Prioritizing the poorest and most vulnerable in West Africa
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572,852 informal sector workers, 373,858 of whom were women, received cash transfers during the COVID-19 pandemic
57,000 new beneficiaries were identified
Togo, like many countries, is struggling as a result of the global COVID-19 pandemic. Poverty, which had been declining before the pandemic, is now on the rise. This is not surprising, as 62 percent of jobs in the country have been affected, particularly in the informal sector. In an effort to prioritize those most in need, IDA financing was mobilized under the West Africa Unique Identification for Regional Integration and Inclusion (WURI) Program to support social protection delivery systems and data-driven methods through Togo’s Novissi emergency cash transfer program.