Economics & Development

A snapshot of IEG's evaluation that assesses the relevance, implementation, and achievement of objectives of the World Bank Group’s 2020–25 strategy for fragility, conflict, and violence (FCV) and its impact on the Bank Group’s operational approach in fragile and conflict-affected situations (FCS)—in terms of financing, programming, policies, partnerships, and personnel. The evaluation seeks to inform the revised Bank Group FCV strategy.

This is a snapshot of IEG's evaluation that assesses the World Bank Group’s support to Ethiopia from FY 2013 to FY23 and aims to inform the Bank Group’s ongoing engagement in Ethiopia

This document relates to the IFC Project Number 51922.

This case study presents lessons from the implementation of two pilot interventions composed of couples trainings and Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) prevention within government-led social safety net programs. The pilots in Mauritania and Cameroon aimed to maximize the protective effect of the cash transfers by encouraging collaborative resource management between spouses, recognizing that cash transfers tend to reduce rates of IPV because they relieve economic stress. The pilots also sought to limit the potential for violence in the minority of households where women’s increased control of cash might lead to conflict. While the two interventions shared similar objectives, they differed in operational approaches. Bringing together the lessons learned from these programs offers valuable insights on how to integrate couples training and IPV prevention into large-scale safety net programs.