’s urban population has grown fast from a relatively low base. While poverty reduction in urban areas is increasing, and is likely to grow, poverty remains relatively high in small towns and in the capital, Addis Ababa, where one fifth of Ethiopia’s urban dwellers are located. ....

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