International Development Grant
Support to Ethiopia Productive Safety Net Program
Project Number: CA-3-A036001002
Status: Closed
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Maximum Contribution: $100,000.00
Start Date: January 11, 2006
End Date: June 28, 2013
Duration: 7.5 years
Project Description
This contribution to a Multi-Donor Trust Fund finances technical assistance and other support related to the planning and implementation of the Productive Safety Net Program (PSNP) in Ethiopia. The PSNP is a major program to provide cash and food for work transfers to approximately 8.3 million chronically food insecure people. It is financed by the World Bank the European Commission the UK Department for International Development the United States Agency for International Development Irish Aid the World Food Programme and the Canadian International Development Agency. All CIDA disbursements for this project have been completed and the results of our investment are outlined below.
Progress & Results Achieved
Results as of December 2009 include: 1) funding the full-time program's Donor Coordination Team which serves as the central body for program oversight matters by: arranging weekly donor meetings; coordinating regional and national supervision missions;and providing donor feedback on and getting key documents for the program (reports official letters meeting minutes); 2) commissioning various studies and consultations such as a Food Management Capacity Assessment an HIV/AIDS assessment an Impact Assessment carried out by the International Food Policy and Research Institute (IFPRI) a Gender Analytical Study and an Assessment of Innovative Approaches to Delivering Transfers to Productive Safety Net Program (PSNP) clients; 3) funding consultancies for the Semi-Annual Reviews on the Program's Public Works component and the Public Works Impact Assessment; and 4) training provided on social protection to Government of Ethiopia implementing personnel.
Key Information
Executing Agency:
IBRD Trust Funds - World Bank
Reporting Organization:
Global Affairs Canada
Program:
WGM Africa
Last Modified:
September 19, 2025
Development Classifications
DAC Sector:
Aid Type: Basket funds/pooled funding
Collaboration: Bilateral
Finance Type: Aid grant excluding debt reorganisation
Selection Mechanism:
Pre-APP